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That much wealth could probably fund every food bank in the country indefinitely, even at extremely conservative returns.
by SteveNuts 1y ago
That much wealth could probably fund every food bank in the country indefinitely, even at extremely conservative returns.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> That much wealth could probably fund every food bank in the country indefinitely That seems like an incredibly stupid way to spend money that has been eradicating diseases and saving lives in countries where food insecurity isn’t a choice.
- jkestner 1y agoFood insecurity is a choice in the US? I suppose yes, if you mean it's the government's choice: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/food-banks-usda-cuts-impact-rcna200482 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/food-banks-usda-cuts-im...
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Food insecurity is a choice in the US? I suppose yes, if you mean it's the government's choice That’s what I mean. Like the housing shortage, food insecurity is trivially solved if voters cared about it. We don’t at almost every political level.
- therealdrag0 1y agoDo food banks lack funding? In my region they often struggle to give away food before throwing it out. Even the poor in America don’t starve.