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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.
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# 4,250:
4:14 pm PDT, May 11,
Keith Binder, Nebraska
# 4,249:
4:06 pm PDT, May 11,
Neil Mashalkar, Ohio
# 4,248:
3:59 pm PDT, May 11,
Diane Kraft, New York
# 4,247:
3:50 pm PDT, May 11,
Stephanie Lazewski, Colorado
It just does not seem right, that in this day and age, with as much as we have and as much as we can do, we waste billions of dollars on unwinnable or unnecessary wars instead of caring about people and helping others who need our assistance. We need to deliver more than words or wars - millions of people should not die of starvation while we have the ability to help them.
It just does not seem right, that in this day and age, with as much as we have and as much as we can do, we waste billions of dollars on unwinnable or unnecessary wars instead of caring about people and helping others who need our assistance. We need to deliver more than words or wars - millions of people should not die of starvation while we have the ability to help them.
# 4,246:
3:43 pm PDT, May 11,
Elle Jordan, Massachusetts
We need to stop raising the cost of food. There are people that I never thought would be going to food pantries and that is in the USA. We need to help the hungry in the global food crisis. This is an outrage and we need to release funds for the growing global crisis!
We need to stop raising the cost of food. There are people that I never thought would be going to food pantries and that is in the USA. We need to help the hungry in the global food crisis. This is an outrage and we need to release funds for the growing global crisis!
# 4,245:
3:41 pm PDT, May 11,
Emilia Lausz, Pennsylvania
# 4,244:
3:26 pm PDT, May 11,
Sexangary Johnson, Illinois
# 4,243:
3:18 pm PDT, May 11,
Glynis Boyd, Ohio
# 4,242:
3:15 pm PDT, May 11,
Hannah Grundner, Colorado
# 4,241:
3:10 pm PDT, May 11,
Name not displayed, Georgia
# 4,240:
2:59 pm PDT, May 11,
Alexis Robertson, Tennessee
# 4,239:
2:55 pm PDT, May 11,
Gary Loucas, Florida
# 4,238:
2:51 pm PDT, May 11,
Melissa Geraghty, Tennessee
# 4,237:
2:48 pm PDT, May 11,
Mark Mironov, New Jersey
# 4,236:
2:43 pm PDT, May 11,
Carolyn Harpster, California
# 4,235:
2:36 pm PDT, May 11,
Jeannette Hoffenkamp, Maine
# 4,234:
2:29 pm PDT, May 11,
Eileen Chieco, Oregon
# 4,233:
2:20 pm PDT, May 11,
Tom Woodson JD, Florida
# 4,232:
2:17 pm PDT, May 11,
Edward Flounoy Jr., New York
This has to stop. Its bad enough people cant afford gas & oil, now we can't even afford a loaf of bread let alone a gallon of milk. People are struggling to make ends meet to feed their own families & not just the poor but the middle class as well.
This has to stop. Its bad enough people cant afford gas & oil, now we can't even afford a loaf of bread let alone a gallon of milk. People are struggling to make ends meet to feed their own families & not just the poor but the middle class as well.
# 4,231:
2:02 pm PDT, May 11,
Sharon Adams, Massachusetts
# 4,230:
1:57 pm PDT, May 11,
Crystal Gruselle, Wisconsin
# 4,229:
1:56 pm PDT, May 11,
Kim Willey, California
# 4,228:
1:54 pm PDT, May 11,
Claire Niemiste, California
# 4,227:
1:53 pm PDT, May 11,
Pamela Spacek, Illinois
# 4,226:
1:51 pm PDT, May 11,
Ursula Noto, California
# 4,225:
1:33 pm PDT, May 11,
Jay Sikorski, New York
# 4,224:
1:29 pm PDT, May 11,
Mary Halligan, Texas
# 4,223:
1:25 pm PDT, May 11,
Julie Kleinert, Utah
# 4,222:
1:24 pm PDT, May 11,
Mary Perry, California
Help the poor..the rich have raped them all.
Help the poor..the rich have raped them all.
# 4,221:
1:23 pm PDT, May 11,
Craig Bungo, Ohio
# 4,220:
1:16 pm PDT, May 11,
Delight Woodley, Georgia
# 4,219:
1:09 pm PDT, May 11,
Harriet Hirsch, Virginia
# 4,218:
1:03 pm PDT, May 11,
C. Russell Huffman, West Virginia
# 4,217:
1:02 pm PDT, May 11,
Name not displayed, Indiana
# 4,216:
1:01 pm PDT, May 11,
Amy Robinson, Florida
# 4,215:
1:00 pm PDT, May 11,
Christine El Fatihi, Washington
# 4,214:
12:58 pm PDT, May 11,
David Reisman, Nevada
# 4,213:
12:58 pm PDT, May 11,
Katie Sawyer, Illinois
# 4,212:
12:44 pm PDT, May 11,
Jana Manke, Maryland
# 4,211:
12:43 pm PDT, May 11,
J Beverly, Illinois
# 4,210:
12:41 pm PDT, May 11,
Haley Swanson, Minnesota
# 4,209:
12:40 pm PDT, May 11,
Mary Ann Evans, Pennsylvania
There is enough food in the world - we need to distribute so everyone can get what they need!
There is enough food in the world - we need to distribute so everyone can get what they need!
# 4,208:
12:33 pm PDT, May 11,
Sara Post, Ohio
# 4,207:
12:28 pm PDT, May 11,
Michael Oaks, New Mexico
# 4,206:
12:27 pm PDT, May 11,
Evening Lategano, Kentucky
It's disgusting that so much wealth is out there and yet people can not afford to buy food. Everything is out of balance, and we will ALL pay the price unless we wake up and do the right thing for all people and all creatures on this planet!
It's disgusting that so much wealth is out there and yet people can not afford to buy food. Everything is out of balance, and we will ALL pay the price unless we wake up and do the right thing for all people and all creatures on this planet!
# 4,205:
12:26 pm PDT, May 11,
Jennifer McDaid, Oregon
# 4,204:
12:24 pm PDT, May 11,
Susan Irving, Massachusetts
# 4,203:
12:22 pm PDT, May 11,
Tim Tarleton, North Carolina
# 4,202:
12:20 pm PDT, May 11,
Monique Allen, Texas
# 4,201:
12:16 pm PDT, May 11,
Michelle Thomas, California