Food stamp/SNAP benefits to the hungry were disrupted and cut off due to the month-long federal government shutdown. Among the factoids that were revealed during the coverage of this appalling story was the fact that 1/8 of Americans receive food stamps. How on earth can the United States claim to be a functioning nation when at least 1/8 of its population lives in food insecurity and grinding poverty?
1/8 of Americans Receive Food Stamps
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The TMI Show" talk show. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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1/8 receive them. I wonder how many people are entitled — let me repeat the word — ENTITLED to them but, due to how the system treats people who need aid (which they’ve paid for via taxes for years and years), don’t apply for them.
Thank you, Ted and alex, for saying the quiet parts out loud.