Why Do Republicans Hate the Welfare State?
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Food insecurity for households with children declined to its lowest rate in two decades last year, the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday, as government assistance programs continued to blunt the effect of the coronavirus on the economy.
The department’s findings were in line with data last year showing that vast expansions of government aid helped reduce hunger. But experts warned that picture was almost certain to change as pandemic-era programs expire and inflation remains high.
“The social safety net for families with children was more generous in 2021 than it has been, and better than it is now,” said Sarah Bowen, a sociology professor at North Carolina State University and an expert in food insecurity. “This shows that food insecurity is a solvable problem. We have the power to fix it.”
In a report released on Wednesday, the Agriculture Department said that about 4.6 million households with children were food insecure at some point, a rate of 12.5 percent. That was the lowest rate since at least 1998, the oldest year with comparable data.
So….when the government gives the poor money, they live better lives and children get to eat? No wonder they want to drown government in the bathtub for freedom. Better get the media laser focused on inflation instead!