Care2 member? Log in
|
|
 |
Congress: Address Rising Food Prices Now!
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Care2
Sponsored by: Care2
Americans are feeling the pain as the cost of living rises. The cost of a barrel of crude oil has doubled in a year, reaching a new record, and higher oil and energy prices affect the entire chain of food production. In 2008, U.S. food prices are expected to rise 4 to 5 percent. That's nearly doubling the already steep increases of the last three years.
The food crisis hits harder in developing countries, where many people already spend up to 80 percent of their income to buy food. Before this crisis, 854 million people worldwide were hungry. As many as 100 million people could fall further into poverty because of soaring prices.
We cannot wait until the next appropriations cycle comes in October. People are hungry now. Urge Congress to release funding immediately for emergency disaster assistance so that we can move quickly to get food to those in need.
The food crisis hits harder in developing countries, where many people already spend up to 80 percent of their income to buy food. Before this crisis, 854 million people worldwide were hungry. As many as 100 million people could fall further into poverty because of soaring prices.
We cannot wait until the next appropriations cycle comes in October. People are hungry now. Urge Congress to release funding immediately for emergency disaster assistance so that we can move quickly to get food to those in need.
Send Your Letter see who signed this
We took action on “Congress: Address Rising Food Prices Now!”!
# 3,950:
12:54 pm PDT, May 10,
Megan Garrett, California
# 3,949:
12:49 pm PDT, May 10,
Name not displayed, California
# 3,948:
12:48 pm PDT, May 10,
Diane Ensign, Arizona
# 3,947:
12:41 pm PDT, May 10,
Jacquie Lowell, California
# 3,946:
12:35 pm PDT, May 10,
Joseph Lund, Minnesota
# 3,945:
12:35 pm PDT, May 10,
Urmila Joi Sandhu, California
# 3,944:
12:26 pm PDT, May 10,
Ronald S. Gister, North Carolina
# 3,943:
12:22 pm PDT, May 10,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 3,942:
12:21 pm PDT, May 10,
Name not displayed, Maryland
Isn't withholding food a form of torture? Why would there be any legislative action that would stand in the way of food distribution and food accessibility.
Isn't withholding food a form of torture? Why would there be any legislative action that would stand in the way of food distribution and food accessibility.
# 3,941:
12:17 pm PDT, May 10,
Vera Janes, Texas
# 3,940:
12:12 pm PDT, May 10,
Ethan Middlebrooks, New York
# 3,939:
12:12 pm PDT, May 10,
Heidi Shuler, Florida
# 3,938:
12:11 pm PDT, May 10,
Justine Missik, Kentucky
# 3,937:
12:10 pm PDT, May 10,
Lori Lesnesky, Pennsylvania
# 3,936:
12:09 pm PDT, May 10,
Name not displayed, Arizona
# 3,935:
12:09 pm PDT, May 10,
Becky Forde, United Kingdom
# 3,934:
12:04 pm PDT, May 10,
Martin Falk, Oregon
# 3,933:
12:01 pm PDT, May 10,
Dee B. Randolph, California
# 3,932:
12:00 pm PDT, May 10,
Cynthia Neuman, California
# 3,931:
11:58 am PDT, May 10,
Ken Lesem, Vermont
# 3,930:
11:54 am PDT, May 10,
Melissa Bishop, Florida
# 3,929:
11:51 am PDT, May 10,
Rachael Bleymaier, Louisiana
# 3,928:
11:49 am PDT, May 10,
Jeff Bridwell, Massachusetts
# 3,927:
11:48 am PDT, May 10,
Denny Harris, Missouri
# 3,926:
11:48 am PDT, May 10,
Jim Deaton, California
# 3,925:
11:45 am PDT, May 10,
Brenda Yaw, Missouri
# 3,924:
11:44 am PDT, May 10,
Ann Lazaroff, Washington
# 3,923:
11:36 am PDT, May 10,
John Pye, New York
# 3,922:
11:34 am PDT, May 10,
Randi Perkins, California
# 3,921:
11:29 am PDT, May 10,
Steven Smith, Florida
It's to stop the rising cost of food...RIGHT NOW. Because I think that rising food costs can lead to a hunger strike. We must stop rising food costs immediately before hunger strike happens.
It's to stop the rising cost of food...RIGHT NOW. Because I think that rising food costs can lead to a hunger strike. We must stop rising food costs immediately before hunger strike happens.
# 3,920:
11:26 am PDT, May 10,
Kendra Stuckey, Indiana
People barely make any money to survive. We don't need rising food pices and gas prices.Pretty soon everyone will stop driving, start walking and riding the bus.
People barely make any money to survive. We don't need rising food pices and gas prices.Pretty soon everyone will stop driving, start walking and riding the bus.
# 3,919:
11:21 am PDT, May 10,
Carol Verga, Washington
# 3,918:
11:17 am PDT, May 10,
Marķa Agostina Schell, Argentina
# 3,917:
11:16 am PDT, May 10,
Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
# 3,916:
11:15 am PDT, May 10,
Crystal Salas, New Mexico
# 3,915:
11:15 am PDT, May 10,
Wayne Perg, Arizona
# 3,914:
11:07 am PDT, May 10,
April Moss, Arkansas
# 3,913:
11:05 am PDT, May 10,
Jessica Tellez, California
# 3,912:
11:03 am PDT, May 10,
Aliki Mccain, Colorado
# 3,911:
10:57 am PDT, May 10,
Toni Wolfson, California
# 3,910:
10:53 am PDT, May 10,
Gail J. Reams, Texas
# 3,909:
10:48 am PDT, May 10,
Name not displayed, Maine
# 3,908:
10:46 am PDT, May 10,
VICTORIA BiNCHI, Illinois
# 3,907:
10:44 am PDT, May 10,
Kathryn Parke, Kansas
# 3,906:
10:40 am PDT, May 10,
Linda Hughes, Florida
It becoming so difficult to make ends meet now I and several others can barely afford to buy food! Let alone any thing else! Please address this issue and think of all who go hungry when you do!
It becoming so difficult to make ends meet now I and several others can barely afford to buy food! Let alone any thing else! Please address this issue and think of all who go hungry when you do!
# 3,905:
10:38 am PDT, May 10,
Jessica G., Texas
# 3,904:
10:38 am PDT, May 10,
Mary Lane, South Dakota
# 3,903:
10:36 am PDT, May 10,
Tracey Clairmont, California
comment
comment
# 3,902:
10:32 am PDT, May 10,
Brad Miller, Kansas
# 3,901:
10:31 am PDT, May 10,
Diana Kelly, Washington
I am on a fixed income, and i cannot afford the rising gas and food prices any longer! i wanted to buy a couple of inexpensive things to try to help fix up my low income housing apt that i've been at for 3 years, but i never have the money! that stimulus check isn't going to help me at all, as i need to fix my brakes......and $300 isn't going to even cover that. i don't know what i'm going to do. please help!
I am on a fixed income, and i cannot afford the rising gas and food prices any longer! i wanted to buy a couple of inexpensive things to try to help fix up my low income housing apt that i've been at for 3 years, but i never have the money! that stimulus check isn't going to help me at all, as i need to fix my brakes......and $300 isn't going to even cover that. i don't know what i'm going to do. please help!