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I’m amazed that your personal experience was so representative that you don’t even have to consider that other people’s circumstances might be different.
by mikeash 8y ago
I’m amazed that your personal experience was so representative that you don’t even have to consider that other people’s circumstances might be different.
- your-nanny 8y agoTo abuse the phrase, anecdotes are not data, unless they're your own.
- supreme_sublime 8y agoAs of 2012 food costs as a % of spending are the lowest in the US than anywhere else in the world. [0] During the Obama administration there was a massive increase in enrollment with the SNAP program. [1] Between government programs and charitable organizations I'd argue it is practically impossible for someone to go hungry through no fault of their own. You'd have to be unlucky on a cosmic level. [0] http://www.ibtimes.com/us-spends-less-food-any-other-country-world-maps-1546945 http://www.ibtimes.com/us-spends-less-food-any-other-country... [1] http://www.trivisonno.com/food-stamps-charts http://www.trivisonno.com/food-stamps-charts
- mikeash 8y agoThere’s a wide range of diets between “not literally starving” and “eating a nutritious and healthy diet.”