| -CraZed- said: By leaving home at 16 and working my ever loving butt off. By leaving behind the place from where I came, cutting ties with those from where I came and dedicating myself to the famliy I have made. I lived in a Salvation Army shelter while I was in Junior High school because my parents couldn't keep a place over our heads. I remember my school bus stop was within sight of the shelter so I would walk around the block the long way so the other kids wouldn't see where I came from. Starvation is NOT a problem in this country even for the homeless. Food banks, and cheap staples are abundant why do you think obesity is so prevelant amongst the poor? Also remember, I am the exception out of 4 other family mambers. That is the norm where I am from and in many places where welfare is the primary source of income. And I never said I was sick... I'm not Tiny effing Tim I'ma grown ass man who pulled himself up by his boot straps and by the grace of God I made myself into a productive member of society (even if I did make some mistakes along the way.) |
I highly disagree with you on the statement that no one is starving in USA. There are also plenty of poor people that are malnourished. I can provide some links that shows the problem with food security in the USA among the poor. What links to you have to back up your claims? Sure there are plenty of fat people that live in poverty but there are millions that don't know when their next meal will come (or a malnourished). You have nothing to back up your claims. Food bank... Don't talk to me about food bank.. I went to one when I was in college and they gave shit food (which easily can lead to malnourished). You know what they gave me in the food box? A bunch of discontinued snacks (or snacks that didn't sell in grocery store) and canned food.
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/us_hunger_facts.htm
http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-facts/hunger-and-poverty-statistics.aspx
