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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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We are all members of this world. We must always consider the well being of all people.
We are all members of this world. We must always consider the well being of all people.
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Name not displayed, Texas
Starving people on this planet due to rising food costs is one of the last things we need. There's everything else bad happening to the world due to human action anyways.
Starving people on this planet due to rising food costs is one of the last things we need. There's everything else bad happening to the world due to human action anyways.
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Shelly Robbins, Florida
When people are hungry, they do desperate things, such as commit crimes. When you feed the hungry, you also lessen crime.
When people are hungry, they do desperate things, such as commit crimes. When you feed the hungry, you also lessen crime.
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Julie Thacker, Arkansas
Fill the NEED. Not corporate GREED. Soaring food prices are yet another GLARING example that proves that the Cheney/Bush REGIME's so-called "War on terror" is REALLY a war on We the People. And has been ALL along.
Fill the NEED. Not corporate GREED. Soaring food prices are yet another GLARING example that proves that the Cheney/Bush REGIME's so-called "War on terror" is REALLY a war on We the People. And has been ALL along.