{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Money Musings","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mdmproofing.com\/iym\/weblog","author_name":"Michael","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mdmproofing.com\/iym\/weblog\/author\/Michael\/","title":"Food Stamp Participation: Still Rising","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3zwfNzYgeY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdmproofing.com\/iym\/weblog\/2010\/10\/food-stamp-participation-still-rising\/\">Food Stamp Participation: Still Rising<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdmproofing.com\/iym\/weblog\/2010\/10\/food-stamp-participation-still-rising\/embed\/#?secret=3zwfNzYgeY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Food Stamp Participation: Still Rising&#8221; &#8212; Money Musings\" data-secret=\"3zwfNzYgeY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.mdmproofing.com\/iym\/weblog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Here&#8217;s a shocker: U.S. food-stamp participation (now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) is still rising. Per Bloomberg, roughly one in eight Americans will participate in the program during the upcoming fiscal year. Chart source data here and here. Ugly spreadsheet here.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.mdmproofing.com\/iym\/weblog\/graphics\/SNAP-2010-07.gif"}