15 percent of U.S. population on food stamps

Almost 15 percent of Americans used food stamps in August as the number of recipients climbed to 45.8 million. The Department of Agriculture reported on November 1 that, in the past year, food stamp rolls have risen 8.1 percent and that the number may continue rising as families continue to wrestle with high unemployment.

The report speculated that the anticipated rise in September’s data will be further multiplied by disaster assistance resulting from flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Irene.

The report also showed that more than 21 percent of Mississippi residents rely on food stamps, making it the most assistance-dependent state. One out of five residents in Tennessee, New Mexico, Oregon and Louisiana also were enrolled in the food stamp program.

The Wall Street Journal wrote about the rising food stamp rates on November 1:

Food stamp rolls exploded during the downturn, which began in late 2007. Even after the recession came to its official end in June 2009, families continued to tap into food assistance as unemployment remained high and those lucky enough to find jobs were often met with lower wages. States also made changes to make it easier for residents to tap into the program, such as waiving requirements that limited the value of assets food stamp recipients could own.

These are only the earliest tremors in a prophesied coming food shortage of catastrophic proportions.

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