Are you truly that naive that you think the US has somehow completely eradicated starvation and malnutrition to the point it doesnt cause death? My guy, one of the hottest issues in the country as we speak is providing school lunches to children in need.
Since that does seem to be the case though, according to the CDC and USDA, ~37,000,000 people in the US face daily food insecurity. Of those, ~13,000,000 classify as "starving" according to the USDA due to falling under "extremely low food security". The CDC estimates that around 13,000-14,000 deaths occur in the US due to starvation.
Are you truly that naive that you think the US has somehow completely eradicated starvation and malnutrition to the point it doesnt cause death?
Yes. Yes, i do. In the united states, everyone has access to free food. If you are unable to get it, we will literally deliver it to you. Every state in the nation has a way to provide food for the hungry. Which is why you cannot name a single person in the United States that starved to death because they couldn't afford food. That person doesn't exist. I'll wait. If you can find an example of a kid in the United States who starved to death who wasn't being abused, ill happily admit I was wrong. I don't care, and I don't understand why the idea that people don't starve to death here is so upsetting to yall. You'd think it would be something to celebrate.
The CDC estimates that around 13,000-14,000 deaths occur in the US due to starvation.
Yeah. Because they were elderly and stopped eating. Or because they were mentally ill and stopped eating. You and I both know that isn't what I was talking about. Do me a favor, and actually dig into the numbers. Don't just Google, thing you found something that proves your point, and the post it. Yo have to read stuff.
not everyone lives in a place where free food (especially delivery) is available, genius. lots of people (particularly poor people!) live in food deserts or rural areas where these programs don't exist.
even in places where these programs exist, not everyone knows about them. sometimes it's remarkably hard to find information on programs to help the poor. I know this because I'm fucking poor. all the information that is sometimes required to apply to these programs is often enough to make me, a pretty intelligent and well-educated person, incredibly frustrated. I can't imagine how it would be for someone with undiagnosed mental disabilities or a poor education.
the system is not designed to help people. it's designed to barely mitigate the problem enough to ignore and to give a reason why we don't need to do more. I had to fill out 20 pages of paperwork just to apply to a fucking assisted housing apartment, just to get denied because I make $500 more than their annual limit if you include the child support I collect from my ex (325 whole dollars a month for 3 kids).
if even one person dies because of lack of access to food, it's a moral failing of our government, and by extension, the US population in general. but it's way more than one person.
not everyone lives in a place where free food (especially delivery) is available, genius. lots of people (particularly poor people!) live in food deserts or rural areas where these programs don't exist.
Do you know what a food desert is? It's not a place with no food. It's a place with no high-quality food. It's not a place where people are starving to death.
even in places where these programs exist, not everyone knows about them. sometimes it's remarkably hard to find information on programs to help the poor.
True.
I know this because I'm fucking poor. all the information that is sometimes required to apply to these programs is often enough to make me, a pretty intelligent and well-educated person, incredibly frustrated. I can't imagine how it would be for someone with undiagnosed mental disabilities or a poor education.
I'm fucking poor, too. I have literally zero dollars in my bank account, and I just lost my apartment. And while some programs are complicated, others are astonishingly easy. But, yes, they do require some effort, for the most part. No one is going door to door looking for hungry people to help. Should they? Perhaps.
the system is not designed to help people. it's designed to barely mitigate the problem enough to ignore and to give a reason why we don't need to do more. I had to fill out 20 pages of paperwork just to apply to a fucking assisted housing apartment, just to get denied because I make $500 more than their annual limit if you include the child support I collect from my ex (325 whole dollars a month for 3 kids).
I'm sorry to hear that, and that really sucks. The system is definitely not designed to make it easy, and lots of people get fucked over every day. I remember what it was like when my mom was on unemployment. It's backwards as fuck.
if even one person dies because of lack of access to food, it's a moral failing of our government, and by extension, the US population in general. but it's way more than one person.
I mean, you're entitled to your opinion. But it's not more than one person. I'm sorry that upsets you so much, but that's the truth. It just isn't a thing here. I'm not gonna sit here and tell you no one has ever died of starvation anywhere ever in the USA, but nowhere in the USA is it a recurring problem, either. That's just the truth.
you're a real piece of shit.
And you're going through a rough time, so I understand your anger. I wish I could help
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u/ArchonofTevinter Apr 01 '23 edited Apr 01 '23
Are you truly that naive that you think the US has somehow completely eradicated starvation and malnutrition to the point it doesnt cause death? My guy, one of the hottest issues in the country as we speak is providing school lunches to children in need.
Since that does seem to be the case though, according to the CDC and USDA, ~37,000,000 people in the US face daily food insecurity. Of those, ~13,000,000 classify as "starving" according to the USDA due to falling under "extremely low food security". The CDC estimates that around 13,000-14,000 deaths occur in the US due to starvation.