The number of recipients drawing benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, has hit an all-time high, with a record 46.7 million Americans now benefiting from the program. Participation in SNAP has been greater than 46 million all year, as unemployment remains persistently above the 8-percent mark.
Food-stamp spending has more than doubled during President Obamas tenure to a record $75.7 billion in the fiscal year that ended September 2011. Spending on SNAP totaled $6.2 billion this June, nearly half a percent higher than May and 2.8 percent more than in June 2011.
For many in the Silent Generation, relying on welfare or any type of public assistance is not acceptable, one mini-script asserts. This generation of self-sacrifice was raised to be independent and self-reliant. They dont want to lose face in front of their peers.
All in all, spending on the welfare program has boosted 100 percent since Obama took office, and now a startling one in seven Americans receives the benefits. Comparatively, in the 1970s, only one out of every 50 Americans was benefiting from the program
I can't post links yet I guess, but google it. Article came out yesterday. Need to get people off these programs that abuse it and get them working.