Food stamp requests increase in Colorado, nation

[MrBadExample]

So much for the "robust" economy. Story here.

By Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News
August 25, 2004

The number of people receiving food stamps in Colorado jumped 36 percent in the two years ending in May, according to the most recent federal statistics.

More than 65,000 people joined the rolls of people receiving food credits during the two years. The total in Colorado is 246,000.

Colorado had the fifth-largest increase in the nation. Nationally, the number of food stamp recipients rose 26 percent during the same period.

"Most of the people coming in and applying are people whose hours have been cut back. Many of them have been laid off," said Brenda Woolsey, director of Arapahoe County Community Supp

[SoCalDem]

1. People in Colorado must be really lazy

Don't they know that they need to take personal responsibility, or go back to school so they can be ready to take one of those "good jobs"..:eyes:

They sound like a bunch of free-loaders who just want a hand out :eyes:

[oneighty]

2. Gee!

I was not aware Colorado had such a large minority population.

SARCASM.

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[Doctor Smith]

5. We have an Hispanic population near 20%, and growing rapidly.

Many of them have come for jobs in the construction industry, which are harder to find now, as the real estate bubble begins to deflate.

[mountainvue]

3. The economy

here is such a boom/bust economy. It's a completely different place than it was four years ago. Sad.

[xchrom]

4. news like this gets in the way of michael jackson

and that's the really important american story.

[The Straight Story]

6. Some participation stats (in 1,000's)

http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/fssummar.htm


1994 27,468
1995 26,619
1996 25,542
1997 22,858
1998 19,788
1999 18,183
2000 17,139
2001 17,313
2002 19,094
2003 21,259

[TNOE]

7. Same for Ohio

Food lines have never been longer - and for first timers. I believe this was on Aaron Brown the other night. Most in line looked like your regular educated every-day Americans. Manufacturing is gone, unemployment has run out, these people have gone through their savings trying to keep their houses and automobiles, only to lose them and join the food lines.

And Ohio "MIGHT" go for Bush? Please, give me a break. How come when Republicans are in office you see more of this??????