By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Melissa Bruninga Matteau has a PhD in medieval history, and a job as an adjunct professor, but she's still relying on food stamps and Medicaid to get by. "I am not a welfare queen," she tells the Chronicle of Higher Education. But with take home pay of only $900 a month — of which $750 goes to rent — she's only scraping by. And she's not alone. The number of people …
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