Rick of Winslow, ME The way I look at it, when this country is spending $720 million PER DAY in Iraq, something has to give. Higher costs for food due to rising fuel costs, lost jobs, home foreclosures, no money to repair roads and bridges . .I think this country is headed for something we haven't seen since the depression.

I could be wrong - but I don't think so.report abuse

Tim1 of Weld, ME When the parents are spending their welfare money and foodstamps on booze, smokes and drugs...is it any wonder there isn't enough for food?

This is one of those problems that could have the equivalent of the Defense budget spent on it, and it wouldn't go away. How many TRILLIONS have been spent since the "War on Poverty" began in the 60's?...and yet we still have poverty and hunger.

Maybe the problem isn't the money being spent...it's the PEOPLE the money is spent ON.report abuse

ddw of North Anson, ME Hunger is directly tied to job availability, wages and benefits. The past decades have seen a tremondous displacement of good paying jobs.Meanwhile,the low end service industries are booming...go ahead and make a living at McDonald's! All types of manufacturing- including paper mills- have laid off thousands.Just add a small sprinkle of ever rising taxes, health care, inflation,unaffordable housing,insurance rates etc. It comes as no surprise of the end result. Our government is directly responsible for the welfare of its citizens. Advocates are extremely important to sing out loud and strong, and draw attention to an ever growing problem. Hunger is not some fantasy! It is so real..public education needs to feed children breakfast! When does your ethical and moral faith say; "enough is enough! It's time to DO Something!?"report abuse

Publius of Skowhegan, ME Note that the author has been involved in something called the "national hunger community" since at least the 1980s.

It is in the personal interests of the author to manufacture as much "hunger" in the United States as possible: his livelihood depends on it. No "hungry" people, no morally posturing layabout sincecure of a job; he'd actually have to go to work.

So those in the "national hunger community" run around wailing about how nothing is being done, while supporting government programs that do nothing but encourage government dependency, while maintaining their own cushy, preachy, waste of life advocacy jobs.

You "national hunger community" activists are beneath contempt, not only hurting the people you claim to want to help, but making more of them through your support for programs that cause money to go to those that don't need it, rather than the relatively few who actually do.

If it were not so, you would be advocating for asset limits for Food Stamps in households with children; would require changes such as getting married or getting a job have to always be reported instead of not always having to; or requiring that all income be counted, instead of excluding, say, the $1000 per week wages the boyfriend makes because they say they don't eat together. Food stamps going into households like these that don't need them, could then go into those that do.

You "national hunger community" activists are fakes, frauds, poseurs, and hypocrites. I can't make it any clearer.report abuse