Monday, November 26, 2012

Those on Food Stamps now outnumber the population of 24 states combined

In November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that a record 47,102,780 individuals receive food stamps. 
According to US. Census Bureau data, that figure exceeds the combined populations of: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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