Living on Nothing but Food Stamps

New York Times by Jason Deparle, Robert M. Gebeloff | Jan. 3, 2010 (News Report)

The number of Americans reporting food stamps as their only income has soared by about 50 percent over the past two years. Full Story »

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by Louise Auerhahn - Jan. 4, 2010

Highlights a significant trend and provides context and implications. Could have used more background explaining how the food stamp program works (eligibility requirements, restrictions on use, etc.) and some more statisticially or numerically supported analysis to balance out the anecdotes and individual quotes.