I was watching Brian Williams on NBC News the other night and there was a segment on middle class people having to go to soup kitchens to eat. They focused on a lady who was a purchaser for a company who was laid off trying to make mortgage payments so she wouldn't lose her home while receiving unemployment compensation. She manages by paying only $150 a month for food to feed her three children, her boyfriend and his daughter. In order to make this work she herself must eat in a soup kitchen 5 days a week. After seeing this I realized how important it is to help your local food bank or soup kitchen buy food. I also found out that for every dollar I donate seven dollars worth of food is purchased for the food bank because of matching funds of many different companies and organizations.
There is a saying, "Any mob is only a few missed meals away from a riot." This was especially true during the French Revolution. Keeping educated and civilized people fed is the only way to avoid these kinds of problems here in the U.S. now and in the future.
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