620,000 Military Families Rely on Food Pantries to Meet Basic Needs

[Ilsa]

8. Thank you for the long and thoughtful post.

There's significant detail in it for leaders to consider before deciding to go to war. War costs the nation's treasury and the personal finances of soldiers.

Even if reservist families planned on deployment during peace time and bought less house, capital goods, etc, it still costs the nation in terms of affecting spending. That's a lot of people buying less house and capital goods.

The cycle of dependency is easy to anticipate with so many, including former SNAP recipients, needing a food safety net.