Survey Questions Used by USDA to Assess Household Food Security [How to come up with alarming stats as "Almost 25% of American adults are food insecure. Answer these]

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[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember dad telling us how beef was so cheap in the 1930s depression the Democrats under FDR bought up millions of head of cattle, shot and buried them to get the price up. all that when people were going hungry because there were no jobs.

[Mariner]

Most of those food insecure are fat.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Most plentiful supply of cheap calories in all of world history. We are the fattest country on earth. We are the fattest country in the entire history of mankind.

There is NO “food insecurity.”

It’s another government make-work program just like climate change and racism.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Worse are the very poor people who somehow find the hundreds or thousands of dollars to cover themselves with tats.

[daniel1212]

All designed to keep the welfare system growing and growing and growing...

And many Feed the Poor type onprofits in America use this data to mislead.

[riverrunner]

If one has trouble paying for food.

One doesn’t go to Restaurants

[daniel1212]

Do you smoke - yes or no

Do you drink alcohol - yes or no

Do you have cable TV - yes or no

Do you have a cell phone - yes or no (and if yes how many in your household)

Do you drink starbucks coffee (or similar high end coffee) yes or no

Do you eat out more then once a month - yes or no (if so how many times do you eat out in a month)

I have been poor. Few people realize where the holes in their pockets are (so it is good to keep track of your spending habits).

It is funny to see the “homeless” on the street smoking. Cigarettes are expensive. If you got money for cigarettes you have money for food.

Good additions. It is not just the questions that were asked that are a problem, but ones that were not. The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average ...

Foundation for Economic Education https://fee.org › articles › the-poorest-20-of-americans... Aug 30, 2019 — The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than Most European Nations