Over 40 million American's are now in receipt of food stamps. Thats almost 20% of the U.S. population.
http://www.businessinsider.com/20-signs-the-american-consumer-is-completely-and-totally-tapped-out-2010-9#as-of-june-the-number-of-americans-on-food-stamps-had-set-a-new-all-time-record-for-19-months-in-a-row-17
When you consider the eligibility criteria for getting on the 'Suplemental Nutrition Assistance Program' (SNAP) that statistic is even more incedible.
Eligibility - http://ssa.gov/pubs/10101.html
When the peace time program was initiated in 1964 it was designed to help 350,000 struggling Americans. Now 40,000,000. That's progress. That's civilisation. That's the first world.
How long will it be before the Tories add food stamps to their proposed 'work fare' program in the UK?
