re: Is Childhood Hunger in America Really A Problem?

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Yes, but that's a parenting problem not a hunger problem. There is literally nothing that can be done to address that issue outside of removing the children from the parents.

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The saddest thing about this is that there's a catch-22 here. You want to help these children who have crappy parents. But in helping the children you're actually encouraging the parents to continue being negligent.

A certain political party is perfectly fine with this model. Because many of these children who go through life with government support will end up having their own children whom they also neglect. And these families will continue voting for people who want to maintain their government funded lifestyle.

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Who cares what the actually numbers are, it is out there.

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Oh look, an emotional response with zero reasoning or context.

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I guarantee you have never gotten off of your high horse and been to an impoverished area in the US or another country.

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The fact you equate "impoverished" in this country with other countries tells me all I need to know.

Bunch of privileged a-holes in this thread arguing that children should go hungry because they have crappy parents. Ignore the myriad reasons that a person may be in poverty, focus on addicts as if they don't exist in the suburbs, focus on grocery stores like every neighborhood has one, focus on televisions as if everyone has purchased one, focus on school lunch programs as if everyone qualifies.

I know adults with no children that skip meals to make it week to week on their paychecks, and some of ya'll don't believe that children with no income of their own sometimes go to bed hungry. You are a shame to humanity and a shame to the God that you guys claim to follow.

Poverty and hunger in America are myths. Our poor people are fat and have iphones.

Sorry if my personal experience as one of these children makes my post seem emotional.

I guess it's easier to be emotionally distant if you've never known someone in the condition. Go back to your callousness. Thanks.

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Because many of these children who go through life with government support will end up having their own children whom they also neglect.

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This effect throws off the whole principal of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. If the gov just carte blance takes care of #1 and #2 then human nature (#3 coming naturally) will naturally jump to #4 for the weak minded. This is where we buy TV's and phones and subscriptions to overpriced make-up.

#1 - Physiological needs are obvious; they are the literal requirements for human survival.

#2 - Safety Needs - stability, protection; the individual's safety needs take precedence and dominate behavior.

#3 - Social Needs. involve feelings of belongingness. The individual begins to feel the need for friends, family, relationships and a sense of community.

#4 - self-esteem. Esteem presents the normal human desire to be accepted and valued by others.

#5 - Self-actualization. This level of need pertains to what a person's full potential is and realizing that potential.

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I guess it's easier to be emotionally distant if you've never known someone in the condition. Go back to your callousness. Thanks.

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I grew up in that condition. As a kid I thought eating cream of wheat for dinner was a treat.

I'm not callous. I just don't let my emotions rule my thinking.

This country does not have a child hunger problem. It has a shitty parent problem. Period.

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Sorry if my personal experience as one of these children makes my post seem emotional.

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Your parents are to blame. There is absolutely zero reason why a child cannot get enough food in them. It may not be the kind you like, but it is REMARKABLY CHEAP to meet your biological food needs.

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Bunch of privileged a-holes in this thread

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privilege seems to follow responsibility. Funny how that works.

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I know adults with no children that skip meals to make it week to week on their paychecks, and some of ya'll don't believe that children with no income of their own sometimes go to bed hungry

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Adults skipping meals cause they don't have money seems like the responsible thing to do to me. Or get another job if you can. Kids going to bed hungry is a separate issue and that's up to the parents to correct.
there are ample programs available to get kids and adults food, whether its done through public programs or via private charities.
If you want a grocery store in your neighborhood, then don't shoplift, rob, deal drugs in the parking lot, and steal the shopping carts. Otherwise you'll have to take the bus to get to one where that shite aint chronically occurring.

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focus on televisions as if everyone has purchased one

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unfortunately, most homes with "hungry" kids have a color TV. Iphones too. Probably some pricy tennis shoes as well. But don't let that ruin their being "victims"

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You are a shame to humanity and a shame to the God that you guys claim to follow

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my charitable contributions say otherwise. My 38% tax rate does too.

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Sorry if my personal experience as one of these children makes my post seem emotional.

I guess it's easier to be emotionally distant if you've never known someone in the condition. Go back to your callousness. Thanks.

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You are a gump, as Daddy Nick to toss a few bucks to the chirren in ol' bammy