there are a lot of homeless people, people that cant afford much. what are people and the government doing?
i have soup kitchens, food drives, welfare money, red cross
what other things help people- links would be nice?
i need to write a paper about some guy who said population would b more than food available vs. present day
2007-02-24 09:05:44 · 5 answers · asked by imputh 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Big government will be the death of our country just like it has been any other place! Reduce government and more people will have better healthcare! "The heart can be swayed quicker than the mind." ~ Libertarian
P.S.- Go understand economics and why we use to not have government in anything! There is nothing bad enough that government can't touch and make worse!
2007-02-25 02:00:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You're a person after my own heart. I am on disability because of a heart condition, and I just got out of the VA hospital in Philadelphia. While I was there, I became friends with other vets who literally have nothing and are staying in shelters which have little to nothing to offer them in the way of food and clothing. Before I left the VA hospital, I gave away three pairs of my pants and several shirts to my friends. They stay in contact with me via cell phones I helped them get, and I send them money and cigarettes when I can. The way I see it, if those who have just a little bit extra would help out another human being in need, no matter who they are( yes- I know all about not giving money to an addict) to take care of their simple needs for food and clothing, and if this were done across the nation by all Americans who have any sense of need to care for our own poor and destitute, we would get the upper hand on this problem. Also, getting to the root causes of why these folks are in the state they are in(yes-I know alot of them have made foolish choices and alot of them choose to be where they are in society) and trying to get them to learn how to effectively take charge of their lives at the same time would be of great benefit to them. But they have to want to change their circumstances and rise up out of the quagmire they're presently in. Besides all of this, the government and alot of other people are doing a tremendous amount to help the people I just wrote about. The compassion is out there, we just need to de-politicize the problem.
2007-02-24 17:30:12 · answer #2 · answered by 4everamusedw/humanity 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The US Government has a free and reduced price breakfast and lunch program through the department of agriculture. He is the official web site for that program including all eligibilty requirements and such.This program feeds millions of school age children from lower wage earning families 2 meals per day.
Good Luck!
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/
2007-02-24 17:18:06 · answer #3 · answered by lag_time2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Job training & day care to get these people out of their situation and able to stand on their own.
2007-02-24 17:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The guy is right. Eventually we will run out of food.
2007-02-24 17:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