Decline in the labor share of income in the U.S.

Re:Decline in the labor share of income in the U.S. by adventured on Friday October 23, 2015 @06:49AM (#10437802)

The SNAP budget has doubled during Obama's presidency. It hasn't been cut.

Here's a chart showing its extreme increase:

http://i.imgur.com/tGgtpmL.jpg

And as a share of GDP:

http://i.imgur.com/4JbxWiT.png

The primary problem in the SNAP program, was the flood of people participating. The per capita sum didn't quite keep up with the large influx of people wanting to be on the program. However, that has been partially offset by increases at the State level as well.

The US has never spent more per capita on food programs overall, between the local + state + national level, than it does today.

There has hardly been a drop of austerity in anything in the US.

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Re:Decline in the labor share of income in the U.S. by crdoconnor on Friday October 23, 2015 @08:02AM (#10438024)

"The per capita sum didn't quite keep up with the large influx of people wanting to be on the program."

Which is just a euphemistic way of saying that SNAP benefits have been cut.

It may not look like austerity from your oblique perspective, but then again, you're definitely not claiming food stamps.

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