Obama's plan to make Americans dependent on government advances: Food stamp rolls have risen 8.1% in the past year

This is an astounding number and a sign of the times. Almost 15% of Americans are dependent on the government for food assistance.

(WSJ) — Nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on food stamps in August, as the number of recipients hit 45.8 million.

Food stamp rolls have risen 8.1% in the past year, the Department of Agriculture reported, though the pace of growth has slowed from the depths of the recession.

The number of recipients in the food stamp program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), may continue to rise in coming months as families continue to struggle with high unemployment and September’s data will likely include disaster assistance tied to the destruction and flooding caused by Hurricane Irene.