Democrats- attack coal and insist on coal shut down Democrats - insist on economic pandemic to go with the viral pandemic AJ+ - blames Trump for the resulting WV poverty
I don’t know for some I would disagree. If you’re out there laying around making baby after baby with multiple men that one cannot afford, character? 🤔
@@thesun-N-moon8885 often like mother, like daughter. Both character; behavior learned from the mother or influence from female relatives; and circumstances, the environment one grows up in. Both can be unlearned. Willingness to do so, the ability and intelligence to recognize it are needed.
@@thesun-N-moon8885 I think that is an oversimplification of people who struggle with mental health issues, abuse, and neglect and not truly representative of our population. It's easy to be a piece of shit when society and posts on youtube constantly remind you you are a piece of shit. And it's that type of toxic mentality towards others that has created the systems of oppression they are forced to live with.
The lady saying that was severely overweight, saying she’s so hungry she wants to die shows how undisciplined she is when it comes to simply being mildly uncomfortable.
@@jamesdeciancio9768 please stop hiding behind your fatphobia and an internet username. If you knew anything about nutrition, you'd know that cheaper foods, which people in poorer areas come to rely on, are nutritionally inadequate, leading to weight gain. It can also be stated that staying on the Internet all day and having a pathetic life causes people to become extremely stupid and judgmental e.g. YOU.
@@chunshine Have you ever been to a grocery store? they're literally throwing the vegetables at you. This whole myth has been disproven, vegetables are cheaper than the dollar menu. Stop making excuses for her, there's a pyramid, and some people have to be on the bottom, and you EXACTLY why. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" that's from your rockstar hero Karl Marx.
@@jerrynadler2883 I actually work at Whole Foods and experience this on a regular basis. I can buy a box of macaroni and cheese for $0.69. Do you know how much a head of broccoli costs? $2. Don't try to lecture to me about what costs what when I am very well aware of what has and hasn't been disproven, ESPECIALLY when I am well-versed in the prices at a grocery store. The fact that both of you are fixated on this one overweight person instead of the other, thin people who are standing in line waiting for food that they desperately need proves that you don't really care about health, just that you hate fat people, ESPECIALLY when the issue at hand is the fact that people are starving in America. Pull your head out of your a** and smell the 21st century. Maybe read a book while you're at it, Jerry :)
No,theres been plenty of people that chose to get out of poverty,education is always there for the taking,jobs were everywhere for 4 yrs.there are options.
@@MrMstrika How about working, school, and taking care of a family? All in one. Because "I don't owe you anything." A lot of people in this country have had employment too. They're forced to chose between Work and their Health.
It's high time for every single one of them and their families/lobe ones to be put in that situation for the exact same length of time as the everyday individuals are going through
I think it is nuts and sad that a news story comes from a non-national media, this is the stories we need in this country. Waking up America is hard work. Keep up lifting journalism and good luck
Am sure this is what a shi#$t hole looks like. Fox &CNN need to visit with these real people so that the whole America can see . Real people struggling.
West Virginia has been in the same circumstances for decades and decades. All past administrations have failed to help them. Maybe they should stay in school long enough to learn where babies come from.
This story is a load of BS. Most of the people in this state, yes I live here, look like they got in line to eat twice rather than missed a meal. Don’t believe everything you see in the media with a gimmicky title.
I’m glad to see the young mother of 3 cooking healthy meals instead of just spending the food stamp funds on junk food. Her children look happy and healthy. I just hope she can get some more money to go towards her food budget.
Don't be too harsh on the ones that rely on junk food. Sometimes it's not knowing, sometimes it's what you can access, sometimes it's what can be kept safely and sadly, sometimes it's cheaper. There's so many reasons we do things. It's just sad how many people have to live this way. Keep on rockin' in the free world.
I used to manage a Dollar General in a very rural town and many of my employees would actually ask me not to give them a raise because they would lose benefits. What I could do for them instead, thanks to some creative accounting, was to increase their employee discount, and make all the numbers look the same to my regional manager who was none the wiser. I just lumped wages and loss due to employee discount on the same balance sheet line and he never caught on.
Very clever book keeping and extremely kind hearted :) I hope someone else reads this who is in a position to do the same for their staff. Thank you for sharing 👌
@@eyemmeohigho No crime was committed. As store manager the amount of employee discount was at my discretion. I just got a little creative with the bookkeeping so it wasn't as obvious.
