Now Is A Horrible Time To Cut Food Stamps, In 1 Depressing Chart

Huffington Post's Maxwell Strachan did this quick analysis of the effects of the cuts made last month to the food stamp program, which affected 47 million people. 

Critics of the food stamp program claim that the government is too careless with benefits, giving handouts to moneyed, able-bodied adults who don't need them. However, according to a breakdown by The Hamilton Project, 87 percent of households using food stamps have a child, elderly person or disabled person in the home, all groups of people often in need.

In fact, 91 percent of all food stamp spending goes to families living at or below the poverty line, which is $23,550 for a family of four, according to calculations by the Congressional Budget Office, cited by the Wall Street Journal. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/04/food-stamp-cuts-2013_n_4373520.html