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Last year we spent $76 billion in taxpayer money on food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. That money goes to about 47 million low-income Americans, who use it to buy food at more than 250,000 retail stores across the country. But as Marketplace and Slate have reported before, exactly which stores and which companies benefit most from those food stamp dollars is something the federal government has never disclosed. Officials argue that they are required by law to keep the information secret in order to protect retailers. - http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/08/05/how_much_walmart_gets_in_food_stamp_dollars_the_answer_may_be_forthcoming.html