[3AngelaD]

It was even more amazing that the poor and hungry completely disappeared the entire time Clinton was in the White House. We never heard anything about them. All was apparently hunky-dory, poverty-wise. The day he left (blessed day that was), the unfortunates sprang back into view, thanks to the media and their fellow-traveling organizations. I think NPR was one of the first to report that the poor, the hungry and the homeless were still with us. I live in Washington, D.C. There are two whole phonebook page's worth of organizations here that house, feed, clothe, etc. the poor. I continue to give them generous cash donations, as well has having donated a small fortune in clothing, winter coats, gloves boots, whatever. So do my friends. You have to be a complete idiot (or a drugs-and-alcohol addled parasite) to go hungry, ill clad or homeless here. The whining and the claims of victimhood never end.AdR

[bluebeowulf]

You have to be a complete idiot (or a drugs-and-alcohol addled parasite) to go hungry, ill clad or homeless here.

Sad, but I think that's absolutely correct. With the raft of benefits and services, public and private, there's virtually no way you can go hungry in the U.S.

I'm also continually baffled by those in our society who seem to have no support network whatsoever -- no family, friends, church or other group to help our in times of need. Short of mental illness of chemical dependency, I just can't understand it.