The crisis is not over in America. The number of Americans who do not have access to adequate food, jumped to 49 million, the largest in American history.
According to a federal report released Monday (15 / 1) showed a sharp increase in food shortages, especially among families with children.
This report was first produced during the tenure of President Obama. Obama himself during the presidential campaign last year, promised to fight hunger. In response to these conditions, whereas before the U.S. Congress has poured $ 85 million to provide subsidized breakfast and lunch at schools.
According to Tom Vilsack, sekteraris agriculture minister, this is due to worsening unemployment situation in the country. U.S. unemployment rate now exceeds 10 percent. "It's no secret. Poverty, unemployment, all these factors," he said. Vilsack and even admitted that "there may be an additional increase" the numbers in 2009 this year.
The report shows that federal programs have only just reached the majority of middle-class people down. Suffering from food shortages, especially families that consisted only of mothers and children only.
No escape, black people or Hispanic in the U.S. also suffer more hunger than whites. (Sa / washingtonpost)
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