The Pause on Hunger: How America Teaches Families to Starve Politely When my mother texts me now, she doesn’t ask how I am. She asks if I can send money for groceries.

Someone shared my personal essay, The Pause on Hunger, here, and the response has been overwhelming in the best way.

If you haven’t read it yet, I hope you’ll give it a moment of your day.

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#FoodInsecurity #SNAP #HungerCrisis #PovertyInAmerica #Equity #Storytelling

The Trump admin fought to block $4 billion in food aid to feed the hungriest Americans— despite billions of $ in corporate tax breaks, White House luxuries, aid to Argentina. Justice Jackson granted the request, pausing full SNAP payments for millions.

#SNAP #HungerCrisis #SCOTUS #PovertyInAmerica

Why are so many Americans on SNAP?! Because the wages are not keeping up with cost of living #SNAP #MinimumWage #PovertyInAmerica #WorkingPoor #SocialAssistance

SNAP

#SNAP #PoliticalMusic #NewMusic #SingerSongwriter #SocialJustice #USA #PovertyInAmerica #FoodInsecurity #ChristianNationalism #EconomicJustice #Project2025 #USPolitics #Poverty #PoliticalCommentary #FolkMusic #AcousticRap #OriginalSong

Double Feature 211/300

Poor White people going to great lengths to stop their homes from being seized.

1. Winter’s Bone (2010) dir. Debra Granik

2. Hell or High Water (2016) dir. David Mackenzie

#povertyinamerica #filmsky #movies

This is one story. But it’s not rare. It’s everywhere.

When the government fails families, children suffer.

Vote for leaders who see these families — not shame them.

#SNAP #PovertyInAmerica #WorkingMoms #CostOfLiving #FoodInsecurity

"Trump Administration is promising to pull the plug on food assistance (SNAP) payments beginning November 1, even when there is a contingency fund to pay for these payments for moments like these." ~Pepperspectives on Substack #TrumpShutdown #RepublicansAreTheProblem #PovertyInAmerica #Healthcare

I think i have a tooth abscess. I have no money, no job, no healthcare.

Kinda hope it kills me.

#povertyinamerica

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This is not Katy Perry

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I learned a little known fact today. Women earn 83% of a man's earnings. But did you know that women and children comprise 70% of the nation’s poor. Why? Because women are funneled into low-paying jobs. And yet, we are taking away those safety nets that offer stability to women.
#Povertyinamerica

Does Trickle Down Economics work? Here's a quick, 21-second test to check:
#poverty #povertyinamerica #poor #rich #middleclass #income #incomegap

Invisible poverty in America

#academicsky
#povertyinamerica #inequality #law

Most Americans Cannot Afford ‘Minimal Quality of Life’ Researchers say 11 percent of Americans have plunged into poverty, but many more don’t meet “survival indexes.”

Facts- Why are we robbing the poor to feed the rich?
It's so very wrong- it's a crime against Humanity, IMHO.
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#povertyinamerica #trumprobsthepoor

Poverty
Isn’t for
The weak
But why
Do WE
Have to be
So strong?
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#PovertyInAmerica

Thousands live in underground flood tunnels beneath the Las Vegas Strip—hidden from the neon lights above. As the Trump administration slashes housing support, this is a national disgrace.
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How many passersby recognize that the poor walk among them?

Exploring (invisible) socioeconomic injustice in America, Japan and beyond.

#povertyinamerica #poverty #japan

Without additional legislation to #taxtherich, if the U.S. government merely collected #taxesowed by the 1 percent we would come within 2 Billion of ending #povertyinamerica

From #MathewDesmond
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Poverty is having a lion at your back all day everyday!
#thebiologyoftrauma

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Poverty is a constant traumatizing condition-like having the lion at your back all day everyday. My posts often tie policy & structural harm to the biology of trauma & economic benefits of (dare we 😱) care!

#povertyinamerica #eviction
#embeingempowered
#wholism #TM

New book out “POVERTY, by AMERICA” sounds interesting… check out interview with the author on The Daily Show

Trillions saved if we collect taxes OWED

#povertyinAmerica

Class struggle doesn’t have a color—poverty is the real great equalizer. #SystemicIssues #ClassStruggle #PovertyInAmerica #WakeUpAmerica #SocialInequality #TruthHurts #ThinkForYourself

6/6 🚨👊 So, let's get to work, America 🇺🇸. We can't just sit back and accept poverty as a fact of life 🤷‍♂️. We need to demand better from our politicians 🗣️ and take action to address poverty 🚫💪. It's time to make a change 🔄. #PovertyInAmerica #TimeForChange 🚫💔

The Surprising Poverty Levels Across the U.S. How U.S. poverty differs state by state is vital to understand

time.com/6320076/amer... 1/6 🚨👊 Let's talk about poverty in America 🤕. A new report shows that over 33 million people live below the poverty line 📉. That's 1 in 10 Americans, folks 🤯. #PovertyInAmerica #FuckTheSystem 🚫💔

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Homelessness Increase: The United States has seen an 18.1% rise in homelessness this year, highlighting ongoing challenges in housing and social services. #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #SocialServices #AffordableHousing #PovertyInAmerica #HomelessnessAwareness #EndHomelessness #PublicPolicy

There is no shame worse than poor teeth in a rich world | Aeon Essays If you have a mouthful of teeth shaped by a childhood in poverty, don’t go knocking on the door of American privilege

Truthful and touching. #inequality #povertyinamerica

Chart showing Cost of Living & Disposable Incomes by State 50. Mississippi $32,336 49. Arkansas $32,979 48. Alabama $33,654 47. Oklahoma $33,966 46. New Mexico $34,501 45. Tennessee $34,742 44. South Carolina $34,826 43. West Virginia $34,861 42. Kansas $35,185 41. Missouri $35,338 Source: Forbes Advisor Analysis

/3 Thanks, America! I live in Oregon. I'm doing great btw! 🥳

#disabilityawareness #PovertyInAmerica #disabilityadvocate

PS The 1st chart shows *cheapest* states for Cost of Living. Note the cheapest is $32k/yr vs disability income of less than $12k/yr. 2nd shows the most expensive 10...like OR.

One of many things we can collectively call The #PoorTax.

There's also the #PinkTax, the #MotherhoodTax, & the #SingleParentTax.

#PovertyInAmerica is expensive for the #Poor.

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awesome: RT @heartlandhelps: http://bit.ly/qkHQvn Colbert's take on Heritage Fndn's report on poverty...what do you think? #povertyinamerica