Government spending on food stamps has more than doubled over the last five years, but that rapid expansion wasn’t solely because of the lingering recession. The growth of the program was fueled by government efforts to offer more generous benefits. Application rules were changed to ensure more people had access to the food assistance program and the benefits each recipient got were increased.
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