自经济衰退以来，参与食品救济券计划的人数直线飙升（见图表）。

Participation has soared since the recession began (see chart).

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食品救济券还远远不够，只有收入达到贫困线水平的130%及以下的人群才有资格领取食品救济券。

Food stamps, they argue, are far from lavish. Only those with incomes of 130% of the poverty level or less are eligible for them.

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用于食品救济券的费用增长如此快速的原因通常是因为，几乎所有的贫困人口都是自动地、无限期地符合救助资格。

Spending on food stamps has risen so quickly because, unusually, almost all the needy are automatically and indefinitely eligible for them.

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