NEWSMAX: … Of the 316 million people living in America, a total of 101 million people currently participate in at least one of the nation’s 15 federal food programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates, costing taxpayers $114 billion in 2012, CNSNews reported.
By contrast, around 97 million people were employed full-time in the private sector in 2012, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The food stamp program represents the largest federally funded food assistance program, with a record 46.7 million participants, costing $88.6 billion in 2012. The next largest is the National School Lunch program which provides 32 million students with low-cost or no-cost meals daily… (more)
