Posted September 10, 2015
The number of people using The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has exploded in recent years. In 2008, 28,233,000 people were receiving food stamps, with a total expenditure of $37,639,640,000. The USDA, which manages the redistribution program, reported that the total number of beneficiaries in 2014 had jumped to 46,537,000 and that the program now consumes more than $74 billion. Read more.