Number of Hungry Families in U.S. Rising

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By EMILY GERSEMA, Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON - About 12 million American families last year worried that they couldn't afford to buy food, and 32 percent of them actually experienced someone going hungry at one time or another, the Agriculture Department said Friday.


It was the third year in a row that the department has seen an increase in the number of households experiencing hunger and those worried about having enough money to pay for food.


Based on a Census Bureau (news - web sites) survey of 50,000 households, the department estimated that 3.8 million families were hungry last year to the point where someone in the household skipped meals because they couldn't afford them. That's an 8.6 percent increase from 2001, when 3.5 million families were hungry, and a 13 percent increase from 2000.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&ncid=716&e=4&u=/ap/20031101/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/hungry_families

- - - another one of those late Friday stories sure to be missed.

[BlueJazz]

1. That must be a baldface lie,..... why, we had

a 7.6% rise in growth last quarter. Just another one of those
Liberal Lies.

Mr.Bush Baud Man! He Vedy, Vedy Baud Man!!

[xultar]

2. I'm sure it is Clinton'f fault

[Skittles]

3. but............sweet s............7.6% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that's all you're supposed to remember! Don't think about silly things like JOBS and HUNGRY PEOPLE.

[tabasco]

4. Congress got their pay raise.

And the millionaires got their tax break. As usual, working class folks got the shaft.

[area51]

5. Economy

The Ag Dept. said:

"Based on a Census Bureau survey of 50,000 households, the department estimated that 3.8 million families were hungry last year to the point where someone in the household skipped meals because they couldn't afford them. That's an 8.6 percent increase from 2001, when 3.5 million families were hungry, and a 13 percent increase from 2000."

Oh yeah, we're just recovering our @sses off in this country.</sarcasm>

[mbperrin]

7. See, it shoulda said

couldn't afford THE CALORIES!!!!!

Damn librul media can't get no story right! With this 7.+ rise in sumthin', we must be doin' great!!!!!


</total disconnect with reality>

[TahitiNut]

6. duplicate

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=193952

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