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As 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 incre
by supreme_sublime 8y ago
As 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.”