FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS OUTNUMBER POPULATIONS OF 24 STATES COMBINED

◼ Since January 2009, the number of individuals on food stamps has skyrocketed from 31.9 million to the current record high 47.1 million. By comparison, in 1969 just 2.8 million Americans received food stamps... - Wynton Hall/Breitbart

...Last year, the food stamp program (officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP) cost taxpayers $72 billion, more than double the $30 billion spent four years ago.

The meteoric rise in the number of individuals receiving food stamps has spawned a thriving illegal online market for those seeking to turn their benefits into cash.

Today, one out of every seven Americans now receives food stamps.