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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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# 4,850:
2:43 pm PDT, May 24,
Deidre Williams, New Zealand
People in the poorer countries are hungry, but now it seems that it is going to spread to the west, where a lot of low-income families cannot cope. Crime is definitely going to rise, as a lot of men and women, will try to feed their ever hungry children through theft, burglery and other unacceptable crimes. Why is the oil so high, when it is being extracted from the very country where all prices are so high?? Poverty is a very serious issue, and not a good outlook for our children, and grandchildren!
People in the poorer countries are hungry, but now it seems that it is going to spread to the west, where a lot of low-income families cannot cope. Crime is definitely going to rise, as a lot of men and women, will try to feed their ever hungry children through theft, burglery and other unacceptable crimes. Why is the oil so high, when it is being extracted from the very country where all prices are so high?? Poverty is a very serious issue, and not a good outlook for our children, and grandchildren!
# 4,849:
12:59 pm PDT, May 24,
M. Rivera-Rogers, Illinois
# 4,848:
12:44 pm PDT, May 24,
Richard Grooms, Alabama
# 4,847:
8:00 am PDT, May 24,
M McCarthy, Florida
Until we stop rampant unchecked greed, there will be hunger.
Until we stop rampant unchecked greed, there will be hunger.
# 4,846:
5:09 pm PDT, May 23,
Name not displayed, Texas
With only a $620. per month amount that I live on, and the rising costs of food and gas, and everything, I am about to have to put my health and life at risk to go back to work. I have numerous heart attacks and I will have to lie about my health to get a job.
With only a $620. per month amount that I live on, and the rising costs of food and gas, and everything, I am about to have to put my health and life at risk to go back to work. I have numerous heart attacks and I will have to lie about my health to get a job.
# 4,845:
4:32 pm PDT, May 23,
Tamara Alibeckoff, Ohio
# 4,844:
11:50 am PDT, May 23,
Sibyl Lamb, Washington
# 4,843:
11:26 am PDT, May 23,
Lauren Sullivan, California
# 4,842:
10:08 am PDT, May 23,
Cheryl Drake, California
# 4,841:
9:08 am PDT, May 23,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 4,840:
3:56 am PDT, May 23,
Geraldine O'Toole, Pennsylvania
# 4,839:
7:24 pm PDT, May 22,
Gail McGlone, Florida
# 4,838:
6:47 pm PDT, May 22,
Angelene Beauchamp, Pennsylvania
# 4,837:
5:13 pm PDT, May 22,
Aome St. laurence, Nevada
# 4,836:
2:04 pm PDT, May 22,
Pam Fleming, New York
# 4,835:
2:00 pm PDT, May 22,
Bev Vanderstar, Florida
# 4,834:
12:48 pm PDT, May 22,
Jeff Lambert, Maryland
# 4,833:
11:04 am PDT, May 22,
Faye Mowers, Canada
We all need to feed our families, just like the goverment needs to feed theirs.Lower the price of food, and gas now before it's too late
We all need to feed our families, just like the goverment needs to feed theirs.Lower the price of food, and gas now before it's too late
# 4,832:
8:46 am PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 4,831:
7:00 am PDT, May 22,
Edie Schroedel, Montana
# 4,830:
7:18 pm PDT, May 21,
Anne Richards, Oregon
Of course the rise in food cost is caused by the increase in gas prices which is unconcionable as it is. I am a low-income senior citizen and I run out of food and money for it by the middle of the month. Unless our Legislators do something more than talk and speculate about the effects of the food prices as well as gas prices, then none of them deserve to remain on our Nation's pay-role. They should be replaced. Because something CAN be done about this and no one is really trying! And meanwhile, it is a handy way for our leaders to solve the problem of overpopulation, which may seem to some like an over-reaction to what is happening to us, but I think it is time for us to express our opinions. Now, they need to listen.
Of course the rise in food cost is caused by the increase in gas prices which is unconcionable as it is. I am a low-income senior citizen and I run out of food and money for it by the middle of the month. Unless our Legislators do something more than talk and speculate about the effects of the food prices as well as gas prices, then none of them deserve to remain on our Nation's pay-role. They should be replaced. Because something CAN be done about this and no one is really trying! And meanwhile, it is a handy way for our leaders to solve the problem of overpopulation, which may seem to some like an over-reaction to what is happening to us, but I think it is time for us to express our opinions. Now, they need to listen.
