Thread: The 46 Million Foodstamp Man March - An Infographic

The 46 Million Foodstamp Man March - An Infographic


Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/24/2012 14:50 -0400
America has over 46 million people on Food Stamps. The food stamps program's real name is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Food Stamp program is "hidden" from view through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Cards that work just as credit cards. This article visualizes the size of the program and the vast amounts of people participating.




Via Demonocracy

The 46 Million Foodstamp Man March - An Infographic | ZeroHedge

Food Stamp Nation: What a Modern Day Bread Line Looks Like (Infographic)

Mac Slavo
October 25th, 2012
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With digital technology being used for all manner of government distributions, it’s difficult to overtly distinguish between the severity of the Great Depression of the 1930′s and today’s economic crisis.

But just because we don’t see thousands of hungry people lined up for hours at a time at their local soup kitchen today doesn’t mean the lines don’t exist.

Today bread lines have been removed with the help of technology; EBT cards are filled with Government money for Food Stamp participants to purchase food at local retailers.
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If all EBT recipients shopped at only Walmart Super Centers for ALL their SNAP benefits, then this is how the Bread Line would look each month– 14,588 people.

There are 3051 Walmart Super Centers in USA and 44,510,598 participants in SNAP (2011), making the average SNAP line at each Walmart at 14,588 people.

The Modern Era’s Bread Lines are not visible because the business is handled discreetly through EBT Cards

Source: Demonocracy

The line at a single Walmart, if we include both adults and children receiving SNAP benefits, would be over 7 miles long!

The following info-graphic provides some additional facts and visuals.

Infographic by Demonocracy (click for higher resolution)
via Zero Hedge



Food Stamp Nation: What a Modern Day Bread Line Looks Like (Infographic)