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"America's dirty little secret: 42 million people are suffering from hunger"

12/15/2016

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The people who supported Barack Obama the most are the one's being screwed-over the most during the last 8 years. In fact, rarely does this President talk about the poor and hungry. While he touts the low unemployment rate, Obama makes no mention of the fact that those jobs are low paying. Additionally, he has hasn't really tried getting an increase the federal minimum wage. Thankfully, several states have have raised the rate which has benefitted some of poorest in America. Needless to say, Republicans have been equally atrocious in not helping our suffering fellow citizens. Both parties have made sure that the wealthy are better off. Of course, those prosperous individuals who have never had it better do nothing to help our hungry:
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While families across the country gather around the dinner table during this holiday season, there is a different, far less cheery scenario playing out for millions of other Americans. They're the ones who go hungry, and for whom food — and enough of it — is a daily struggle. According to Feeding America, more than 42 million people now suffer from hunger throughout the nation.

In the midst of a recovering economy, low unemployment and nearly nonexistent inflation, the fact remains that nearly 1 in 7 Americans still goes to bed hungry each night. According to recent statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 15.8 million U.S. households — that's 12.7 percent of the total — didn't have enough food to eat at some point last year, the latest period for which numbers are available.
Americans need a job with a living wage:
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The number of people seeking emergency food assistance increased by an average of 2% in 2016, the United States Conference of Mayorssaid in its annual report Wednesday.

The majority, or 63%, of those seeking assistance were families, down from 67% a year ago, the survey found. However, the proportion of people who were employed and in need of food assistance rose sharply -- increasing to 51% from 42%.

The primary cause of hunger, the mayors said: low wages.
"We're looking at the wealth gap. Jobs in our cities are coming back, but they are not paying what they we're paying before the meltdown," said Mick Cornett, mayor of Oklahoma City.

High housing costs and poverty were also major reasons cited by the mayors.
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