PORTLAND–THE WHOLE CITY ON FOOD STAMPS???

Food Stamp use is way up in Oregon.  More than 700-thousand Oregonians got free government food last month…about the population of Portland and Salem combined.  That means nearly one out of every five Oregonians is on the dole–up from one in six just months ago.  The national average is one in eight.  State welfare officials say they’re seeing more first-timers apply, as their unemployment benefits run out.  The biggest jump in Food Stamp demand was in the Portland area.

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