1 in 6 Kids in the U.S. are Hungry?

[Mos Eisley]

The Poor/Rich thread got me thinking of the recent headlines of 1 in 6 kids going hungry in the U.S. That's really hard for me to believe. I just gotta believe this is some B.S. thing invented somewhere to grab headlines or promote some bored rich person's "cause". I mean, who here would turn a kid away that said he was hungry? What statistics are they using? I'm sure it must happen but to believe it's 1 in 6 is just unthinkable. If this is happening this day in age, in the U.S., it has to be the fault of the care-giver (drugs, pride, etc). Many programs exist already to ensure this doesn't happen, especially to kids. What say you?

 

[Perplexed]

Do you have a link? I'd wonder how they defined "hungry" given the rising incidence of obesity in Americans today.

 

[inactive]

If this is happening this day in age, in the U.S., it has to be the fault of the care-giver (drugs, pride, etc).

Uhhh, you mean people spawn offspring without the means and desire to care for them? Happens EVERY. DAMN. DAY.

I think you should check out some more resources. For example, http://feedingamerica.org/how-we-fi...d-services/child-hunger/backpack-program.aspx This is a very real problem and there are people with programs trying to help.

Also just because "programs exist" does not mean all children have access to them.

 

[inactive]

Do you have a link? I'd wonder how they defined "hungry" given the rising incidence of obesity in Americans today.

1 in 6 are hungry. The other 5 probably eat enough carbohydrate calories to sustain some 12 grown adults.

 

[Mos Eisley]

Do you have a link? I'd wonder how they defined "hungry" given the rising incidence of obesity in Americans today.

Just Google it, it's all over the Interweb out there. It's the Wally World commercial that got me thinking of it lately, but I've heard it before.

And your reaction is exactly what I was thinking!

 

[Dukester]

I have three who never go hungry.

 

[Werewolf]

With 47 million people on food stamps being a tad less than 1 in 6 I imagine the libtards are using that as the source for all the BS commercials being played touting that 1 in 6 stat.

After all - you don't really think our government with it's reputation for the wise spending of our hard earned money would issue food stamps to someone that isn't hungry do ya?

Well - DO YA?

 

[MercFE]

Obese kids get hungry too...

 

[kd5rjz]

This is why we should have a generous welfare system in this country that covers a complete abortion for anyone unable to pay for delivery of their child.

On another note, all this talk about obesity in the US has made me hungry.

 

[henschman]

Shoot, I'm hungry after a long day of plea bargaining and getting continuances... I could see 1 in 6 people being in my position at any given time. Now where are those potato chips, nom nom nom...