Same as Kentucky; one of the poorest states in the country, and their Senator is Moscow mitch who is one of the richest senators and he's been a Senator for over 30 years. Shameful
Actually Kentucky is full of millionaires, We are far from the " poorest state" we have wonderful towns and cities and our taxes are far lower than most. We also have a Democratic Governor that stole his ELECTION by Cheating.
@@pamelamcfadden337 Puerto Rico ($32,190) Mississippi ($60,640) West Virginia ($61,225) Arkansas ($64,272) New Mexico ($66,565) Kentucky ($67,110) Alabama ($67,243) Louisiana
That happened to me. I have a college education and a child. I made $13.13 at the time and got a 3% raise. My raise put me in a new bracket and I was denied Medicaid and food stamps. My job offered insurance but for $400 a month. I pray for these people to get out of this. So sad.
The unfortunate truth is once you venture out of the major tourist cities, the majority of America is poor rural areas where income and assets per family are strikingly low. Idk the exact figures but definitely under $500k in assets.
@@DIVISIONINCISION it doesn’t. Just because someone is/was wealthy doesn’t mean their view (if they have it) that governments should prioritize people over war is automatically invalid.
A common misbelief in America is that Black Americans are the only people who strongly depend on government assistance as far as welfare, food stamps, etc, but videos like these show us otherwise. Thanks for opening our eyes and showing us that all Americans struggle.
It is funny that the white folks thought it could not happen to them and it is and they are falling apart. They were all brought up to think they are all that, yep the tune has changed. Unfortunately, people were struggling back then as they are now, but the news media intensifies it along with the internet. Panic sets in and then there is a rush and no one else has none. Back then people had gardens or container gardens and survived, it seems everyone is waiting for the free food. Granted not everyone can do this, this is where the unity of people get together and help others out. Community gardens that people go to and food grow and it is given to others to survive. West Virginians were poor even working in the mines, but trump took the jobs away but shutting the mines down. Last year he did this with some of the farmers. It may get worse and that is scary.
@@TouchedbyCastiel That’s cute. Except that’s only of the people who voted, and WV had far lower voter turnout that year than normal. So not only did 30+% of voters not vote for Trump, but about half of eligible voters in the state didn’t vote at all. So I ask again, how do you know who these people in the video voted for? Maybe learn something about West Virginia before you tell me to “take a seat.” Thanks.
This is sad. No kid should go hungry. Especially when you're a parent trying to make ends meet. Politics aside no American nah scratch that no HUMAN being deserves to go hungry. 💯
@@justing2836 yea that worked when communities had actual bonds which to a degree provided a safety net. For example, if your neighbor needed monetary help a community would come together to help them if possible. Now it’s every man for themselves.
I am from The State of Maine. We too have food insecurity . But also a problem with folks having transportation to foodbanks. When I was without a working car, and lived in a city I walked to a local foodbank. They offered 2 weeks worth of food which I had to decline. Since the bus route home would mean walking to the bus station which was aways away then being dropped off blocks from my home and having to walk - I told them I had to limit what I could take. They asked one of the female workers if ahe could drop me off and she agreed.. God bless them because they then piled on the food. I am in a different circumstance now and donate whenever I can as a thank you to those who helped me. Prayers for all
I live in the very bottom of West Virginia, and it breaks my heart watching west Virginians voting against their own interests election after election.
Have you ever seen the Democrats truly help the poor ? I live in a democrat run state (for the last 50 years) and we still have lots of poor and homeless . No matter what party you vote for they are not interested in helping the poor .
Haven't lived in west virginia long? It was a democratic run state for decades. Literally from the 40s to the year 2000. You haven't seen too many elections have you?
the usa is a hollow shell. the government tries so hard to show the world that they are the number one and spent their enormous budget on weapons and killing people on the other side of the planet, while their own people struggle to make ends meet. just shows the priorites of a government.
@@4T3hM4kr0n do you really believe that the world doesnt know? how can you be seen as a super power if your own citizens are starving and need pantries and food stamps? working more than the average european and still cant go by. this is terrible. you guys have no laws and rights that protect you. you have no proper health care, unions and simple human rights. land of the free? more like land of the robbed. the only way the usa is good is if you are filthy rich. and if you are filthy rich every country can be paradise. as i said it is a hollow shell. it tries to look mighty and shiny but it crumbles within and it starts to show from the outside as well.
