‘Instead of coronavirus, the hunger will kill us’....

PopsnTuff

PopsnTuff

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Is this remotely possible for the U.S.?
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Lockdowns are drying up work and incomes around the globe, leaving millions to worry about having enough to eat. The World Food Program estimates that 265 million people could be pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of the year, which would double the number of people facing acute hunger.​

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The crisis is caused by many factors, experts say, including the sudden loss of income for millions who were already living hand-to-mouth; the collapse in oil prices; currency shortages from the loss of tourism; and overseas workers not having earnings to send home.​

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“The coronavirus has been anything but a great equalizer,” said a volunteer food worker in a Kenyan slum, where a giveaway of flour and cooking oil set off a fatal stampede. “It’s been the great revealer, pulling the curtain back on the class divide and exposing how deeply unequal this country is.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/world/africa/coronavirus-hunger-crisis.html?​
 

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We'll be fine the sad truth is that people in developing countries will take the brunt of the hit.

If we can't get beef, pork, and chicken we'll take the beans and the rice out of the mouths of the poor.

We all need to do what we can every day to eliminate the estimated 40% of food waste in this country.

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I hope the U.S. International Food Aid Programs that feed the poverty-stricken worldwide will change their policies and keep a high percentage of the food surplus for the citizens of our country, if need be.
 
It seems that every day there is a piece on the news showing hundreds of people lined up in their cars at food banks, all across the nation, trying to get enough food to last a few days. Meanwhile, another segment on the news shows farmers flushing milk, and letting their crops rot....mainly, it seems, because they can't find anyone to buy, or deliver, their crops. Now, with major meat processing plants shutting down, due to employees coming down with this virus, It seems quite likely that their will be some sizeable fresh food shortages in the future, and/or a substantial hike in prices.
 
PopsnTuff said:
I hope the U.S. International Food Aid Programs that feed the poverty-stricken worldwide will change their policies and keep a high percentage of the food surplus for the citizens of our country, if need be.
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I think all countries are going to have to change their policies about many things. This has shown up the negative effects of globalisation.
 
PopsnTuff said:
Is this remotely possible for the U.S.?
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Lockdowns are drying up work and incomes around the globe, leaving millions to worry about having enough to eat. The World Food Program estimates that 265 million people could be pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of the year, which would double the number of people facing acute hunger.​

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The crisis is caused by many factors, experts say, including the sudden loss of income for millions who were already living hand-to-mouth; the collapse in oil prices; currency shortages from the loss of tourism; and overseas workers not having earnings to send home.​

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“The coronavirus has been anything but a great equalizer,” said a volunteer food worker in a Kenyan slum, where a giveaway of flour and cooking oil set off a fatal stampede. “It’s been the great revealer, pulling the curtain back on the class divide and exposing how deeply unequal this country is.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/world/africa/coronavirus-hunger-crisis.html?​
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"exposing how deeply unequal this country is.”

Then he and others should get busy and make his country equal..........Or is he just waiting for someone else to come along & make it equal for him?
 
Meat processors are closing. Farms can't sell their crops. Eggs & milk farmers are stopping production. Migrant workers are losing their jobs and have no unemployment insurance or medical insurance. Unemployment continues to grow and people are stopping payments on their bills because of dwindling funds. Small businesses are not paying their landlords. Clothing retailers now closed are stuck with massive inventories of goods that are seasonal so if they reopen in the summer they will be stuck with cloths suitable for cold weather. Oil & Gas are dying slow deaths. Last, I still can't find a single bottle of isopropyl alcohol!
 

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