Is Food-Stamp Use Nearing an All-Time High?

So this is an article I found on NYTimes. It argues how the Washington Post recently had a front page article about rising hunger and how the number of Americans on food Stamps is reaching a “record high” but fails to take into account the fact that the population is growing. Basically, false and exaggerated info is being used to make food stamps appear as an even bigger problem than it may actually seem, all this according to the Nytimes. They argue that it may be true that the number of Americans on welfare is rising but the U.S. population is also reaching its highest level ever. I find it interesting that this particular article is used to critique the Washington Post for the way it presented its article rather than focusing on the issue of food stamps. I think it’s becoming pretty clear that the use of food stamps is on the rise especially with the state of the current economy, so there shouldn’t be such emphasis on the way this issue is presented. I guess that’s just the media at work. Your thoughts?

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