Food Stamp List Swells to Record 32.2 Million
Wow! One in every 10 Americans…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A record 32.2 million people — one in every 10 Americans – received food stamps at latest count, the government said on Thursday, a reflection of the recession now in its 16th month.
Source: Reuters
For comparison, in 2004 total number of food stamp recipients was 23.85 million.
Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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How many Americans are collecting food stamps fraudulently thereby inflating the statistic?
How many? Do you think it’s 5%, 10% or more?
Do you think the fraud rate remained the same since 2004? If yes, then still, the number of food stamp recipients went up quite a bit.