Reply #15: and if the government cared as much about it's citizens as it does about corporate [View All]

[Lorien]

profits, it would have been a ten minute line. I applaud those who volunteer at food pantries, but too many within the government see those volunteers as the answer to hunger in America. Fact is, many who volunteer at the pantries are struggling themselves, and many who want to donate can't because of unemployment or medical debt. Unless the government takes some funds from our wars and corporate subsidies and spends more on food stamps, jobs programs and shelters, there's a real danger of two hour lines turning into four hour lines.