Posted on 12/11/2023 9:25:40 AM PST by george76
Government numbers say America is seeing about 1 in 7 people struggling with food insecurity...
The nonprofit Feeding America says its research shows that Americans’ salaries aren’t keeping up with the price of necessities.
Now, the government numbers say we’re seeing about 1 in 7 people struggling with food insecurity.
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Jen Muzia with the Seattle Ballard Foodbank says running the food bank has become much more expensive. "It’s not only our guests that come in to shop, we’re also seeing it on us as we go to buy food. It’s costing us way more to buy food
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the food bank has had to buy a lot more food to meet demand.
"For us, we are seeing more than double what we saw pre-pandemic. And then we’ve seen even a greater increase when snap benefits were rolled back in February or March"
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rent inflation is over 7%. And for low income or working families, rent can account for about 50% or more of their income.
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The United States Department of Agriculture reports that from 2021 to 2022, 13.5 million more people became food insecure.
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Or maybe people don’t want to give food knowing it’s going to go first to illegals.
Look up the definition of Food Insecurity. Everyone one of us could suffer from this on a weekly basis based on our daily lives and busy schedules and religious obligations.
I think it is just the cost of the food.
The Mrs and I stopped at the grocery store yesterday. We needed a few things. The cart was about half full. $205.
No steaks, no fancy fresh fish. Just normal stuff. Inflation on food has been the worst of anything
Food Insecurity: Low food security (old label = Food insecurity without hunger): reports of reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet. Little or no indication of reduced food intake.
Very low food security: (old label = Food insecurity with hunger): reports of multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.
“Or maybe people don’t want to give food knowing it’s going to go first to illegals.”
Exactly. Like feeding stray cats, the more you help, the more will come. Biden’s invasion is a tragedy for the poorest Americans.
As for, snort, food insecurity, Deep State's definition found here...
Abd it's still a joke.
I agree. It’s infuriating.
The line of cars waiting stretches out around the building and down the street out of sight.
control healthcare, you control the people
control food, you control people.
control energy, you control people.
This is part of the grand plan to make everyone dependent on the government. One doesn’t vote against the party in power that feeds them.
Trump's fault, right?! /s
> Inflation on food has been the worst of anything. <
And that’s why food (and energy) are never included in calculations of “core inflation”. Those things are just too “volatile”, dontcha know?
Everybody is hiring, you just have to be decent looking and acting. Apparently that’s too much to ask of some folks, they should starve then
“Food insecurity” is a made up commie trash term for ghettos not having a food mart ‘cause the Ahole natives don’t report the shoplifters.
A case of you getting what you deserve, and not one bit more.
I wonder what percent of the individuals suffering from “food insecurities” are single family homes, illegals and democrats.
No, that’s a food ‘desert’.
I will give to our church where LOCAL families that we know get help. The local rescue mission might be okay, too.
I will not even donate to the Salvation Army anymore.
I think anyone over 300 pounds should be excluded from those counted as suffering from “food insecurity”
Correct!
Food insecurities happen most often in food deserts.
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