Lee Duna to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoWhy Americans are going hungry despite a strong economywww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down15cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkWhy Americans are going hungry despite a strong economywww.nbcnews.comLee Duna to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square43fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-square@Rapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilink11•1 year agoRemember the food lines when Trump was President? I do
minus-squareares35linkfedilink9•1 year agothe lines at the food pantry every week went from a few people and 5 minutes to get through to 50-60+ and 60-90 minutes during that time.
minus-square@Rapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilink5•1 year agoWe used to have a strategic food supply in the US in case other countries fell into famine. Or, if we needed it ourselves. No longer. I guess Congress felt it was too expensive to keep.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink3•1 year agoDon’t tell me they got rid of the strategic cheese reserve!
minus-square@Rapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilink3•edit-21 year agoThe rice was a big hit. No better foreign relations than giving a big ol bag of rice to a starving family. Stars and stripes printed on the outside.
Remember the food lines when Trump was President? I do
the lines at the food pantry every week went from a few people and 5 minutes to get through to 50-60+ and 60-90 minutes during that time.
We used to have a strategic food supply in the US in case other countries fell into famine. Or, if we needed it ourselves. No longer. I guess Congress felt it was too expensive to keep.
Don’t tell me they got rid of the strategic cheese reserve!
The rice was a big hit. No better foreign relations than giving a big ol bag of rice to a starving family. Stars and stripes printed on the outside.