From Mn's first link...
"Today, roughly 48 million Americans receive SNAP benefits, costing taxpayers more than $78 billion per year. Yet according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), nearly 18 million American households remain “food insecure.”"
48m is about 12% of 350m...
Since the 70's,... minimum wage has not kept up with inflation,..
Middle class and lower wages have stagnated...
New jobs are mostly in hospitality, food service, and caregiving... "service" industries that can't be sourced out to overseas...
So,... we are increasingly needing to expand social services...
The solution?,.. is to penalize the outsourcers... Outsorcerer's?...
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