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Old 11-02-2011, 09:43 AM
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Default Food Stamp use exceeds 45 million

Some 15% of U.S. Uses Food Stamps - Real Time Economics - WSJ
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Food Stamp Challenge raises awareness about local need for food - WauwatosaNow

This woman is part of a challenge to eat on $30/week
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Food Stamp Challenge raises awareness about local need for food - WauwatosaNow

This woman is part of a challenge to eat on $30/week
Interesting article. I've been thinking about volunteering some of my time at a local food pantry.
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Food Stamps for Fast Food Chains?

I thought the whole point of food stamps was so that people could buy NUTRITIOUS foods that they could not otherwise afford. Even with Subway on this chain-list, I am still not sure how it would properly qualify.
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