Posted by Kim Conte on September 6, 2011 at 2:05 PM. via thestir.com We all heard the alarming reports about food stamp use: It’s currently at an all-time high and more than 45 MILLION Americans — that’s about 15 percent of the population, folks — are relying on food stamps. But here’s a detail you may find even more shocking about the government assistance program: Fast food chains owned by the YUM! brand are trying to get in on the action and get approved to accept food stamps. In other words, the government will be paying for low-income, hungry people to eat at Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, and Long John Silver’s. click here to read more
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