Can We Call Obama the Food Stamp President Now?
December 10, 2012
By Greg Campbell
TPNN Contributor
Recent data released by the Department of Agriculture shows that in September, a new record was set for the number of Americans on food stamps. While it’s often a source of pride to reach a new record, it seems this is one America should aim to do without.
By the numbers:
September’s data showed that 47,710,324 Americans were on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – AKA food stamps.
This is an increase of 607,559 from August.
In September, 22,973,698 households were on food stamps.
This is an increase of 289,235 households.
It is absolutely unbelievable how quickly this is getting away from us. With more and more reliance on government handouts, we are seeing well over a half-million more people on food stamps each month. Food stamps have gone from a mild expenditure to a staggering bill.
The average number of people who joined the food stamp program each day in September was 20,252.
For September, the number of people on food stamps means that it is estimated that 1 in 6.5 people are on food stamps. Do you know 7 people?
The food stamp budget for this last year was $81 billion.
The food stamp budget for 2008 was $39 billion.
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, when discussing the Farm Bill earlier this year, noted,
“This legislation will spend $82 billion on food stamps next year, and an estimated $770 billion over the next ten years. To put these figures in perspective, we will spend $40 billion federal dollars next year on roads and bridges.”
This is no longer helping the truly needy. We are propping up a significant chunk of the population who would rather be given a fish rather than learn how to fish. These numbers are startling, but they will only continue to grow as we accept the rise in government dependency as a normal thing and as we accept that tax-and-spend liberals have no desire to commit to fiscal responsibility by making meaningful cuts to welfare spending.
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