Reply #35: Wow! I had no idea that garlic could be so expensive!

[demgurl]

Ouch and double ouch!!!!!

I think the approach to solving ANY problem is first analyzing what all of the problems are for a certain situation and then trying to come up with answers.

Perhaps your quest would be well served letting this thread sink and then starting a new one questioning what all of the actual problems are. There are many people here who would be more than happy to talk to you about the situation. Once you have evaluated it then you can have an interaction with folks and discuss what the possible answers are.

We already know, from the press, that healthy food is much more expensive than junk food. You also know that transportation is a huge issue. I know some families live in hotels with no way to cook or refrigerate. Others can not afford to replace appliances they do have.

There are even many more problems. How do you come up with a solution for someone who is uniquely American working two jobs and trying to come home and take care of their family while getting enough rest before going back and doing it all over again? Well, as I mentioned before, get on the government and get them to raise wages so that people can actually have living wages - you know, ones people can actually live on!

Anyway, I believe you will come to find there are many varied reasons why poor people are not eating healthy. And, yes, some are too lazy but a majority (a large majority) are not. When you read the struggles in "Nickeled and Dimed" a light will appear and you will see how much of the system is set up against the poor. I think there is not one single answer as to a solution. We need to find all of the problems and see if we can work on all of the solutions. It is not right people in this country must struggle so hard.