Two Thumbs
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There was a thread about the poor in America not being as poor as the poor in third world countries and the implication was that this was a bad thing.
Why is this? Why exactly do Republicans hate the poor and how does it serve them to have Americans starving in the streets?
How many people die from starvation each year in America
According to the World Health Organization, 120 Americans died from "lack of food" in 2004.
Starvation rates in the United States are generally not recorded due to the relative infrequency of the occurrence. Generally speaking, most people do not starve to death in America as a result of lack of access to food. A combination of government food programs and private charities help to ensure this. However, Americans do have a serious problem with malnutrition. Starvation (that is, death due to lack of food) in America, in the relatively rare instances that it does occur, is not usually an indication of poverty but rather a variety of other social issues.
Do some research sometime. That way you won't look like a liar or an idiot.