Here is an interesting article about the increase in food stamp use in this country. Rather than distribute food stamps endlessly would it not behoove us to teach folks how to grow healthy crops? What is the old saying about teaching people to fish rather than distributing free fish?
“Altogether, there are now almost 46 million people in the United States on food stamps, roughly 15 percent of the population. That’s an increase of 74 percent since 2007, just before the financial crisis and a deep recession led to mass job losses.” Read more…