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DONATE TODAY >The disgusting new fact of American life: More than 46 million Americans on food stamps for 37 straight month
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It is self-evident that President Obama continues to undermine the abilities of the lower class, enforcing government-reliance on those who can least afford it. The number of Americans on food stamps under Obama has continued along its record breaking path, as, for the 37 straight month, nearly 46.5 million Americans are receiving this government assistance.
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Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
12/17/2014 (1 decade ago)
Published in U.S.
Keywords: U.S., Food Stamps. Health, Government, Obama, SNAP
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - As of September of 2014, the last month that data is available from the United States Department of Agriculture, there were 46, 459,998 Americans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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That number is slightly lower than the August totals of 46,476,410, but the number of families on the program actually increased from 22,724,624 to 22,750,019 in that same time span.
In September, those on food stamps received about $252.69 during the month. In total the government charged taxpayers about $5,748,809,023 for the program.
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