28 million on Food Stamps

28 million, that is, something approaching ten percent of the U.S. population, is now on food stamps. The Independent judges this as indicating a “great depression,” but “the increase – from 26.5 million in 2007 – is due partly to recent efforts to increase public awareness of the programme and also a switch from paper coupons to electronic debit cards.”

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