You know I can't talk about people going hungry without talking about the current american trend of being anslaved to our things. In the link I sent below on hunger, one of the discussions was how shool uniforms were costing families so much. This is an example of slavery to a thing. Unfortunately, most Americans are slaves to maintaining their stuff. It used to be that if a man was a slave to anything, it was keeping his belly full and a roof over his head. However, now it seems more and more people are slaves to electric lights, flush toilets, cars, computers, boats, television, etc.... People today pursue these things, like they were necessities, and trust that the food will always be there. There is great danger, in this, as stuff has a way of disappearing, and food may not always be there. We have so much compared to our ancestors that there is tremendous temptation to rest on our laurals, and neglect to notice bad times can still come. Much of this attitude come from people just assuming the government will step in and save them. The problem with that is that during crisis the government cannot save EVERYONE. Ask anyone who was raised in the depression how hard they worked to survive. The government can only help those who are fighting to help themselves. Sadly I am not sure that America has enough people willing to lay it all on the line anymore.

Little bit farm

-- Little Bit Farm (littlebit@brightok.net), August 31, 2003

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On the same note....it isn't just the "stuffitis" that we are hooked on (buying more and more "stuff" that we HAVE to have) it's the expensive habits, cigarettes for one. I can't tell you how many times I have seen people come to the ER and say they can't afford $10 for the child's antibiotics...but they can sure afford the tobacco. I am not opposed to anyone's right to smoke, but if money is tight, that should be one of the first things to go. The same goes for McDonald's et all, or alcohol.

-- Julie W (okwilk213@juno.com), September 01, 2003.