Fourteen million of these are children. Most of the people requesting assistance were children and their parents, and a third of the adults who asked for food were employed. Ninety-six percent of the city officials said they expected the ranks of the hungry to continue to rise. It appears that the economic boom so lauded by pundits has failed to reach some of the poorest Americans. These include the working poor and former welfare recipients, many of whom are having a hard time surviving on minimum wage jobs while paying for child care.
Many cities report that welfare reform has had a negative impact on hunger and homelessness.
There is no way a proposal like that is acceptable. This country can definitely feed all its children. When it comes to Gore, Mittal is even more scathing. Mr. Gore was the guy responsible for pushing Clinton to sign welfare reform. He has already shown us what he's capable of.