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In reply to the discussion: She eats. I’m her mother. I let my daughter eat. Last night she was hungry and we had some peppers. [View all]mountain grammy
(26,779 posts)9. We need another "War on Poverty," another Dr. King or LBJ or RFK to mobilze people
against the scourge of poverty in America. Just because a family has a refrigerator or a car does not mean they're not impoverished. You don't have to live in a shack with no electricity or running water to be poor.
People who've never experienced being poor have no idea how exhausting or humiliating it is. The idea of drug testing people on public assistance is an example of spending tax money to debase and humiliate people, because, God knows, they're not down enough.
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She eats. I’m her mother. I let my daughter eat. Last night she was hungry and we had some peppers. [View all]
kpete
Nov 2013
OP
I hear you. That trauma never leaves you. I am old and things are easier but it was
roguevalley
Nov 2013
#32
It's my experience that many/most of the church-related kitchens and food banks do not proselytize.
No Vested Interest
Nov 2013
#7
I am forced to attend food pantries in the south central wisconsin area
Half-Century Man
Nov 2013
#14
I volunteer at a food bank in St Johns county Fl. It is run by several different churches.
Fla Dem
Nov 2013
#21
Most mainstream churches (Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, etc.) do not proselytize.
Beacool
Nov 2013
#37
We need another "War on Poverty," another Dr. King or LBJ or RFK to mobilze people
mountain grammy
Nov 2013
#9
If it wasn't for the garden my mom always grew, I don't think we'd have made it.
Rozlee
Nov 2013
#12
Yeah, I can never understand how rich Republicans like Boehner who went through such
Rozlee
Nov 2013
#36
This hits close to home I remember my parents going hungry so my sister and I can eat
Arcanetrance
Nov 2013
#17
St Vincent de Paul (SVDP) in Baltimore will surely help you or anyone in need -- and no
demosincebirth
Nov 2013
#33
Until we see results that's just rhetoric. He is working hard on something that
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#67