Since moving to Israel this past summer, I’ve been a little out of the loop as to the US financial crisis; almost nothing is being reported here, and most Israelis are still under the impression that gold grows on trees in the US.

Back in August, NPR reported that one in nine Americans receive government assistance to buy food, which amounts to 34 million people receiving food stamps.  Check out the NPR blog site for more information.   Read more…

Thanks to my old neighbor and current Facebook friend Joseph Dassaro for bringing this information to my attention.