Fireside: Millions go Hungry in US

We'll share with you some staggering statistics compiled by ThinkProgress that show how deep hunger runs in America. Last year, 17.2 million households in the United States were food insecure. That's the highest level on record, and a 30% rise during this Great Recession. That also makes up 14.5% of all households. Nearly 40% had to choose between paying rent or a mortgage and food. Don't forget, food prices increased by 3.6 percent last year alone.

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[alphacause]

What these statistics on hunger fail to reflect are the millions more people, who, because of their limited income, get "enough" food to eat, but the food is of such poor quality that they consume excess calories, WITHOUT receiving the proper nutrition. That is one of the untold travesties of the state of food in this country. Many poor people, must subsist on highly refined sugars and carbohydrates, devoid of nutrition, and thus they are overfed, but malnourished, and also become obese.

[mzm153]

I don't know why but I aways had a feeling that we Americans would have to deal with problems such as hunger, homelessness, lack of education, and others sooner or later. Extreme individualism and unleashed capitalism are unsustainable and won't allow US to be a first world country for long. I am not surprised at all that we got to this point.

[timon7ooo]

i think the usa goernment should provide new jobs for american only and stop spending money to help other countries ..

[WeStandForTruth]

WHY DOES SHE NOT WORK FOR US NEWS! at least she's honest

[chris96kalonji]

Viva La Revolucion, Viva Che! Fight, stand up and fight, or suffer.

[jedihunter176]

You need to be on TV.

[thrashblackdeath666]

@DarkosApprentice fuck off fascist pig!

[TheAngryAmericanwon]

@DarkosApprentice has it occurred to you maybe the poor are trying to find work, unlike those who are lucky to have work. Being poor doesn't mean your lazy, its just means you've been exhausted from trying to find work; meanwhile, you've lost all your money and now have resorted to living in a cardboard box.

[garytcw]

It made no sense.

If alien attacked and cities are destroyed (or floods, or hurricane, etc..), transportation of foodstuff and infrastructure to produce things are destroyed. YEAH help people, borrow to help even. You can pay it back later .

But the hungry Alyona are talking about are under NORMAL situation, the so called "crisis" are man made fake shit that will NEVER go away. You started the war, you refused to increase tax, you pay with having no food to eat. What is this so hard to get?

[DarkosApprentice]

Most of the poor are just too lazy to work, only 17.2 million out of a 300 million population, those are good odds, Maybe the poor should get off their ass and go to work for a living.

[PazGuerro]

Let's not polarize the 99% against the 1%! Let's unite as 100% of Americans against the irresponsible policy-makers for their increased spending, which of course is needed if they are to continue bombing the rest of the undeveloped Muslim and anti-Western world into oblivion!

Let's not punish the 1% for being in the 1%, let's punish the government that subsidizes the minority of the 1% that behave irresponsibly and their malinvestment!

And finally, marry me!