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Neglected and forgotten
From I See Invisible People:
Despite the much touted economic recovery, the use of food banks and soup kitchens has increased 8% since 2001 according to a Second Harvest, a national network of food banks, report. That’s backed up by a study from the US Department of Agriculture, who found that in 2005, more than 38 million Americans lived in “hungry or food insecure” households, an increase of 5 million since 2000.
As Terry says, billions a week for war in Iraq and tax cuts to the wealthy, but cuts to social welfare programs. And, as a nation, we are not paying attention.
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