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> Is food a human right https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3951462?ln=en https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3951462?ln=en > Amount of food sent https://w
by wagwang 11mo ago
> Is food a human right
https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3951462?ln=en https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3951462?ln=en
> Amount of food sent
https://www.gao.gov/international-food-assistance https://www.gao.gov/international-food-assistance
- sbohacek 11mo agoThis is an example of US not carrying "all the water." The second link shows that the EU+UK (countries + institutions) sent more food aid than the US. The UK has roughly 1/5 the population of the US and sent more than 1/5 as much as the US. Or, the UK has roughly 1/8 the GDP of the US and sent far more than 1/8 as much as the US. Also, the data is 2014-2018 when US food aid was managed by USAID. What is the US percentage now that USAID has been eliminated?
- wagwang 11mo agoThe us share of world gdp was between 22-27% and it was contributing 36%. Secondly, this is only external aid, internally the US far outspend most countries with 100B towards SNAP. Most euro nations don't even have food stamp like programs.
- acdha 11mo agoSo we’ve gone from “the U.S. carrying all of the water” to “the U.S. carrying 10 points more, in a way which heavily subsidized a key political group”? That seems like a pretty big shift in goalposts.
- wagwang 11mo agoOP asked for the slightest proof and I presented proof that the US is over contributing in food aid by 50% and now I'm goalpost shifting? lol... And just so we are clear, that meager 10 points that I'm goal post shifting for is probably life or death for millions.
- acdha 11mo agoThey asked for proof. You supplied evidence contradicting rather than proving the point. Now you’re trying to claim success by picking a statistical misrepresentation. Try to support the original claim if you want credit for meeting the original goal.