hunger+in+the+US


 * Hunger in the U S A **

**__35__ **// **million people are hungry in the United States** //**. __13 __** **//Million people are children. //**

What is the CAUSE of HUNGER in the United States?
- **LOW ** minimum wage: $7.25/hour---it's even lower than it was in the 1970's - **LOTS ** of incidents that require instant cash: speeding tickets or medical emergencies - **LACK ** of health insurance

MORE ** poverty and hunger and **LESS** money to spend on food
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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 132%;">What are <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">SOME WAYS TO REDUCE HUNGER **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 144%;">?

- reduce poverty -> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 169%;">1 in <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 169%;">6 children live in poverty -> every <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 169%;">33 seconds, a child is born into poor conditions - raise the minimum wage - expand the food stamp program