Slammed by food stamp cuts, New York City soup kitchens ran out of food

[KamaAina]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/23/1271946/-Slammed-by-food-stamp-cuts-New-York-City-soup-kitchens-ran-out-of-food

Nearly half of New York City food pantries and soup kitchens ran out of some foods required for meals or pantry bags after November's cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits went into effect. Before the cuts went into effect, many food pantry directors warned that they would not be able to make up the difference, and that's just what happened. A new survey from Food Bank for New York City finds that, among emergency food providers in the city:

85% reported an overall increase in visitors in November 2013, as compared to November 2012, immediately following Super Storm Sandy.
76% of food pantries and soup kitchens saw an increase in visitors in November 2013 compared to the previous two months, with nearly half (45%) reporting considerable increases in visitor traffic of more than 25%;
Nearly half (48%) of emergency food providers ran out of food required for meals or pantry bags, with 26% reporting having to turn people away due to insufficient food supplies;

[marmar]

1. sad k/r

[godevil10]

2. Where are the rich New Yorkers, and why are they

not steping up to the plate? Surley Bloomberg, et al must see whst is going on!!

[WinkyDink]

10. Separate and unequal worlds apart.

[theHandpuppet]

3. The local food back here in WV...

... warned us that they were expecting shortages in January and February. PLEASE, everyone, remember your local food pantries and kitchens at this time.

[Cha]

4. ..

[seveneyes]

5. Does the increase track with the cut in pay?

I think the SNAP was cut by about 20-30 bucks per month. Not sure what the average total is for monthly SNAP.
Wondering if the increase in demand is about the same difference?

[sheshe2]

6. No words

[bvar22]

7. Well, there just isn't enough money!

Study: "Trade" Deal Would Mean a Pay Cut for 90% of U.S. Workers
http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/2013/09/the-verdict-is-in-the-trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-a-sweeping-free-trade-deal-under-negotiation-with-11-pacific-rim-coun.html

95 percent of the economy’s gains have gone to the top 1 percent
http://billmoyers.com/2014/01/10/why-conservatives-old-divide-and-conquer-strategy-%E2%80%94-setting-working-class-against-the-poor-%E2%80%94-is-backfiring/

New Rule (Passed by Congress and signed by President Obama) signals Kiss of Death for Pensions
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100694955

Billionaire wealth doubles since financial crisis
http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/11/12/Billionaire-wealth-doubles-since-financial-crisis/5011384268135/?spt=hts&or=12

The Top .01 Percent Reach New Heights
http://www.demos.org/blog/9/13/13/top-01-percent-reach-new-heights

US Wealthy Have Biggest Piece of Pie Ever Recorded
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/09/11-6

Obama Appoints Bain Capital Consultant Jeff Ziets to Top Post
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023662209

Obama selects former Monsanto lobbyist to be his TPP chief agriculture negotiator
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023662210

The Totally Unfair And Bitterly Uneven 'Recovery,' In 12 Charts – HuffPo
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023662029

Wall Street will get away with massive wave of criminality of 2008 - Statute of Limitations
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022516719

Income gap widest ever: 95 Percent of Recovery Income Gains Have Gone to the Top 1 Percent
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/09/10/one_percent_recovery_95_percent_of_gains_have_gone_to_the_top_one_percent.html

Older Workers:.Set Back by Recession, and Shut Out of Rebound
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/booming/for-laid-off-older-workers-age-bias-is-pervasive.html?smid=tw-share&_r=3&

Income gap widest ever: 95 Percent of Recovery Income Gains Have Gone to the Top 1 Percent
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/09/10/one_percent_recovery_95_percent_of_gains_have_gone_to_the_top_one_percent.html

Daily CEO Pay Now Exceeds the Average Worker's Annual Salary –
http://thecontributor.com/daily-ceo-pay-now-exceeds-us-workers-annual-salary

Wealthy win lion's share of major tax breaks
http://www.boston.com/business/news/2013/05/29/wealthy-win-lion-share-major-tax-breaks/Ua0UyYle21EUXub7g1suCI/story.html

Wealth gap widens as labor's share of income falls
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/wealth-gap-widens-labors-share-income-falls-1B6097385

THIS ^ does NOT happen by accident.
It is the result of carefully planned and implemented Economic Policy.
It requires careful preparation, marketing, buying the right politicians, message control, courts packed with Conservative Corporate Rights Judges, and the marginalization and suppression of any opposition.

[kimbutgar]

8. Hunger makes for more political unrest

The French revolution happened because people got tired of being hungry and poor while seeing the rich getting more richer. We could see unrest in this country where people start going after the rich.


Telling poor people it's their fault they are poor and homeless will eventually ignite unrest.

[WinkyDink]

9. But are the Goldman-Sachs employees well-fed? That is the important question.