2012 was the fifth year during which the Gallup organization, as part of the GallupHealthways Well-Being Index, asked hundreds of thousands of households the food hardship question “Have there been times in the past twelve months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?” In 2012, 18.2 percent of households answered “Yes” to this question. That continuingly high rate of food hardship in 2012 is evidence of both the lingering effects of the terrible recession (e.g., high unemployment and underemployment; stagnant and falling wages), and the failure of Congress to respond robustly with initiatives to boost jobs, wages and public income and nutrition support programs. These economic and political shortfalls continue to take a harsh toll on the nation’s food security. ~lp~
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:23:19 +0000
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