рaсходы в некоторых штатах растут:http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/foodshare/pdf/ataglance/2005/Ataglance1205.pdf"FoodShare Wisconsin Program at a Glance
All data is for (or as of) the month of December 20051...Statewide FS Allotments: The graph below shows the total dollars in FS allotments spent on all FS AG's statewide for the past two years. There has been a slight increase trend since June of 2002. The October issuance increase was caused by the cost of living adjustment and other factors. Total issuance for December stands at $28.7 million."
"В Америке получателей food-stamps (если кто не знает - это такие карточки на питание, типа социальной помощи, для отоваривания в продуктовых магазинах) - 25 миллионов."
В одном только [TENNESSEE] в феврале было около 860 тыщ персон... http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/FSPParticipationFebruary2006internet.pdf
Картина в целом в начале 2006го, 2005m:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/fsmonthly.htm
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
(Data as of March 24, 2006)
Fiscal PARTICIPATION BENEFIT AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT
Year Persons Households COSTS Per Person Per Household
ANNUAL SUMMARY
FY 2005 25,682,486 11,184,416 28,567,401,973 92.69 212.85
2004m
FY 2004 23,857,607 10,278,593 24,622,168,268 86.00 199.62
растет число получателей