Not the 1%

Time for more austerity!

The number of Americans receiving food stamps reached a record 45.8 million in August, the government said. The figure was 1.1 percent higher than the previous month and 8.1 percent more than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a report on its website...

And, of course, that economic panacea Texas - as asserted by Rick Perry - leads the way.

Texas had the most food-stamp recipients in August, at 4.12 million, followed by California with 3.82 million, according to the USDA. Spending was a record $6.13 billion.

Quite an accomplishment considering that the oft maligned "liberal-basket-case" California has more than 12 million more people.

But we better cut the program as an apology to the bankers and Mayor Bloomberg. (pic via monkey_bob99x at flick.com) [cross-posted at Firedoglake]