Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans
on food stampsbuying Oreos, Velveeta, Pepsi, Fruit Loops and corn dogs but absolutely no toilet paper or toothpaste with your money [ there I fixed it ] is poised to exceed 30 million for the first time this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina.The figures will put the spotlight on hunger when Congress begins deliberations on a new economic stimulus package, said legislators and anti-hunger advocates, predicting that any stimulus bill will include a boost in food stamp benefits. Advocates are also optimistic that President-elect Barack Obama, who made campaign promises to end childhood hunger and whose mother once briefly received food stamps, will make the issue a priority next year.
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