# 4,829:
6:59 pm PDT, May 21,
Erika Ingato, Pennsylvania
# 4,828:
5:52 pm PDT, May 21,
Heather Harmon, Rhode Island
# 4,827:
5:38 pm PDT, May 21,
Donnamarie Sloma, New Jersey
# 4,826:
5:02 pm PDT, May 21,
Jessica Bell, New York
# 4,825:
4:22 pm PDT, May 21,
Moni Anonym, Germany
# 4,824:
4:03 pm PDT, May 21,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 4,823:
3:59 pm PDT, May 21,
Karolina Lisewska, New York
# 4,822:
3:24 pm PDT, May 21,
Moontasir Hanief, Kansas
# 4,821:
2:50 pm PDT, May 21,
Anquinette Barry, Washington
# 4,820:
2:17 pm PDT, May 21,
Bob Fischella, Arizona
# 4,819:
12:53 pm PDT, May 21,
Annette Klein, Canada
# 4,818:
11:49 am PDT, May 21,
Sheila Peterson, California
# 4,817:
11:15 am PDT, May 21,
Nancy Hookey, Ohio
# 4,816:
6:26 am PDT, May 21,
Marta Diaz, Virginia
# 4,815:
5:14 am PDT, May 21,
Diane Long, Missouri
# 4,814:
11:52 pm PDT, May 20,
M. Stoner, New York
# 4,813:
10:07 pm PDT, May 20,
Corinne Livesay, Minnesota
AND NEXT YEAR, WITH A NEW CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT, LET'S REVISIT THOSE DAMNABLE FARM SUBSIDIES TO THOSE WHO DON'T NEED IT, AND OVERIDE THE LOBBYISTS! THEN ADDRESS THE STUPIDITY AND WASTE OF ENERGY BY SHIPPING AMERICAN GRAIN IN AMERICAN SHIPS IN FAVOR OF BUYING IT LOCALLY! I WOULD LIKE TO START A GROCERY STORE CAMPAIGN CALLED, "A DIME A TIME", TO ENABLE SHOPPERS IF THEY CHOOSE, TO CONTRIBUTE A DIME EACH TIME THEY CHECK OUT, TO BUY SEED TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH CARE, OXFAM, E.G. BUT NOT THE WAY WE PRESENTLY CONTRIBUTE.
AND NEXT YEAR, WITH A NEW CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT, LET'S REVISIT THOSE DAMNABLE FARM SUBSIDIES TO THOSE WHO DON'T NEED IT, AND OVERIDE THE LOBBYISTS! THEN ADDRESS THE STUPIDITY AND WASTE OF ENERGY BY SHIPPING AMERICAN GRAIN IN AMERICAN SHIPS IN FAVOR OF BUYING IT LOCALLY! I WOULD LIKE TO START A GROCERY STORE CAMPAIGN CALLED, "A DIME A TIME", TO ENABLE SHOPPERS IF THEY CHOOSE, TO CONTRIBUTE A DIME EACH TIME THEY CHECK OUT, TO BUY SEED TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH CARE, OXFAM, E.G. BUT NOT THE WAY WE PRESENTLY CONTRIBUTE.
# 4,812:
6:42 pm PDT, May 20,
Name not displayed, Michigan
# 4,811:
6:14 pm PDT, May 20,
Ann Kowaleski, California
# 4,810:
5:11 pm PDT, May 20,
Marlena Alo, Guam
# 4,809:
2:30 pm PDT, May 20,
Linda Brebner, New York
# 4,808:
1:39 pm PDT, May 20,
Heather Warner, Ohio
For the sake of humanity, please consider this:
For the sake of humanity, please consider this:
# 4,807:
10:50 am PDT, May 20,
Shaun Snyder, California
Please help those most in need!
Please help those most in need!
# 4,806:
10:00 am PDT, May 20,
None Busnies, Texas
stop the rise in food prices turn your back on bush he has screwed us so many times from killing our own people to the rise in gas prices and now to food what next rise in health care boycott bush boycott exxon
stop the rise in food prices turn your back on bush he has screwed us so many times from killing our own people to the rise in gas prices and now to food what next rise in health care boycott bush boycott exxon
# 4,805:
7:21 am PDT, May 20,
Rr Ff, New York
# 4,804:
7:09 pm PDT, May 19,
CB Davis, California
# 4,803:
6:52 pm PDT, May 19,
Patrick Hutchings, Utah
# 4,802:
5:56 pm PDT, May 19,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 4,801:
5:02 pm PDT, May 19,
Michael Cryer, Colorado