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And Bush added more than 13 million over and above the level under Clinton and Clinton passed on a much better economy to Bush than Bush passed on to Obama.And Bush added more than 13 million to the food stamp rolls.you're a complete idiot and everybody knows it.obama "handled" what he was given by increasing food stamps by 13 MILLION MORE IN HIS SEVENTH YEAR than there were when Bush was President.
Fewer Americans receiving food stamps
In a further sign of the improving economy, the number of Americans receiving food stamps fell below 46 million people for the first time in more than three years.
As of February 2015, the most recent month available, 45.7 million people are receiving food stamps, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The main reason for the decrease is the improving economy, says Dorothy Rosenbaum, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policies Priorities, a Washington think tank that advocates for the poor.
During the recession, when unemployment was high, the number of people eligible for food stamps increased. The federal government pumped more money into the program to increase the maximum benefit.
The program "responded as it was designed to, by expanding with an increase in need," Rosenbaum says.
As the economy has improved, the rolls of those receiving SNAP benefits has been slowly but steadily shrinking.
this is why nobody takes you idiots seriously. when I mentioned Obama added 13 million to the food stamps rolls it was clear to normal people that this was OVER ABOVE THE LEVEL THEY WERE AT UNDER BUSH, SO OBVIOUSLY THAT NUMBER INDCLUDES THE ONES ADDED UNDER BUSH.