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It was a worse case scenario to drive home a point.
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Originally Posted by NewbieHere
I agree with a poster who said this is care issue more than hunger issue.
It's both. If the country doesn't have enough funds or won't provide the funds needed to feed it's poor, where will it get the money to provide day to day care for these same people?
Who are these poor people, are they homeless. I can eat well on $196 a month here. Yesterday I bought 8-12 pieces of drum sticks for a little about $2. I made fried chicken on my BBQ, not deep fried. That would last me at least 6 meals. I freeze my food too.
My budget is expensive because I eat a lot of fresh wild fish. But if I’m poor, canned salmon can be had for cheap, the one I bought from Sprouts should last me for at least 2 meals. No cooking is necessary. I cook rice every 2-3 days, then heat them up. If you are too lazy to make rice, buy it from a Chinese take out. There are ways to stretch your budget. Poor people are much smarter than we give them credit. It’s usually the rich here, as in not poor, discuss how hard it is for poor people to stretch the budget because they never done it. If you are poor all your life, you’ll learn quickly.
Newbie, people can not just gum their food. If you cannot chew your food properly it ends up causing stomach issues and sometimes the need for surgery. I have expensive implants on the bottom and a well fitted denture on top. Fake teeth lack the bite force needed to chew well. Even with tender steak I have to cut it up in baby size pieces. It takes me forever to eat. I have lost lots of weight since this happened 4 years ago.
Who are these poor people, are they homeless. I can eat well on $196 a month here. Yesterday I bought 8-12 pieces of drum sticks for a little about $2. I made fried chicken on my BBQ, not deep fried. That would last me at least 6 meals. I freeze my food too.
My budget is expensive because I eat a lot of fresh wild fish. But if I’m poor, canned salmon can be had for cheap, the one I bought from Sprouts should last me for at least 2 meals. No cooking is necessary. I cook rice every 2-3 days, then heat them up. If you are too lazy to make rice, buy it from a Chinese take out. There are ways to stretch your budget. Poor people are much smarter than we give them credit. It’s usually the rich here, as in not poor, discuss how hard it is for poor people to stretch the budget because they never done it. If you are poor all your life, you’ll learn quickly.
You're not disabled. You can shop for your own food. You have a kitchen. You can cook your own food. You can wash your dishes. The "insecurity" issue is a care issue, not a food cost issue.
You're not disabled. You can shop for your own food. You have a kitchen. You can cook your own food. You can wash your dishes. The "insecurity" issue is a care issue, not a food cost issue.
I agree with you, this is not a hunger issue, it’s a care issue. However, with the home delivery now, I know my previous neighbors, the two doctors were ordering lots of fresh stuff from Amazon.
Newbie, people can not just gum their food. If you cannot chew your food properly it ends up causing stomach issues and sometimes the need for surgery. I have expensive implants on the bottom and a well fitted denture on top. Fake teeth lack the bite force needed to chew well. Even with tender steak I have to cut it up in baby size pieces. It takes me forever to eat. I have lost lots of weight since this happened 4 years ago.
My father did. In fact he had no stomach issue, he hated soft food. I had to sneak in junk food that are not soft for him. Otherwise he would starve to death, mushy food was unappealing to him. Occasionally I took him out for Thai food near his nursing home, he was chomping on a lot of raw vegs, he loved raw vegs, not sautéed vegs or mushy peas.
I'm all for the food banks, but they apparently didn't qualify the recipients. Ie millionaires could come and get the free food. Don't tell me that people with plenty of money will not try to get free food. I have relatives that were millionaires and got meals on wheels.
In many areas Meals on Wheels are not free. At the senior centers they cost $4 and home delivery is about the same. To get it for free you have to prove need. Many people get the home delivery because they are disabled or too feeble to shop & cook, either permanently or short term after surgery. My dad paid for it after surgery but the food was so awful that he canceled it.
Who are these poor people, are they homeless. I can eat well on $196 a month here. Yesterday I bought 8-12 pieces of drum sticks for a little about $2. I made fried chicken on my BBQ, not deep fried. That would last me at least 6 meals. I freeze my food too.
My budget is expensive because I eat a lot of fresh wild fish. But if I’m poor, canned salmon can be had for cheap, the one I bought from Sprouts should last me for at least 2 meals. No cooking is necessary. I cook rice every 2-3 days, then heat them up. If you are too lazy to make rice, buy it from a Chinese take out. There are ways to stretch your budget. Poor people are much smarter than we give them credit. It’s usually the rich here, as in not poor, discuss how hard it is for poor people to stretch the budget because they never done it. If you are poor all your life, you’ll learn quickly.
In many areas Meals on Wheels are not free. At the senior centers they cost $4 and home delivery is about the same. To get it for free you have to prove need. Many people get the home delivery because they are disabled or too feeble to shop & cook, either permanently or short term after surgery. My dad paid for it after surgery but the food was so awful that he canceled it.
In my area Meals On Wheels provides one meal a day, only delivers one day a week, and will not deliver outside the city limits. They charge for the service, but will accept food stamps. The catch-22 is that the one meal a day costs $90 a month more than the max SNAP benefit. There goes the electric bill.
Transportation services are limited to medical appointments. They will not take seniors grocery shopping.
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