Posted: Dec 3,2009 4:36 am CST
Food stamps use at record highs in the US
A mother and daughter use food stamps to purchase groceries in Chicago. In New Jersey,food stamp applications doubled and the number of people seeking welfare rose 40 percent in October compared with the previous year,according to state figures. (AP)
November 29th,2009 (The Big Picture) -- The number of food stamp recipients has climbed by about 10 million over the past two years,resulting in a program that now feeds 1 in 8 Americans and nearly 1 in 4 children. . . continue reading.
