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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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People in poverty will fall further into desperare straits as food prices increase. Release funding now to alleviate the situation.
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Dear Congress: I cannot believe that you require letters from your constituents to alert you that we are in a global food disaster! My goodness, just turn on the news!!! Do Something!!
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Lots of people are poor like myself and so cannot pay the rising costs!
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the high cost of food is putting a huge financial burden on the poor ,middle class ,people with disabilties and working families. People should not have to decide " do I pay for food or healthcare/oil? That is a choice no American should have to make Nicole LeBlanc
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Bill Moyer's had an excellent program on a few weeks ago bringing attention to this crisis. The food banks in this nation are experiencing empty shelves and when they do have food to offer the quality is not good.
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Canada will suffer too, import/export.
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People were already struggling all over the world for the most basic of necessities and now it has become a clear crisis with no end in sight - SOMETHING MUST BE DONE NOW!!!
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We're using Earth's resources 30% faster than they're being produced! The U.S. & the U.N. both need a population policy: no more than 2 children & none before age 30!
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