Another stellar achievement for President Obama and his economic miracle policies. A record number of people and households were on food stamps in 2013.

In the midst of a "recovery," there was an increase of nearly 3/4 of a million households on food stamps in 2013 compared to 2012.

CNS News:

The numbers also show there was a record number of individuals on food stamps in 2013 and that the cost of the program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), was at an all-time high.

The USDA says that there were 23,052,388 households on food stamps in the average month of fiscal 2013, an increase of 722,675 from fiscal year 2012, when there were 22,329,713 households on food stamps in the average month.

Those numbers were compared with the Census Bureau's estimates for the total number of U.S. households in the last month (September) of each fiscal year to determine the percentage of all U.S. households in that fiscal year that were on food stamps.

In 2013, according to the Census Bureau, there were 115,013,000 households, which means the that the households on food stamps--23,052,388 households--equaled 20.0% of all households.

In the past five years alone, the number of households on food stamps has greatly increased. In fiscal year 2009 - Oct. 1, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2009 -- the number of households on food stamps was 15,232,115. Five years later, in 2013, that amount had increased by 51.3%  to reach 23,052,388 households.

- See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/record-20-households-food-stamps-2013#sthash.cVLknMyA.dpufThose numbers were compared with the Census Bureau's estimates for the total number of U.S. households in the last month (September) of each fiscal year to determine the percentage of all U.S. households in that fiscal year that were on food stamps.

In 2013, according to the Census Bureau, there were 115,013,000 households, which means the that the households on food stamps--23,052,388 households--equaled 20.0% of all households.

In the past five years alone, the number of households on food stamps has greatly increased. In fiscal year 2009 - Oct. 1, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2009 -- the number of households on food stamps was 15,232,115. Five years later, in 2013, that amount had increased by 51.3% to reach 23,052,388 households.

The number of households on food stamps has doubled since 2004.

The president doesn't seem to be in too much of an all-fired rush to reduce that number. No doubt, he would point with pride at his handiwork. For the rest of us, we are left with the helpless feeling that despite being told the economy is "improving," far too many people are dependent on the government for their daily bread.