There have been numerous food banks across the United States that continue to be put up in order to give foods to people who need it causing the critics to announce that the economy during the administration of United States President Barack Obama is leaving people hungry.
As the holiday season approaches, the country is suffering from food shortages and the people greatly affected are the underemployed as well as the long-term unemployed. Reports say that food banks continue to serve a growing number of people but the problem is, the supplies are not enough to suffice the need of the people.
The federal government reported that they have improved and increased the food stamps and the latest statistics show that 46 million Americans are receiving food stamps but this has not solved the hunger issues in the country.
According to Bruce Wilson, the director of operations for the food bank in New Hampshire, the need for food remains to be high and although the unemployment percentage is low, it does not help the underemployed and long-term unemployed. He added that they have already given out more food this year than the previous year.
Wilson pressed that they are still fortunate that they have adequate supplies to serve the people and he noted that they will be distributing over 19,000 turkeys this coming holidays. Wilson pressed that 71 percent of the people they serve are underemployed while only five percent are homeless.
Five food pantries in New York has noted that they are dealing with a lot of New Yorkers who are seeking for food and they are having trouble keeping up with the demands. Similar situations have been reported by food banks in Alaska, Idaho, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.
According to another director of one of the food banks, Joanne Badson, the wages are not rising and even if people would get jobs, the underemployment is still a problem.
Lee Kimball, the director of Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency in California, said that, "Hunger is a symptom of poverty and the real conversation is poverty. We can start the conversation about poverty."
The Senate is being called on passing a bill for tax deduction on food and the House should focus on food donations to continue feeding residents all over the U.S.
