Tuesday, November 20, 2012

More Americans Will Use Food Stamps For Thanksgiving This Year Than Ever Before - Washington Whispers (usnews.com)

More Americans Will Use Food Stamps For Thanksgiving This Year Than Ever Before - Washington Whispers (usnews.com): More Americans will use food stamps to buy their Thanksgiving dinner this year than ever before, according to a new report from the nonprofit government watchdog group The Sunlight Foundation.


The Food Stamp Challenge, which challenges higher-income families to live as if they are on food stamps, estimates that a person on food stamps has a budget of about $1.25 per meal. In other words, a family on food stamps must buy an entire meal per person for less than the cost of an average cup of coffee.

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