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Food Stamp Use to Exceed 30 Million

Economic crisis means unemployment at a time when food prices are rising. The consequence is that 30 million Americans are on food stamps this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. That’s according to Jane Black in the Washington Post .

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Economic crisis means unemployment at a time when food prices are rising. The consequence is that 30 million Americans are on food stamps this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. That’s according to Jane Black in the Washington Post.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Jane Black
Food Writer, Washington Post

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Food Stamp Use to Exceed 30 Million

Economic crisis means unemployment at a time when food prices are rising. The consequence is that 30 million Americans are on food stamps this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. That’s according to Jane Black in the Washington Post .

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Food Stamp Use to Exceed 30 Million

Economic crisis means unemployment at a time when food prices are rising. The consequence is that 30 million Americans are on food stamps this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. That’s according to Jane Black in the Washington Post .

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