[hinckley buzzard]

Many of these statistics are not what they appear. The government had a strong campaign last year to recruit people on to the SNAP(food stamp) program. They are proud of the numbers. Many of the "elderly in poverty" are living in nursing homes, no income, but total care provided courtesy of medicaid. "Food insecurity" is a bogus concept that counts you if you claim to have some anxiety about your next meal, even if you never miss one. And so on.

[cripplecreek]

I’m just irritated that I live within my means and as a result, go without much of the crap that the so called “impoverished” seem to have unlimited funds for.

Its pretty damned bad that the working poor are in worse shape than those on welfare.

[driftless2]

I’m am amazed anyone falls for the “hungry America” scam. All they have to do is walk through Walmart. I’ll start believing the hungry America trope when I start seeing emaciated wraithes on streetcorners asking for crusts of bread. I don’t think I’ll see that in the near future. Of course, if we keep electing Democrats, we’ll start seeing more skinny people in Walmart. Or asking for a crust of bread outside the doors.