I've been hungry a few times in my life but it was never for lack of money. Usually it was because of military op tempos and lack of availability. The longest I've been without food was about four days. I've been poor also many times in my life but I always prioritized the basics. Food, clothing and shelter first. Then if I had something left over I could do something else. Mentally, I still operate like this somewhat today, even though I am comfortable. Being really hungry will do that to you. You never forget what sever hunger cramps are like once you've experienced them. You never forget what it's like to wonder if there will be enough money left over to buy groceries after all of the basic bills are paid.
I agree, food security should be at the top of the list for every government around the world. Imagine what that would accomplish?
I agree that until we see this paradigm shift suffering across the 99% in North America, particularly the US, will not improve because the goal is ultimately to keep things as they are. An important stepping stone, imo, is to begin using and assessing metrics that take the full weight of hardship in these 2 countries and relaying this as well as the need for their address in daily discourse between government officials and the general public. The more difficult piece is coming to agreements on where to go and how to get there, but acknowledging and outlining the problem in a way that both the government and the masses understand is vital to meaningful collaboration. It is helpful that other countries have already started this process and are much farther ahead in incorporating this into how their nations operate. One of my favorite news parody teams was discussing this at length a few months back.
I've been hungry a few times in my life but it was never for lack of money. Usually it was because of military op tempos and lack of availability. The longest I've been without food was about four days. I've been poor also many times in my life but I always prioritized the basics. Food, clothing and shelter first. Then if I had something left over I could do something else. Mentally, I still operate like this somewhat today, even though I am comfortable. Being really hungry will do that to you. You never forget what sever hunger cramps are like once you've experienced them. You never forget what it's like to wonder if there will be enough money left over to buy groceries after all of the basic bills are paid.
I agree, food security should be at the top of the list for every government around the world. Imagine what that would accomplish?
I agree that until we see this paradigm shift suffering across the 99% in North America, particularly the US, will not improve because the goal is ultimately to keep things as they are. An important stepping stone, imo, is to begin using and assessing metrics that take the full weight of hardship in these 2 countries and relaying this as well as the need for their address in daily discourse between government officials and the general public. The more difficult piece is coming to agreements on where to go and how to get there, but acknowledging and outlining the problem in a way that both the government and the masses understand is vital to meaningful collaboration. It is helpful that other countries have already started this process and are much farther ahead in incorporating this into how their nations operate. One of my favorite news parody teams was discussing this at length a few months back.
https://youtu.be/4ixalL7EcFs?si=LsFzTpTlYRFr9e5h