tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post5535184318994900567..comments2024-03-04T05:55:35.225-05:00Comments on Vital Remnants: The nation's poor are too fat. You gotta love AmericaMartin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-67235874839286136682009-07-02T12:13:02.734-04:002009-07-02T12:13:02.734-04:00Or, to put it more specifically, between what the ...Or, to put it more specifically, between what the Authorities say is "hunger" and the real condition of hunger.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-23798013086404837462009-07-02T10:33:59.617-04:002009-07-02T10:33:59.617-04:00Art,
I'm claiming that there is not a good co...Art,<br /><br />I'm claiming that there is not a good correlation between what federal authorities and other government-types call poverty and the actual condition of poverty.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-31913689568070467892009-07-02T08:44:28.812-04:002009-07-02T08:44:28.812-04:00So Martin, are you claiming that there is not a go...So Martin, are you claiming that there is not a good correlation between poverty and the ability to put food on one's table?Arthttp://www.aghunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-6052292060997904162009-07-01T21:52:15.461-04:002009-07-01T21:52:15.461-04:00I guess that means we need to have a special progr...I guess that means we need to have a special program to buy arugula and a nice balsam vinaigrette for the hungr.. er, critically undernourished.<br /><br />Sorry, but if you have enough money to buy Cheetos and Pepsi, you can afford to buy dried beans, rice, brussels sprouts, and chicken. Even the "critically undernourished" have choices, if only they would care to use them in a way Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-87450689117756140382009-07-01T21:20:43.826-04:002009-07-01T21:20:43.826-04:00One can buy many more calories than one can other ...One can buy many more calories than one can other nutritional content; in fact, many people are obese but critically undernourished. The issue is not that the poor in America cannot afford food, but often that they cannot afford healthier food (vastly more expensive for calorie count).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com