True, that One in Seven are on Food Stamps?

   Is it true, that one in seven are on Food Stamps? Is it true that since 2007, the number on Food Stamps has doubled, going from 22 million to 45 million?
  Oh, it is very true that we need to care for those in poverty, that we need to fight hunger, and that we need to find a way to get them food. I'm wondering but what food banks and voluntary community efforts should not be emphasized more.
   Because government cannot afford to be feeding one in seven people. And, consider, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also know as SNAP and better known as Food Stamps) is but one of the federal programs feeding America.
   I do not say these people should not be fed. Although I do favor having them work in exchange for what they get, I do say let us find a way to feed them.
   But, the answer doesn't have to be government, and the reason why not should be clear and obvious. We do need to control our government spending, need to cut it. The $16.7 trillion debt demands that we not spend anything we do not have to. If private groups can fund our hunger efforts, we should not be spending federal dollars.