[jdege]

That has more to do with our absurd definition of poverty than anything else.

And the title is misleading. 1 in 5 children rely on food stamps should be 1 in 5 children live in families that receive food stamps. Whether they rely on them or not is another issue.

Good food - quality meats, fresh produce, etc., is expensive. There's no way around that. But the traditional staples are dirt cheap.

When my mother was growing up, she had neighbors that lived on feed corn and greens. A fifty pound bag of feed corn costs less than $6. It's not the perfect food, but it's healthier than the processed crap our kids are killing themselves with at the convenience store.

[bonfire]

Many of these parents don’t get married just so the mama can get her gov’t benefits. It’s all the rage now. This is driving up the 1 in 5 kids numbers. Three of my BIL’s children are taking advantage this way. Umpteen babies between them and none of them will even consider marriage. No one bats an eye.

Pack of thieves, IMO.

[Graybeard58]

When my mother was growing up, she had neighbors that lived on feed corn and greens

My wife grew up that way, as a result, she prefers feed corn over sweet corn.