A new time-lapse video illustrates the depressing rise of food stamp usage throughout the U.S.
The video's creator, Zero Hedge's John Lohman, points to the alarming levels -- food stamps now feed a record 43 million -- and warns that the program is the only thing keeping Americans from going "postal." Sinatra's upbeat tune "I've Got The World By A String" serves as an especially disturbing soundtrack.
According to a recent <em>Wall Street Journal report, food stamp usage has increased almost 60 percent since 2007.
Click here to see states where usage increased the most.
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Sunday 21 November 2010
Food Stamp Map (VIDEO): Usage Increased Almost 60% Since 2007
