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Food Stamps

Maggie Barcellano prepares dinner at her father's house in Austin, Texas. (Tamir Kalifa/Associated Press)In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients.Some of the change is due to demographics, such as the trend toward having fewer children. But a slow economic recovery with high unemployment, stagnant wages and an increasing gulf between low-wage and …

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