EBT Nation – Electronic Benefit Transfer. Since the recession ended in summer...
They say a nation is not measured on how it treats its wealthiest, but on how it treats those that are struggling. From this base the mission of the United States is becoming muddied by the large...
View ArticleAmerican incomes and low wage America – top 1 percent earn above $343,927,...
A recent report regarding income has thrown a few people off. I think many Americans fail to realize how many people are barely making it day to day financially. Do people realize that we still have...
View ArticleThe crisis of solvency – peak debt, peak food stamp usage, and massive...
The economy is largely running on a solid amount of debt, Orwellian news, and selective perception. Take for example the absolute lack of coverage on our peak debt situation. The media simply assumes...
View ArticleThe big swindle and a fog of debt – hiding the unemployed in the higher...
A large part of our recovery is running on public relations trickery and smoke and mirrors debt machinery. Let me explain what I mean by this since on the surface we have been out of a recession since...
View ArticleThe financial benefits of food stamps – Record $78 billion worth of food...
When you think of food stamp usage you rarely think about big financial profits. Yet some businesses are managing to get a big piece of the food stamp pie. Last year alone the government spent a...
View ArticlePh.D. in food stamps – the rise of food stamp usage among those with advanced...
t is hard to declare a recovery when a record 22.3 million households are now on food assistance. The latest data shows that 46.5 million Americans are still relying on SNAP, the food assistance...
View ArticleThe rise of college students applying for food stamps – Mixing of college...
The drawn out election campaign has now come to an end and very little substantive action is likely to be taken to assist the middle class. Even more disturbing is how little attention was given to...
View ArticleThe food stamp economic recovery – Food stamps increase by over 600,000 in...
There was a startling figure that came across my desk from the United States Department of Agriculture regarding food stamp usage in the SNAP program. Food stamp usage has grown dramatically in the...
View ArticleThe difference between investing in the dollar store economy and living in...
Lost in the tireless cheerleading for the stock market which in reality, is largely a sophisticated sham for most Americans, we had a report from the Department of Agriculture that should put things...
View ArticleAn economy of peak food stamp usage, peak Dow, and peak Debt: What does it...
It is a dichotomy that speaks to the current state of our economy. Food stamp usage has peaked at the very same time that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is setting new highs. Of course, the Dow is...
View ArticleFood service workers at a record high in US economy: Record percent of...
One of biggest contributors to jobs over the last few years has come from the low-wage food service sector. A record 7.6 percent of Americans now work in food services and drinking places. Given...
View ArticleUnited States of Food Stamps: Food stamp usage has grown by 30,000,000 people...
I was working through a few pages of Excel data regarding food stamp usage and a troubling milestone has now been breached. Since 2000, we have now added over 30,000,000 Americans to the food stamp...
View ArticleBread, butter, and food stamp economy: Is the US developing a permanent...
The American economy has developed a deep disconnect between its financial markets and the working and middle class. The stock market has soared by 138 percent from the low reached in 2009. Yet very...
View ArticlePaycheck to paycheck and food stamp to food stamp: Study finds 3 out of 4...
The latest food stamp usage data was released with very little attention from the media. 47.7 million Americans are on food assistance spanning a record 23.1 million families. Americans on food...
View ArticleUnited States sets another food stamp record: Households on food stamps at...
The gap between rich and poor in the United States continues to grow in-line with food stamp usage. Many Americans watch in dismay as they view countries like Spain rip its self apart by a massively...
View ArticleWhen a dollar store is too expensive: Growing class of poor Americans unable...
You know things are tough when people face a challenge purchasing goods at dollar stores. The dollar store economy has been robust for the last decade as the US economy has shed the weight of...
View ArticleThe EBT recovery – Food stamp cuts impact Wal-Mart: The consequences of a low...
This recovery is the most lopsided recovery the US has faced in more than a generation. Wal-Mart recently announced a big hit to their bottom-line because of the recent cuts to the nationwide food...
View ArticleDollar Store Nation: Largest percentage of Americans on food stamps while...
While the stock market whipsaws like a rollercoaster, many Americans only see one tiny benefit to their bottom line. The massive drop in oil prices will add a few extra dollars into the wallets of...
View ArticleWhen working leads to food stamp usage and the rise of dollar stores: Food...
Food stamp usage surges when the economy enters into a recession. That is no surprise. In fact, this is the design of the program. A safety net when things get bad. But if we are to believe...
View ArticleCensus data shows a record 46.7 million Americans live in poverty. Over...
Census data is always released in September for the previous year. As far as comprehensive data goes the Census is one of the best measures that we have. The latest Census figures merely reflect an...
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