Dallas. The city that murdered a president.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

He wasn't even a good president although he gave some good speeches.

Interesting.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Increase in agricultural output and declining food prices form 100% of the cause of the lack of hunger in the US.

50 million food insecure Americans would beg to differ, re: lack of hunger.

[regexcellent]

"food insecurity"

As in, people aren't actually hungry but we need to pretend they are to keep getting donations/work up political outrage/whatever so we'll say they're at risk of hunger.

The proliferation of that term is sufficient demonstration that hunger is no longer a problem here.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Ah, the words of someone who doesn't know anyone who is food insecure.

[Imran Siddiqui]

http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/05/23/advanced-economies-report-lowest-deprivation/

The United States is a clear outlier from this pattern. Despite being the richest country in the survey, nearly a quarter of Americans (24%) say they had trouble putting food on the table in the past 12 months. This reported level of deprivation is closer to that in Indonesia or Greece rather than Britain or Canada.

There is no problem, HUR HUR!

[regexcellent]

So, are they actually not getting sufficient food?

(I already know the answer to this and it is "no")

[Imran Siddiqui]

Depends on if you thinking skipping meals counts (but they are just dieting!!)

[kentonio]

http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-...tatistics.aspx

In 2012, 49.0 million Americans lived in food insecure households, 33.1 million adults and 15.9 million children.
In 2012, 14.5 percent of households (17.6 million households) were food insecure.
In 2012, 5.7 percent of households (7.0 million households) experienced very low food security.
In 2012, households with children reported food insecurity at a significantly higher rate than those without children, 20.0 percent compared to 11.9 percent.
In 2012, households that had higher rates of food insecurity than the national average included households with children (20.0 percent), especially households with children headed by single women (35.4 percent) or single men (23.6 percent), Black non-Hispanic households (24.6 percent) and Hispanic households (23.3 percent).
In 2011, 4.8 million seniors (over age 60), or 8.4% of all seniors were food insecure. [v]
Food insecurity exists in every county in America, ranging from a low of 2.4 percent in Slope County, ND to a high of 35.2 percent in Holmes County, MS. [vi]

[pchang]

Food insecurity is defined by so broad a question that it is almost meaningless. Arthritic fingers would give a person "trouble putting food on the table". BTW - I think the original picture looks kind of funny. Did it artificially enlarge the mouth and teeth?

[kentonio]

Or not.

USDA's labels describe ranges of food security
Food Security

High food security (old label=Food security): no reported indications of food-access problems or limitations.
Marginal food security (old label=Food security): one or two reported indications--typically of anxiety over food sufficiency or shortage of food in the house. Little or no indication of changes in diets or food intake.

Food Insecurity

Low food security (old label=Food insecurity without hunger): reports of reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet. Little or no indication of reduced food intake.
Very low food security (old label=Food insecurity with hunger): Reports of multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.

[regexcellent]

What the **** is food security

Why do I care if they're actually getting adequate nutrition (which they are)

[Sava]

Nobody ever goes hungry in America because reg had a lot of bathrooms in his house growing up.

[regexcellent]

Um, what?

[kentonio]

He's implying you're a stupid self-entitled rich kid.

Glad to help.

[giblets]

Nobody ever goes hungry in America because reg had a lot of bathrooms in his house growing up.

Who cares if he sometimes ran out of toilet paper? As long as he had more than enough toilet paper on average why should I care?