US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults

Re:US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults by Valkhyr on Thursday April 01, 2021 @06:49PM (#26667247)

Thank you for the source.

I can't help but feel confused how the US can spend so much per capita on social welfare, yet I hear all those horror stories about medical costs, people having to work multiple jobs etc.

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Re:US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults by verall on Thursday April 01, 2021 @07:02PM (#26667355)

Because our medical (and other professional) cartels are powerful. A massive amount of that money is literally directly transferred to the world's least-efficient healthcare industry. The vast majority of that money is never given to people.

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Re:US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults by bhupy on Thursday April 01, 2021 @06:57PM (#26667321)

Believe it or not, the United States has a higher median income PPP adjusted after taxes and transfers than pretty much every European nation; it's ranked #3 in the world:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_c...

The US also has a lower percentage of low-income people than almost any European country, despite having greater inequality:

https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1376074233642557442

Also, the US is ranked #11 in the world for food security, ranked higher than Canada, Germany, Denmark, New Zealand, France, Norway, and Australia (to name a handful): https://foodsecurityindex.eiu.com/Index

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