Apparently the drive to get even more Americans attached, in any way possible, to the government teat continues pretty much unabated as the number of ‘beneficiaries’, oh how I love that word, it sounds so, so progressive, who receive compensation in the form of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), otherwise known as food stamps, has once again topped 46,000,000, and for 37th consecutive month.
In September of this year, which is the latest data that we have from the Department of Agriculture, (USDA), the government agency in charge of the program, there were 46,459,998 Americans who received assistance from the SNAP program. The number of ‘beneficiaries’ has exceeded 46 million since September 2011, a total of 37 months, or more than three years. And all thanks to Barry’s destructive economic policies.
Oddly enough it was in September that the number of ‘beneficiaries’ was actually down, albeit by the rather unimpressive total of 16,412, from the 46,476,410 beneficiaries there were in August. However, it was during that same time frame, the number of families receiving SNAP benefits actually increased from 22,724,624 in August to 22,750,019 in September, an increase of 25,395. And it’s all by design, Barry’s design.
Households on food stamps in the month of September got an average of $252.69 during the month, and the program benefits cost those of us who still pay taxes, nearly $6 Million, or $5,748,809,023 to be exact. In 1969, the average participation in the SNAP program stood at 2,878,000. In 2014, average participation grew to 46,536,000 showing an increase of 1516.96 percent. While Barry cannot be blamed for that entire amount, a significant amount of that growth has in fact occurred on his watch.
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