HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: …The number of people on food stamps has gone up in most midstate municipalities over the past year, according to figures provided to The Patriot-News by the state Department of Public Welfare.
That might not come as a surprise as the economy continues a wobbly recovery from the worst recession since the Great Depression. More people statewide are on food stamps than a year ago, and the number of people on food stamps nationwide nearly doubled from 2008 to 2010.
But the DPW figures also show that some of the biggest percentage increases in people on food stamps in the midstate have occurred in areas considered relatively affluent… (more)
