Can you imagine what will happen during a dollar collapse when a group of 45 million Americans' $282 monthly food stamp credit buys a gallon of milk?
Unimaginable riots are coming to a city near you when 15% of Americans are rudely and suddenly forced (by hyperinflation) off the federal teat.
| SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | |||||
| (Data as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Fiscal | PARTICIPATION | BENEFIT | AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT | ||
| Year | Persons | Households | COSTS | Per Person | Per Household |
| ANNUAL SUMMARY | |||||
| FY 2010 | 40,301,878 | 18,618,436 | 64,704,606,623 | 133.79 | 289.61 |
| FY 2009 | 33,489,975 | 15,232,115 | 50,359,917,015 | 125.31 | 275.51 |
| FY 2008 | 28,222,630 | 12,727,450 | 34,608,397,238 | 102.19 | 226.60 |
| MONTHLY DATA | |||||
| FY 2008 | |||||
| Oct 2007 | 27,007,059 | 12,147,478 | 2,763,946,525 | 102.34 | 227.53 |
| Nov 2007 | 27,153,727 | 12,208,064 | 2,766,370,199 | 101.88 | 226.60 |
| Dec 2007 | 27,385,524 | 12,312,552 | 2,789,090,515 | 101.85 | 226.52 |
| Jan 2008 | 27,580,481 | 12,431,141 | 2,778,842,340 | 100.75 | 223.54 |
| Feb 2008 | 27,547,495 | 12,435,938 | 2,779,283,488 | 100.89 | 223.49 |
| Mar 2008 | 27,770,417 | 12,546,256 | 2,814,003,256 | 101.33 | 224.29 |
| Apr 2008 | 27,967,760 | 12,641,595 | 2,838,248,777 | 101.48 | 224.52 |
| May 2008 | 28,244,913 | 12,762,569 | 2,871,358,394 | 101.66 | 224.98 |
| Jun 2008 | 28,509,720 | 12,886,157 | 2,900,078,521 | 101.72 | 225.05 |
| Jul 2008 | 28,862,959 | 13,052,852 | 2,957,149,326 | 102.45 | 226.55 |
| Aug 2008 | 29,258,947 | 13,219,213 | 2,984,537,425 | 102.00 | 225.77 |
| Sep 2008 | 31,382,561 | 14,085,583 | 3,365,488,472 | 107.24 | 238.93 |
| FY 2009 | |||||
| Oct 2008 | 30,841,790 | 13,900,815 | 3,697,627,592 | 119.89 | 266.00 |
| Nov 2008 | 30,884,729 | 13,963,078 | 3,561,221,137 | 115.31 | 255.05 |
| Dec 2008 | 31,567,037 | 14,284,026 | 3,648,865,577 | 115.59 | 255.45 |
| Jan 2009 | 31,983,716 | 14,499,693 | 3,633,188,682 | 113.60 | 250.57 |
| Feb 2009 | 32,332,622 | 14,677,736 | 3,703,673,185 | 114.55 | 252.33 |
| Mar 2009 | 32,928,433 | 14,982,155 | 3,776,012,112 | 114.67 | 252.03 |
| Apr 2009 | 33,524,074 | 15,269,505 | 4,499,580,155 | 134.22 | 294.68 |
| May 2009 | 34,171,518 | 15,578,702 | 4,596,450,757 | 134.51 | 295.05 |
| Jun 2009 | 34,882,031 | 15,916,305 | 4,675,320,239 | 134.03 | 293.74 |
| Jul 2009 | 35,602,939 | 16,259,749 | 4,779,752,451 | 134.25 | 293.96 |
| Aug 2009 | 36,241,857 | 16,560,753 | 4,851,752,501 | 133.87 | 292.97 |
| Sep 2009 | 36,918,948 | 16,892,857 | 4,936,472,627 | 133.71 | 292.22 |
| FY 2010 | |||||
| Oct 2009 | 37,672,818 | 17,253,466 | 5,070,842,158 | 134.60 | 293.90 |
| Nov 2009 | 38,184,306 | 17,516,954 | 5,107,183,310 | 133.75 | 291.56 |
| Dec 2009 | 38,979,289 | 17,886,438 | 5,244,898,952 | 134.56 | 293.23 |
| Jan 2010 | 39,431,128 | 18,118,005 | 5,253,958,400 | 133.24 | 289.99 |
| Feb 2010 | 39,588,993 | 18,242,903 | 5,287,836,749 | 133.57 | 289.86 |
| Mar 2010 | 40,120,254 | 18,532,065 | 5,375,721,434 | 133.99 | 290.08 |
| Apr 2010 | 40,430,679 | 18,696,485 | 5,390,405,728 | 133.32 | 288.31 |
| May 2010 | 40,801,591 | 18,894,549 | 5,450,290,971 | 133.58 | 288.46 |
| Jun 2010 | 41,275,687 | 19,143,572 | 5,503,801,482 | 133.34 | 287.50 |
| Jul 2010 | 41,836,469 | 19,435,457 | 5,601,253,390 | 133.88 | 288.20 |
| Aug 2010 | 42,389,926 | 19,721,947 | 5,677,210,696 | 133.93 | 287.86 |
| Sep 2010 | 42,911,396 | 19,979,385 | 5,741,203,353 | 133.79 | 287.36 |
| FY 2011 | |||||
| Oct 2010 | 43,201,052 | 20,183,177 | 5,778,377,811 | 133.76 | 286.30 |
| Nov 2010 | 43,596,084 | 20,404,895 | 5,811,261,526 | 133.30 | 284.80 |
| Dec 2010 | 44,082,361 | 20,668,184 | 5,888,407,808 | 133.58 | 284.90 |
| Jan 2011 | 44,187,874 | 20,748,799 | 5,869,143,821 | 132.82 | 282.87 |
| Feb 2011 | 44,199,479 | 20,791,408 | 5,889,081,420 | 133.24 | 283.25 |
| Mar 2011 | 44,587,275 | 21,045,909 | 5,983,508,500 | 134.20 | 284.31 |
| Apr 2011 | 44,647,861 | 21,071,256 | 5,950,058,234 | 133.27 | 282.38 |
| Data for Oct. 2008 include major hurricane disaster assistance. | |||||
| FY 2010-2011 data are preliminary; all data are subject to revision. | |||||
