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In reply to the discussion: Food Stamps ***Rant*** [View all]Zalatix
(8,994 posts)53. That day is already here.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/more-americans-chinese-t-put-food-table-132752601.html
The number of Americans who lack access to basic necessities like food and health care is now higher than it was at the peak of the Great Recession, a survey released Thursday found. And in a finding that could worsen fears of U.S. decline, the share of Americans struggling to put food on the table is now three times as large as the share of the Chinese population in the same position.
The United States' Basic Index Score, a Gallup measure of access to necessities, fell to 81.4 in September--even lower than the 81.5 mark it reached in February and March, 2009. The recession officially ended in June of that year, but the halting recovery hasn't given a sustained boost to the number of Americans able to provide for themselves. The government reported last month that a record number of Americans is living in poverty.
Between September 2008 and last month, the share of Americans with access to a personal doctor plummeted from 82.5 percent to 78.3 percent. The share with health insurance fell from 85.9 percent to 82.3 percent. And the share saying they had enough money to buy food for themselves and their family dropped from 81.1 percent to 80.1 percent. Gallup's surveys are based on phone and in-person interviews.
Meanwhile, Gallup found that just 6 percent of Chinese said there were times in the past 12 months when they lacked enough money for food for themselves or their family, compared to 19 percent of Americans. Just three years ago, those results were almost reversed: 16 percent of Chinese couldn't put food on the table at times, compared to 9 percent of Americans.
The number of Americans who lack access to basic necessities like food and health care is now higher than it was at the peak of the Great Recession, a survey released Thursday found. And in a finding that could worsen fears of U.S. decline, the share of Americans struggling to put food on the table is now three times as large as the share of the Chinese population in the same position.
The United States' Basic Index Score, a Gallup measure of access to necessities, fell to 81.4 in September--even lower than the 81.5 mark it reached in February and March, 2009. The recession officially ended in June of that year, but the halting recovery hasn't given a sustained boost to the number of Americans able to provide for themselves. The government reported last month that a record number of Americans is living in poverty.
Between September 2008 and last month, the share of Americans with access to a personal doctor plummeted from 82.5 percent to 78.3 percent. The share with health insurance fell from 85.9 percent to 82.3 percent. And the share saying they had enough money to buy food for themselves and their family dropped from 81.1 percent to 80.1 percent. Gallup's surveys are based on phone and in-person interviews.
Meanwhile, Gallup found that just 6 percent of Chinese said there were times in the past 12 months when they lacked enough money for food for themselves or their family, compared to 19 percent of Americans. Just three years ago, those results were almost reversed: 16 percent of Chinese couldn't put food on the table at times, compared to 9 percent of Americans.
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Food stamps are bad for the economy though, right Moodys? You know, Moodys. The bond-raters.
Scuba
Sep 2012
#1
Well, it's a no-brainer, so they should get it, but sometimes they know less than zero.
Scuba
Sep 2012
#12
What child in America doesn't deserve a birthday cake & a half gallon of ice cream?
Motown_Johnny
Sep 2012
#10
Here in TX I don't think you have to work for food stamps. What state is that in? nt
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#19
should there be any expectation that FS recipients make the most of their FS dollar?
zuzu98
Sep 2012
#25
We are not as large a some of the major chains, so we are not in every state or city.
unapatriciated
Sep 2012
#84
Even if a food stamp recipient buys something frivolous with their food stamps
Lydia Leftcoast
Sep 2012
#59
Re-read your reply, you made an explicit suggestion that "we know better than they do". n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2012
#76
Fresh produce is way more expensive than processed foods, and that's here in CA
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#78
That would be an excellent solution. Don't ever expect a Repuke to vote for it, though.
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#83
Actually, drug tests for a job are just another way to make sure that the
Lydia Leftcoast
Sep 2012
#61