NEWSMAX: The U.S. government spent a record $80.4 billion on food stamps in fiscal 2012 — up $2.7 billion from fiscal 2011.
According to the Monthly Treasury Statement by the U.S. Treasury Department, the government spent $77.6 billion on food stamps — formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — in fiscal 2011…
The SNAP program falls under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which also administers other food-assistance programs under the auspices of the Food and Nutrition Service Agency… (more)
