Record Americans Live On Food Stamps Amid Record Number Of Millionaires

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Record Americans live on food stamps amid record number of millionaires

English.news.cn   2010-08-08 04:50:37

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States has seen a record number of citizens living on food stamps while the number of millionaires has also reached a record high.

The two records have shown that the United States is further polarized in the possession of wealth.

Government statistics show that the month of May posted a new food stamp record as over 40.8 million Americans rely on the government for their food. That means one out of eight Americans rely on government-provided food stamps for a living. The figure is projected to rise to 43.3 million in 2011.

Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program subsidies for food purchases jumped 19 percent from a year earlier and increased 0.9 percent from April, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement on its website. Participation has set records for 18 straight months.

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[Orrex]

1. We should note that millionaires, in the aggregate, receive more welfare than food stamp recipients

[ShockediSay]

2. & I believe the millionaires cut food stamps so they won't have to pay taxes nt

[Initech]

3. It's not a recession it's economic terrorism.

[Mnemosyne]

4. This ^^^^^. Thanks, Initech. n/t

[Initech]

5. Everytime I say this I get comparisons to fascism.

I get it, but what these fucking millionaires and billionaires are doing is committing terroristic acts against the general populace all for the sake of belonging to what George Carlin referred to as "the big club". And what really pisses me off is these assholes don't do anything interesting with their money. They either buy ridiculous shit they don't need or they sit and let it accumulate interest, and then we're the ones being constantly told to sacrifice. It's not right!!!

[Mnemosyne]

6. It is not right on any level. I have little left to sacrifice these days, so good luck to

them trying to make me sacrifice even one more thing. Enough.