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Thursday, April 04, 2013

Cost Of Food Stamp Fraud More Than Doubled In Obama's First Term

Food stamp fraud has more than doubled since Barack Obama took office in 2009. In 2011, according to the USDA, food stamp fraud was approximately $750 million. The type of fraud noted was derived from selling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to food retailers for cents on the dollar.

The USDA stated, "In 2011, program costs totaled $75.7 billion. Using the most recent data on trafficking available, USDA estimated that trafficking would be 1 percent of $75 billion, or approximately $750 million."

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What did you expect from a fraud to begin with.

Anonymous said...

This is so disgusting. Lazy oafs; have absolutely no patience with this crap.

Anonymous said...

Joe can you please post how many people are on foodstamps in Salisbury????????

Anonymous said...

And how many are in rent-controlled housing!