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is that true? I no the US is no eutopia but 1 in 5 children go to bed hungry and almost 50% of people being low income?
12% of people are in poverty so 50% being low income sounds right. Especially cuz 60k a year is basically poverty in some parts of the country.
About 9% of kids are "food insecure" meaning their household income is so low access to food is uncertain or limited.
I wouldn't have technically qualified as either poverty-stricken or food insecure as a child, but I sure felt poor and went to bed hungry sometimes.
The numbers here may not be accurate, but the official numbers are bleak enough and certainly don't tell the whole story.