According to the Huffington Post, due to $5 million in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan, known as the food stamp program, Thanksgiving dinner could be substantially smaller for the 42 million Americans that rely on the program.
Since 2007 the number of individuals dependent on food stamps increased by 70 percent, according to the Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group. With cuts to the federal plan, food pantries and food banks nationwide are expected to see more visitors this holiday season.
Source: Emmile Buchanan-Whitelock (compiler), DESERET NEWS NATIONAL (November 25, 2013), http://national.deseretnews.com/article/659/Food-stamp-cuts-leave-many-Thanksgiving-dinners-feeling-thin.html.
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