Stamp Out Hunger with Food Stamps

Food stamps fall under entitlement spending by the federal govt. It's not as big as Medicare or Social Security, but it is similar in that it's showing a similar trend -- a bad trend.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
- More Than 46.2 Million Americans Received SNAP/Food Stamps in October 2011.
- Still One in Four SNAP Eligible People Missed Benefits (upside for the bar charts to get better go higher).
- One in seven Americans receives SNAP.
- Increases in SNAP caseloads between October 2010 and October 2011 occurred in 47 states and the District of Columbia (FYI, there are 50 states).
- The ten states that registered the largest over-the-year percentage caseload increases were: New Jersey (26.9%); Minnesota (15.8%); Delaware (13.6%); Iowa (12.9%); Alaska (12.7%); Hawaii (12.6%); Maryland (12.6%); Colorado (12%); Nevada (10.7%); and Rhode Island (10.7%).

Note: trend lines going up and to the right is a bad thing.

Source: http://frac.org/reports-and-resources/snapfood-stamp-monthly-participation-data/
Source: http://www.dailyjobsupdate.com/public/food-stamps-charts