@@hubertcumberdale2651 its not about the population. the usa has a big enough budget but distributes it in to war instead of taking care of its people.
Unfortunately anytime someone like a Bernie Sanders or Andrew Yang comes forth with ideas and solutions to help every community at every level, people immediately call it socialism and refuse to consider their ideas as viable for themselves or others. We are our own worst enemies
I kind of hate that they end this on a light note. People are starving and can't feed their kids, so why are we trying to brush off the fact that a first-world country has so many people who can't make ends meet while also housing the greatest number of billionaires?
@T V i agree the sense of community they bring is important. when they can be used to bring both equity and community it's very powerful. it's a shame that some communities don't have enough resources in total to support each other because everyone is impoverished. poverty is such a frustrating issue. i also agree that when government money is spent improperly it can even make the situation worse. hopefully we can rally to change the legislation and systems that result in that. in the mean time we can donate to the food pantries in the neighborhoods that need it the most, and always help our neighbors.
They feel they have to because every democrat candidate says they are going to bury the coal industry. How are you people not seeing that. West Virginians are trapped between coal jobs and financial assistance.
"I've pulled myself up by my bootstraps so many times I've ripped them off". I cheered when I originally heard that woman say that on the news. I already forgot about her until just now, but I still feel the same. We were in trouble before the pandemic, now I just don't know what we're going to do. It already wasn't sustainable.
It's why you dont vote a Republican tv overlord for president.. he never cared for you..now you'll have to wait for a democratic president to Fix the problems of a Republican loser president.
It's happened before... in 1933 and 2008... Republicans are the worst kind of elects, while Democrats fixed it.. history has showed us this, prove me wrong.
One of the biggest lies that America told itself is that the poverty that poor people face is somehow their fault. That they are to blame for their own poverty because “they’re too lazy”
@@kalesmonroe2556 many people don't know their impoverished. If it's what they know, what they see, where they are and they are in their eyes "making it". Education is the key. Building neighborhoods, building centers and putting individuals in better areas can profoundly change ones thoughts and visions.
I have lived in West Virginia all of my life This is very well done It is accurate, informative and provokes an emotional response Kudos to the person or persons who made this Excellent work!
@@ls-l1518 That's fine I guess. But people in poorer countries wish they had the mobility and opportunity that the people of west Virginia have. I grew up around immigrants and came from an immigrant family. Often heard stories from my friend's mothers traveling through south America with children across the boarder to be here illegally without citizenship. It's certainly not easy but if West Virginia is that terrible they could move somewhere else. Rent in neighboring states (Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan) are all lower than 1,000$ a month, and there is a lot of industry (Amazon, Toyota, Honda, GM, etc) that are always looking to pay unskilled laborers upwards of 23$ an hour. I honestly just don't understand I asked my initial question looking for a legitimate response. I did not mean to offend anyone
@@lucysmith4242 I don't think you realize how difficult and EXPENSIVE it is to "just move". If you have your own vehicle there is the fuel for the driving to the new location, very likely the cost of renting a moving truck, first & last month rent plus security deposit for new place, deposits for any other services that may require them, then there is trying to figure out how much money you need to have saved to survive until paychecks start coming in at that new job. Even on a move as short as 100 miles this can easily add up to THOUSANDS of dollars. So I ask you, are you going to save thousands of dollars and literally starve while doing it or are you going to feed your damn family? And to the person that suggested people should just grow a garden, the vast majority of West Virginians do that every year. It is also why we hunt...to put food on the table that does not have to be purchased.
The rioters and looters have alot of things in common with the folks shown here. Both are disenfrenchised, not part of the economic boom, have a very bleak outlook on their immediate future and have no representation. The only difference is one is lashing out at their immediate surroundings and the other is hell bent on not voting any career politician.
To add on top of this, because of the lack of access to grocery stores and healthy options (which are always more expensive), families usually resort to the cheapest food so they can get as much as they can for their money, often resulting in obesity and ill health ...which causes medical expenses. They can’t win.
Cheap food also can be healthy. You just don't snack on sugary treats, instead of them cook home made meals from simple ingredients. Also important key is the 'quantity'.
