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    Broke and Hungry: This Chart Says It All

    Broke and Hungry: This Chart Says It All

    Mac Slavo- January 11th, 2011
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    Contrary to the opinion that our economy is on a booming trajectory to the moon, the following chart from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service tells the real story:



    One in seven Americans now depend on food stamps to pay the grocery bill each week, and according to a recent report, private food distribution and food assistance organizations have seen a 10% rise in their client base. This on top of reports that food banks are actually running low on food (1,2) due to fewer donations caused by a failing economy and rising food prices.

    Had someone forecast in 2007 that the rate of food stamp participation would nearly double by 2011 few would have believed it, likely dismissing the thought as lunacy. But the chart above shows that the prediction would not have been too far off. And given that the employment situation remains bleak, while commodity prices around the world continue to rise, we would not be at all surprised to see the participation rate accelerate and reach 50 million within the next 18 months.

    If we see the kind of 50% zhang in prices that is currently being experienced in China, it may come even sooner. Looking strictly at the government’s CPI inflation data, one might surmise that prices have “stabilizedâ€
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    Re: Broke and Hungry: This Chart Says It All

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    Broke and Hungry: This Chart Says It All

    Mac Slavo- January 11th, 2011

    One in seven Americans now depend on food stamps to pay the grocery bill each week.

    Commodity prices around the world continue to rise, [and] we would not be at all surprised to see the participation rate accelerate and reach 50 million within the next 18 months.

    Commodity prices the world over shot up significantly, with the cost of wheat, oats and sugar up 74%, 68%, and 44% respectively. The prices have not yet hit grocery store shelves - but they will. And, that means in 2011 more people will find it difficult to put food on the table.
    And none will of this will deter 'Bama & Co. from trying to get amnesty for their precious Undocumented Democrats. The Chamber of Commerce will also not be detered from its Open Borders, Come And Get It strategy.
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