Re: [Pen-l] 31 million on food stamps

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

Carl Dassbach wrote:
> IMHO, official statistics on food stamps vastly understate the nature of the
> problem (as do official statistics on poverty) for at least two reason: 1)
> there are substantial hurdles imposed by the government to getting food
> stamps or other forms of aid  and many people, although in need, can't
> surmount them and 2) good ole American rugged "individualism" - "I ain't
> goin' to take no charity, no matter what."

these two factors are important. But have they gotten stronger or
weaker in recent years? if not, then the increase in the demand for
food stamps says a lot.
-- 
Jim Devine / "Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing
in government and business."  -- Tom Robbins
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