AMERICA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS LOWER But Number Of Americans On Food Stamps Is ShockingTHE NUMBER OF AMERICANS ON FOOD STAMPS IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH!  Obama crows that the official unemployment rate is much lower than it was a few years ago. Too bad the statistic is meaningless:Despite the unemployment rate being at an eight-year low (4.9 percent as of January 2016), the number of people on food stamps remains near an all-time high which was 47,636,000 in 2013.Why the disparity in the numbers? Well, the unemployment rate does not take into account people who are not in, or have dropped out of, the workforce altogether.The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in January of this year that approximately 94 million Americans are not participating in the workforce.But the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been hovering around 46 million participants since 2011. The current figure, as of February 2016, stands at 45.8 million Americans receiving food stamps.Bloomberg Business reported that the last time the unemployment rate was at five percent in April 2008, only 28 million Americans were on food stamps.Several reasons explain the high numbers. Governments have made it easier to sign up for the program. More than 85 percent of eligible food-stamp recipients took assistance in 2013, the most recent year of available data, compared to 70 percent in 2008. The higher sign-up rate among those qualified accounts for 8.6 million more people on food stamps   about half of the program s total increase. Well, at least President Obama put forth one program that has been easy to sign up for.We now have a country based on government dependence. Heritage Foundation research fellow Robert Rector said,  Clearly there s a group of people who are not in the labor force, and 10 years ago they would have been. Now they re relying on food stamps. When we have a government full of enablers telling people that they don t have to work to provide for themselves and their families, they create an atmosphere of dependence and reliance.As the Big Government ratchet is turned ever further to the left, and it is ever easier to spend other people s money instead of earning your own, this number is more likely to rise than decline.READ MORE: MOONBATTERYGovernment News
america s unemployment rate is lower but number of americans on food stamps is shockingthe number of americans on food stamps is at an all time high obama crows official unemployment rate much lower years ago too bad statistic meaningless despite unemployment rate low percent january number people food stamps remains near high disparity numbers well unemployment rate take account people dropped workforce bureau labor statistics reported january year approximately million americans participating supplemental nutrition assistance program snap hovering around million participants since the current figure february stands million americans receiving food business reported last time unemployment rate five percent april million americans food reasons explain high numbers governments made easier sign program more percent eligible recipients took assistance recent year available data compared percent the higher rate among qualified accounts million people food stamps half program total increase well least president obama put forth one program easy sign country based government dependence heritage foundation research fellow robert rector said clearly group people labor force years ago would now relying food stamps when government full enables telling people work provide families create atmosphere dependence big government hatchet turned ever left ever easier spend people money instead earning number likely rise more moonbatterygovernment news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: AMERICA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS LOWER But Number Of Americans On Food Stamps Is ShockingTHE NUMBER OF AMERICANS ON FOOD STAMPS IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH!  Obama crows that the official unemployment rate is much lower than it was a few years ago. Too bad the statistic is meaningless:Despite the unemployment rate being at an eight-year low (4.9 percent as of January 2016), the number of people on food stamps remains near an all-time high which was 47,636,000 in 2013.Why the disparity in the numbers? Well, the unemployment rate does not take into account people who are not in, or have dropped out of, the workforce altogether.The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in January of this year that approximately 94 million Americans are not participating in the workforce.But the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been hovering around 46 million participants since 2011. The current figure, as of February 2016, stands at 45.8 million Americans receiving food stamps.Bloomberg Business reported that the last time the unemployment rate was at five percent in April 2008, only 28 million Americans were on food stamps.Several reasons explain the high numbers. Governments have made it easier to sign up for the program. More than 85 percent of eligible food-stamp recipients took assistance in 2013, the most recent year of available data, compared to 70 percent in 2008. The higher sign-up rate among those qualified accounts for 8.6 million more people on food stamps   about half of the program s total increase. Well, at least President Obama put forth one program that has been easy to sign up for.We now have a country based on government dependence. Heritage Foundation research fellow Robert Rector said,  Clearly there s a group of people who are not in the labor force, and 10 years ago they would have been. Now they re relying on food stamps. When we have a government full of enablers telling people that they don t have to work to provide for themselves and their families, they create an atmosphere of dependence and reliance.As the Big Government ratchet is turned ever further to the left, and it is ever easier to spend other people s money instead of earning your own, this number is more likely to rise than decline.READ MORE: MOONBATTERYGovernment News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: america s unemployment rate is lower but number of americans on food stamps is shockingthe number of americans on food stamps is at an all time high obama crows official unemployment rate much lower years ago too bad statistic meaningless despite unemployment rate low percent january number people food stamps remains near high disparity numbers well unemployment rate take account people dropped workforce bureau labor statistics reported january year approximately million americans participating supplemental nutrition assistance program snap hovering around million participants since the current figure february stands million americans receiving food business reported last time unemployment rate five percent april million americans food reasons explain high numbers governments made easier sign program more percent eligible recipients took assistance recent year available data compared percent the higher rate among qualified accounts million people food stamps half program total increase well least president obama put forth one program easy sign country based government dependence heritage foundation research fellow robert rector said clearly group people labor force years ago would now relying food stamps when government full enables telling people work provide families create atmosphere dependence big government hatchet turned ever left ever easier spend people money instead earning number likely rise more moonbatterygovernment news