Yea team!  The U.S. is setting new records.  Bloomberg:  “The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 41.8 million in July as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government said.”  See “Gingrich brands Democrats ‘party of food stamps’ “Suburbs take hit as US poverty climbs in downturn” and “NY seeks to ban sugary drinks from food stamp buys.”

Another record – “New Yorkers’ Income Falls for 1st Time in 70 Years.”

Related posts:

  1. Phoenix to Approve New Food Tax to Raise Revenue
  2. Largest-ever Federal Payroll to Hit 2.15 Million
  3. Phoenix Deficit $242 Million Not Counting $300 Million Owed for Expansion of $600 Million Convention Center
  4. Facing $164 Million of Red Ink, Mesa, Arizona Give 1,600 Employees a 5% Pay Raise
  5. DC Increases Cigarette Tax & Revenue Falls by $4.9 Million First 7 Months
  6. New York Cigarette Tax Will Bring Cost of a Pack Over $10
  7. Inflated Federal Pay: How Americans Are Overtaxed to Overpay the Civil Service
  8. LA School District Has a $640 Million Deficit so It Builds 1 School for $578 Million
  9. Los Angeles Unified School District: Broke—and Building the Most Expensive Schools in U.S. History
  10. Los Angeles Used $111 Million of Stimulus Funds to Create 55 Jobs