Record 45.8 Million Americans On Food Stamps

Barack Obama is our food stamp president.  Nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on food stamps in May, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

The number of Americans using the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- more commonly referred to as food stamps -- shot to an all-time high of 45.8 million in May, the USDA reported. That's up 12% from a year ago, and 34% higher than two years ago.

The program provides monthly benefits to low-income individuals and families, which they can use at stores that accept SNAP benefits.  To qualify for food stamps, an individual's income can't exceed $1,174 a month or $14,088 a year an amount that is 130% of the national poverty level.

The average food stamp benefit was $133.80 per person and $283.65 per household in May.

Newt Gingrich may have expressed it best. 

"You don't get out of 9.2% unemployment, you don't get out of -- today it was announced [that] the largest number of Americans [are] on food stamps in history. I've said now for six months, this is the most effective food stamp President in history. That sounds like it is an attack, it's just a statement of fact. It's just that his administration kills jobs. They are driving Americans onto food stamps. Most Americans would rather have a paycheck," Gingrich told FOX News' Greta Van Susteren.

Obama is destroying our economy and our country.  He is a job killer.  His administration creates new rules and regulations daily that hurt businesses and job growth.

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