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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by tomlockwood on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:05AM (#29963791)
> Nobody needs to rob trains to eat, in America, as you put it.

They don't? That's not what I've heard.

https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america

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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by creato on Monday January 17, 2022 @02:27AM (#29964216)
My understanding is that most of the people struggling to feed themselves make too much money to qualify for assistance, but too little to reliably feed themselves.

Obviously, those people aren't making too much money (as documented by the IRS and/or banks) by robbing trains.

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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by refurb on Monday January 17, 2022 @02:26AM (#29964211)
When they have to invent a new term "food insecurity" and your country leads the world in obesity, you know people aren't going hungry in the normal sense of the word.
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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by tomlockwood on Monday January 17, 2022 @03:08AM (#29964434)
Do you feel like the obese people are robbing these trains?
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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by refurb on Monday January 17, 2022 @05:14AM (#29965074)
Seen photos? Yes, some of them are obese.

What’s your point?

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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by tomlockwood on Monday January 17, 2022 @08:34AM (#29966377)
Oh, I guess some of them aren't hungry, then.
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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by tomlockwood on Monday January 17, 2022 @04:53PM (#29972108)
You think people aren't going hungry because of the term "food insecurity". Ridiculous!
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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by PixyMisa on Monday January 17, 2022 @03:37AM (#29964557)
The leading health problem among the poor in the US is obesity.
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