Thursday, November 16, 2006

USDA says 12 mln Americans faced hunger in 2005

More than 12 million U.S. households had trouble feeding themselves last year, but the rate of food insecurity did decline, the government said on Wednesday.

"It is simply unacceptable that after years of economic growth, 35.1 million people in this country face a constant struggle against hunger," said FRAC president Jim Weill. The group urged an expansion of the food stamp and school meal programs as well as a higher minimum wage.


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1 comment:

Cookie..... said...

In the I told ya so department...the new PC has now established that the "hunger" is unacceptable and we start calling it either "food challenged" or "food insecurity"...

Gimme a F*#kin break....