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Grasping Reality with Both Hands (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Why do Jason DeParle and Robert Gebeloff think that Robert Rector is worth quoting? It is a mystery: >The Safety Net - Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades: Now nearly 12 percent of Americans receive aid — 28 percent of blacks, 15 percent of Latinos and 8 percent of whites. Benefits average about $130 a month for each person in the household, but vary with shelter and child...
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The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
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. Food Stamp Usage Across the Country click for interactive graphic > Source: Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades JASON DePARLE and ROBERT GEBELOFF NYT, November [...]
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Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
From an ecstatic New York Times: Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades By JASON DePARLE and ROBERT GEBELOFF November 29, 2009 MARTINSVILLE, Ohio — With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in [...]
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The Cynical Economist (Free subscription) | yesterday
From NYT By JASON DePARLE and ROBERT GEBELOFF With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children. It has grown so rapidly in places so diverse that it is becoming nearly as ordinary as the groceries [...]
