This is just sad, folks.
CHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
The estimate comes from an analysis of 30 years of national data, and it bolsters other recent evidence on the pervasiveness of youngsters at economic risk. It suggests that almost everyone knows a family who has received food stamps, or will in the future, said lead author Mark Rank, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis.
"Your neighbor may be using some of these programs but it's not the kind of thing people want to talk about," Rank said.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/02/food-stamps-will-feed-hal_n_342834.html
I know my dad was out of work for a while and tried to get food stamps, but they said his retirement from the AF was too much.
I am black, but was never on food stamps - but my wife qualified as a student and got them. I most definitely did use them. We also got WIC for both children for a while too.