Im sorry but this is a total victim complex. Eating healthier while cutting out unecessary luxaries is so not more expensive like at all and im sick of people saying this . Im an avid cook and i can make an extremely nutritous meal for half the price of mcdonalds frankenburgers . Stop giving people an excuse to eat like shit and baloon up. I will go as far as to say i 100 percent believe the governemnt should help people who are hungry but when you need a handout you need to give something back and thats youre privacy. You want free food then you shouldnt weigh 300 pounds and be a burden to the healthcare system. And before anyone brings up their "condishuns" for why they are fat, hello i am a girl with PCOS and sever e hypothyroidism, aka the 2 things that morbidly obese people like to blame. Spoiler alert, im not 300 pounds nor 200, not anywhere close to that
Community gardens, cooking classes, preserving classes should be where money is invested. Convenience food is killing the people and it is a bottomless pit that supports corporations.
Those are great ideas. However, transportation might be an issue for some participants. Back when schools had an actual kitchen and yard spaces would be perfect for classes and gardens.
My family and I left WV sadly, with great reluctance, back in 2006 for the very reasons stated above. We have been homesick ever since, but we know we can't go back.
This brings tears to my eyes. So sad.. I live in South Africa its not good here. Please stay safe everyone and Remember keep your family and friends safe.
Thank you for caring about us in America even though your suffering in your beautiful Country . You have a lot of Grace. America is an illusion. I'm glad you saw through it. Your very smart my friend very smart. Love from a broke American 💕❤️
Covid has been designed to keep us all down and on poverty level. I have NEVER look down on someone that is less fortunate, ppl need ppl. I may need my neighbor 1 day to get me through 1 week and in turn I'll help their family. Blessings to everyone to get the help their families need.
@@drinkwatereatmelons7048 I Agree never ever kick someone who is down. We are all Human Beings doent matter which part of the World you are from. 💞❤️Doesn't matter your Gender, Your Race,, Your Religion. We are All the same
@@Shay-nu7id Please stay safe and look after your loved ones. You are not alone. We are all in this terrible, Scary pandemic together. Doesnt matter which Country you live in. This pandemic has changed our lives for ever. Time for people to look after each other. 🌸. I am very scared and worried for all Human kind. Maybe this Virus dissappears Quickly
America is a failed state. This shouldn't be happening in the richest country in the world. Poverty in the midst of such oppulance is failure of governance. Trump is just a mild symptom. Worse is round the corner if this is not addressed soon.
this is happening because all the rich have to do is start throwing around the words socialism or communism and these fools willingly except their shit living circumstances so they're not called these names.
@Dumisani Nkosi but there are, that's corporate Socialism. Yet they use scare tactics to get Republicans in office that continue to bailout billionaires!!!
Dumisani's account was created about 4 months ago. It's obviously a troll account. Don't waste your time trying to have a reasonable conversation with this individual.
@@loafandjug321 yeah and rich people don’t snort coke and pop pills like candy everyday😂 but sure judge her for not being skinny enough, and smoking cigarettes 🤡 she worked hard for a degree and doesn’t get payed what she deserves. Were told to pay for college only to not get a competitive wage when were out of college ? Yeah that makes sense👌🏼
@2:11 but really, if she gets past 5 to 7 days of hunger, basically fasts, it will do her health a lot of good. She has enough body fat to burn. ( I Am fat myself, though less than her).
Yeah, only but it's not true. It is a character defect (in most cases). The first lady in the doc, received $646.00 per month for food. Divided by 31 days is (just under) $21 per day. Food is cheap in the US. Super Cheap. You can get a 44lbs bag of rice for that price. These people have enough money to live like kings! The rest of the world would give anything to live at these standards. When I was a university student, we had to live on $80 per month for food. Everything is relative I guess.
My “southern belle” Granny raised 9 kids and my Papaw worked hard his entire life and retired only 4 years before dying, at age 78. My Granny would take crackers, an apple, and a piece of bread and make a feast!
What is America? We're underpaid, underpriveledged, poor, hungry, homeless, jobless & killing each other. While we pay taxes to fund their income and we're left to face it all. It's survival of the "whoever has more money."
So sad, but so true for America! Same here in my country.. money talks. The poor are made out to be the "bain of existence" . The poorer we get, the richer just get more rich"
Dont worry the politicians arent going without. They eat well, have savings and multiple houses, nannies, armed security, jets, horses, lots of cool things!
