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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Food Stamps Recipients Doubled in Last Five Years

According to an article in the Florida Times Union, Duval County (Jacksonville, FL) is experiencing a huge growth in the amount of people receiving food stamps (SNAP).

The Food Research and Action Center, an anti-poverty group, completed a report that reflects a 131% increase in SNAP recipients since 2005 - that equals 165,000 people. That figure puts the city at number 2, only behind Las Vegas, in the amount of reported people receiving food stamps....

Read the rest of the story by clicking the link below:

Food stamps now help 1 in 5 in Jacksonville

The funny thing about it, is the fact that there are tons of comments about how only "lazy people" use food stamps...some things will never change.

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