http://www.servingbread.net/2007/05/08/oregons-governor-identifies-with-the-poor Thoughts, Musings, Reflections, and Ramblings of a campus minister, father, husband, and a Jesus-follower Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:52:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.servingbread.net/2007/05/08/oregons-governor-identifies-with-the-poor/comment-page-1#comment-7740 Linkfest Friday at Serving Bread Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:59:22 +0000 http://servingbread.net/2007/05/08/oregons-governor-identifies-with-the-poor/#comment-7740 [...] I was taken aback by Time Magazine’s article this past week titled, “How The World Eats.” They compared the expenditures of several families across the globe. For example, the Melanders in Germany spend $500.07 a week on food. That’s a stark contrast to the Aboubakars of Chad who spend $1.23. The article also displayed pictures of each family with its weekly food allotment in front of them. It makes you think about the access we have to food in the west and how it’s not the norm around the world. (Actually, millions of Americans continue to go hungry and those on food stamps live on only $21 a week) [...] [...] I was taken aback by Time Magazine’s article this past week titled, “How The World Eats.” They compared the expenditures of several families across the globe. For example, the Melanders in Germany spend $500.07 a week on food. That’s a stark contrast to the Aboubakars of Chad who spend $1.23. The article also displayed pictures of each family with its weekly food allotment in front of them. It makes you think about the access we have to food in the west and how it’s not the norm around the world. (Actually, millions of Americans continue to go hungry and those on food stamps live on only $21 a week) [...]

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