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TELEVISION SENSATIONALIZED THE IMPACT OF BUDGET CUTS ON POOR AMERICANS. THE HARD EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE CUTS WERE MARGINAL. DESPITE TIGHTENED ELIGIBILITY, THERE WERE AN ESTIMATED 20.2 MILLION FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS IN JULY 1982, COMPARED TO 20.4 MILLION A YEAR EARLIER. IN THE FACE OF BALLYHOOED CUTS, THE AFDC CASELOAD DROPPED FROM 1981 TO 1982 ONLY FROM 3.8 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS TO A PROJECTED 3.5 MILLION, AND OVERALL AFDC SPENDING FELL FROM $14.6 BILLION TO $14 MILLION. AND IN THE TEETH OF SUPPOSED RETRENCHMENT, THE NUMBER OF MEDICAID RECIPIENT ROSE, FROM 22.5 MILLION IN 1981 TO AN ESTIMATED 23 MILLION IN 1982.