Hello recovery, where art thou? Month after month, the number of food stamp recipients hits news records. Please consider Food-stamp tally nears 40 million, sets record. Nearly 40 million Americans received food stamps — the latest in an ever-higher string of record enrollment that dates from December 2008 and the U.S. recession, according to a government update. Enrollment has set a record each month since reaching 31.78 million in December 2008. USDA estimates enrollment will average …

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Record 40 Million, 1 in 8 on Food Stamps