Hunger in New York
Published in Argenpress
(Argentina) on 01 December 2008
by Joaquín Rivery Tur (link to original)
(Argentina) on 01 December 2008
by Joaquín Rivery Tur (link to original)
Translated from
by Cirocco.
Edited by Louis Standish
.
It will be difficult for those who believe in an American paradise to
accept that the United States has a steadily increasing percentage of
citizens without access to sufficient food.
The Hunger Index shows that consumption dropped one percent last
October in what was the largest fall since the recession in 2001. At
the time, this fact was overshadowed by media bombardment covering the
attack of the twin towers. The GDP of the United States is close to 10
billion dollars and of that number, internal consumption constitutes
75 percent (7.5 billion dollars). One percent is 75 million dollars.
In the middle of the recession of a failing economy, this is
unsurprising. Unemployment is increasing considerably, and those with
jobs are opting to save their money rather than spend it in order to
prepare for an uncertain future.
This is further evidenced by a number supplied by the Department of
Commerce: long-standing commercial orders have fallen by 6.2%.
Of course, the distribution of wealth remains in the middle of the
crisis. There are thousands of U.S. citizens who are not deprived of
anything while millions lack essentials.
The Coalition Against Hunger revealed that the quantity of people with
insufficient food in New York increased 28% over the last year. The
lines for soup kitchens have grown scandalously. George W. Bush's
government gave 700 billion dollars to resolve the problems of the
bank owners who had enormous capital - who, from an outside
perspective, unleashed the crisis - and reduced the amount assigned to
social security.
This is Bush's idea of a "rescue" which he has applied to the U.S.
economy. This does not help those with minimal incomes, evidenced by
the fact that 68.8% of soup kitchens and food pantries (which provide
one meal per day) have announced that they have insufficient funds to
supply what food is needed.
According to 87% of the organizations surveyed, the number of people
who need to use soup kitchens has increased significantly in the last
few months.
The recession is in full swing and every day brings new reports of
banks declaring bankruptcy, factories closing and people becoming
unemployed. It seems that the crisis will continue to worsen.
Joel Berg, executive director of the Coalition Against Hunger, stated:
"The bad news is that we have more agencies than ever running out of
food. The hunger situation which was truly awful in 2007 has now
reached crisis proportions."
accept that the United States has a steadily increasing percentage of
citizens without access to sufficient food.
The Hunger Index shows that consumption dropped one percent last
October in what was the largest fall since the recession in 2001. At
the time, this fact was overshadowed by media bombardment covering the
attack of the twin towers. The GDP of the United States is close to 10
billion dollars and of that number, internal consumption constitutes
75 percent (7.5 billion dollars). One percent is 75 million dollars.
In the middle of the recession of a failing economy, this is
unsurprising. Unemployment is increasing considerably, and those with
jobs are opting to save their money rather than spend it in order to
prepare for an uncertain future.
This is further evidenced by a number supplied by the Department of
Commerce: long-standing commercial orders have fallen by 6.2%.
Of course, the distribution of wealth remains in the middle of the
crisis. There are thousands of U.S. citizens who are not deprived of
anything while millions lack essentials.
The Coalition Against Hunger revealed that the quantity of people with
insufficient food in New York increased 28% over the last year. The
lines for soup kitchens have grown scandalously. George W. Bush's
government gave 700 billion dollars to resolve the problems of the
bank owners who had enormous capital - who, from an outside
perspective, unleashed the crisis - and reduced the amount assigned to
social security.
This is Bush's idea of a "rescue" which he has applied to the U.S.
economy. This does not help those with minimal incomes, evidenced by
the fact that 68.8% of soup kitchens and food pantries (which provide
one meal per day) have announced that they have insufficient funds to
supply what food is needed.
According to 87% of the organizations surveyed, the number of people
who need to use soup kitchens has increased significantly in the last
few months.
The recession is in full swing and every day brings new reports of
banks declaring bankruptcy, factories closing and people becoming
unemployed. It seems that the crisis will continue to worsen.
Joel Berg, executive director of the Coalition Against Hunger, stated:
"The bad news is that we have more agencies than ever running out of
food. The hunger situation which was truly awful in 2007 has now
reached crisis proportions."
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