Food Stamp Update

From the Chicago Tribune: A record 45.8 million American using food stamps.

Nearly 15 percent of the U.S. population relied on food stamps in May, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

The number of Americans using the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- more commonly referred to as food stamps -- shot to an all-time high of 45.8 million in May, the USDA reported. That's up 12% from a year ago, and 34% higher than two years.

This is a sharp acceleration from the chart posted earlier.

Let's rephrase the evidence. 1.5% of Americans have been falling into poverty every single year. Absent this government handout, they would starve.