1 in 10!

Food stamp list swells to record 32.2 million
2 Apr 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A record 32.2 million people -- one in every 10 Americans -- received food stamps at latest count, the government said on Thursday, a reflection of the recession now in its 16th month.
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Food stamp benefits get a temporary 13 percent increase, beginning with this month, under the economic stimulus law signed by President Barack Obama.
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Note: The Republicans' budget proposal, released yesterday,

would freeze spending, except for military and veterans' programs...

Just a little "compassionate conservatism" (whatever happened to that phrase?).