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January 4, 2010

Food Stamps Now Only Source of Income for 6 Million Americans
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In other economic news, the New York Times reports about six million
Americans receiving food stamps report they have no other income. About
one in fifty Americans now lives in a household with a reported income
that consists of nothing but a food stamp card.



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