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August 31, 2010

One in Six Americans Now Enrolled in Anti-Poverty Programs
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USA Today reports one in six American are now enrolled in government
anti-poverty programs due to the housing and job crisis. The number of
Americans on Medicaid has reached more than 50 million, a 17 percent
increase since December 2007. More than 40 million people receive food
stamps—an increase of nearly 50 percent since the start of the
economic crisis. And close to ten million receive unemployment
insurance, nearly four times the number from 2007.



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