The U.S. has eradicated 'hunger'!!

Master'sBaneSwiftSnowmane · 11-23-2006, 08:42 PM

So, first off, I'm not a new member...I've just been away for a while. I thought I'd kick off my return with some food for thought.

I was born and raised in Virginia. Did you know, that last year 1 in 12 people in Virginia went hungry? Well, this year no one in Virginia, or the entire United States, will go hungry.
There is no longer a word 'hunger' or 'hungry'. There are no longer hungry people. There are only people who 'do not have adequate access to food'.
This year in Virginia, according to statistics given by a teacher I respect, 2 in 12 people in Virginia will have inadequate access to food this year.

Well, atleast they aren't going hungry.

**Nurvingiel** · 11-24-2006, 04:47 AM

Are you serious?

Because that is beyond stupid. Talk about hiding your head in the sand!

Also, welcome back MBSS!

***Earniel*** · 11-24-2006, 05:20 AM

I dunno, 'inadequate access to food' sounds still like going hungry to me...

And I wouldn't want to tell a roughly 800 000 people that "No, you can't be hungry, you just have an inadequate access to food. Move along."

Lovely.

Who came up with this silly idea?

Curubethion · 11-24-2006, 04:31 PM

Well, apparently, "hunger" has political connections.

Gwaimir Windgem · 11-24-2006, 06:51 PM

Typical politicking.

cee2lee2 · 11-25-2006, 11:28 AM

'inadequate access to food'

That's ridiculous

On the other hand, in this country there is probably more of a safety net than there is elsewhere, between foods stamps and the different organizations that hand out food. Still doesn't mean some people, especially children and the elderly who can't care for themselves, aren't going hungry.

11-23-2006, 08:42 PM	#1
Master'sBaneSwiftSnowmane Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 103	The U.S. has eradicated 'hunger'!! So, first off, I'm not a new member...I've just been away for a while. I thought I'd kick off my return with some food for thought. I was born and raised in Virginia. Did you know, that last year 1 in 12 people in Virginia went hungry? Well, this year no one in Virginia, or the entire United States, will go hungry. There is no longer a word 'hunger' or 'hungry'. There are no longer hungry people. There are only people who 'do not have adequate access to food'. This year in Virginia, according to statistics given by a teacher I respect, 2 in 12 people in Virginia will have inadequate access to food this year. Well, atleast they aren't going hungry. __________________ "Not only did my encounters with voters confirm the fundamental decency of the American people, they also reminded me that at the core of the American experience are a set of ideals that continue to stir our collective conscience; a common set of values that bind us together despite our differences; a running thread of hope that makes our improbable experiment in democracy work..." Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope Last edited by Master'sBaneSwiftSnowmane : 11-23-2006 at 08:53 PM.

11-24-2006, 05:20 AM	#3
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I dunno, 'inadequate access to food' sounds still like going hungry to me... And I wouldn't want to tell a roughly 800 000 people that "No, you can't be hungry, you just have an inadequate access to food. Move along." Lovely. Who came up with this silly idea? __________________ We are not things.

11-24-2006, 04:31 PM	#4
Curubethion Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College! Posts: 1,976	Well, apparently, "hunger" has political connections. __________________ Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan)

11-24-2006, 06:51 PM	#5
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Typical politicking. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

11-25-2006, 11:28 AM	#6
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	'inadequate access to food' That's ridiculous On the other hand, in this country there is probably more of a safety net than there is elsewhere, between foods stamps and the different organizations that hand out food. Still doesn't mean some people, especially children and the elderly who can't care for themselves, aren't going hungry.