Tom,
You can't be that ignorant, perhaps you just don't follow current events?
Starting in 2007 our economy tanked, it was the largest recession in our lifetime!
The recovery has been slow, but the economy is comming back. Unemployment has been slowly declining, and you seem to be totally unaware, but the stock market has recovered all the losses and is in record territory.
Home values in my area have gone up substantially, not to 2007 values, but they are getting close. Homes are selling quickly, most over list price with multiple offers.
Now this is kind of complicated, so pay close attention. When Obama became President the percent of Americans receiving Food Stamps was approximately 10.5%.
A few months ago, the percent of Americans Receiving Food Stamps was approximately 15.2%.
Now Tom, that is an increase of approximately 4.7%
You are also correct, if you compare the number of recipients in 2008 to the number of current recipients, that number has increased by 47%. 15.2% is approximately 47% higher than 10.5%.
It's the same numbers, just shown in a different way.
Tom you don't really believe that 47% of Americans receive Food Stamps do you?