When Hunger is Ignored

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I am so disheartened about how the U.S. has been the last few years and is getting worse. Children, the elderly, and disabled Americans are going hungry. SNAP benefits barely cover a single meal in today’s high grocery prices. Those ignorant of SNAP will say how they can go to work, stop the entitlement, and should eat beans and rice. Close to 88% do work. If they have kids, a lot of money goes to day care. There are rigorous screenings in place to even be approved so fraud is maybe 3% or less. Yet, I'll hear, "well, I work three jobs and care for my kids...." I want to ask if they want a trophy or something. Not all are able to work. If someone has MS, ALS, stage IV cancer, 80 years old, they are expected to "just get a job?" Now, cuts and delayed payments leave families scrambling. Partial weekly distributions create extra trips and costs, and the homeless, many disabled, are left with nothing if they aren't elderly, have approved disability payments or children. No one should celebrate this suffering, yet it's disturbingly happening all over. Poverty is not a moral failing. Anyone can be put in the same situation. All it takes is a major disaster, critical health crisis, job loss, or other circumstance. You can fill up on beans and rice but nutrients will lack. If you do a diet of macaroni, rice, potatoes and beans, expect weight gain. Expect those with diabetes, Hashimoto's, kidney failure, inflammation issues (arthritis etc.), to begin having major more health issues. Of course, there was one person who recently answered that with, "oh, but they won't be hungry!" I understand the shut down. Health cost is outrageous. Medicaid cuts are alarming. We still need to feed our people. It's really scary out their now. Many are stepping up helping where I live including helping with animals. I hope other areas are as well.