WHY IN AMERICA

A startling fact is that in the US many people are going to bed hungry. We say we are the greatest country in the world and in many ways we are. However, can we say that with a conscience when we know that one in five children in the US don't know where there next meal is coming from.  A terrible statistic and our government has cut cut the Food Stamp Program.

The nation's largest corporations and richest citizens receive more welfare money than our social welfare programs. The United States gives about $100 billion a year in corporate subsidies. The US gives $26 billion a year in foreign aid. Our government can do that but they can't see to it that our children don't go to bed hungry.

A CNN study in 2010 shows that 14.5% of households in the US, about 17.2 million, lacked the resources to provide enough food for everyone. Many of the people struggling with hunger are not homeless and out of work. Shouldn't our government and private corporations be ashamed.

Many large corporations are making billions and billions of dollars a year but keep many of their employees at minimum wage. Minimum wage in the US is not enough to provide for a family. President Obama wants to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, but republicans are totally against it.  Why, don't they have a heart?

CEO's are making millions and millions of dollars a year and that is something I disagree with. The CEO's aren't making it, they are stealing it. It is the little people in a corporation that makes it profitable. They are the ones flipping the burgers, sitting at a computer all day, cleaning those rooms, working in those stores. They deserve more of the profits than corporations are willing to give them. 

When we eat our meals tonight, think of the 1 in 5 children that may not have a dinner. It is sad to know that big business and our government are so greedy that they don't care about America's future.

Copyright   Larry W. Fish   2014