I don't think it's always their fault. Form the previous videos I understood that people wanted their coal mines to re open and voted for trump bc he promised to reopen them. I believe he has opened some for a limited time. But the truth is coal mining belongs to a bygone area... it will not come back. And building an alternative takes time. It would be much more suitable in the long run... but not short term. And people want fast solutions not sustainable ones.
@@susanbrown2909 It's much easier to promise things than to deliver them. But it's so tempting to believe the beautiful things will happen and not the bad once.
Then learn from them and educate yourselves and make a better life for you and your family. I know some are born into money and some have ways that make it easier if not around possible to live well but come on some are just lazy.
I sort of agree, sadly though unhealthy food is the cheapest, but they are stuck in a loop of needing more food to survive as a direct result of gaining weight.
@ And why shouldn't he? This is century old problem, that was not an issue when the majority of caucasians were in the middle class. At that point a welfare queen on food stamps was the portrayal of a poor black woman, and everything wrong with America (subsidizing people). Now that the wage gap has increased, and caucasians are slipping from the middle class this is the result. Years attempting to neglect black people has created this problem for all people. Same thing as the opioid crisis, vilifying and spreading crack in the ghetto and not focusing on rehabilitation has created an atmosphere where everyone's children are dying. And it all goes back to attempting to put down black people. Nothing wrong with talking about race, or cause and effect. Just be honest about it.
Their greatest tragedy is not that they are poor, but their unquestionable faith in electing the people that perpetuate their unfortunate circumstances.
Amy Jo hates Trump but other than that she can blame the ~68% of residents who voted for trump. She hates him for many reasons but one reason is because he tried to cut snap.
and believing that short term changes are better than long term ones. I guess people always want to go back to what they where used to and work decades ago...but coal mining is a thing of the past not the future 🙄
@ShariaFreeUK The mass defection of white working class Democrats to the right under Reagan is what forced Democrats to abandon them as a lost cause. Affluent, white-collar, college-educated professionals who benefit from globalization took their place in the Democratic base. In other words, the white working class has no one to blame for the Democrats' war on the white working class but themselves. You can't turn your back on a party for decades and then be surprised when the party you abandoned moves on.
@ShariaFreeUK The old Democratic Party was the party of ex-Confederates and the KKK. What party's rallies today do you see the most Confederate flags? If you're in the Klan today, what party do you probably belong to? The old Democratic Party minus the economic leftism = the modern Republican Party. Same people. Same region. Same racism. Only the label changed. What you're talking about is globalization/free trade which is a worldwide trend, not something Biden was personally responsible for. He was just another self-serving politician blowing with the wind. Neoliberalism, or selling out to capitalism, hijacked both parties. You had Thatcher and Blair, neoliberals. We had Reagan and Clinton. Blair and Clinton dismantled the left and replaced the left party with a socially liberal clone of the Tories/GOP. Both parties now stand for free trade and killing unions and screwing the white working class. The white working class made their bed when they decided sticking it to minorities was more important than saving their own hide. They deserve every ounce of misery they brought upon themselves.
And yet Joe Biden wants to give illegal immigrant families 450 thousand dollars for breaking the law. Why not take that money and help the poor here in the United States.
I’m in Baltimore Maryland and I’m struggling too, I never imagined growing up that I would need the canned goods and food pantries that we donated to as kids! I am honestly terrified for the future at this point! And with an AA degree I still can’t make more that $13per hour it’s bs
CORRECT! He was spitting LOTS of TRUTH' in "Comedy" 4 which I (BELIEVE) Cost him his Life! Our Entire Judicial system is Corrupt beyond Belief' & LT vs' RT PERIDIME is just an "ILLUSION" All THEATER....
When I worked at elderly small cafe, any left over food I had to throw out. The seniors asked for the leftovers. If I gave it to them and they got sick, the cafe could be sued. Or if they found out I was giving left overs out. I could lose my job. I did it once, and one older person said she didn’t feel good from the leftovers. I never gave left overs after that to the seniors to take home.
What's crazy is that we all still support them. 🤔 We know they're an extremely irresponsible company when it comes to our health and the health of the environment, yet we continue to spend our money there. 💔
My dad was from that area. He told me many times to learn how to grow crops and orchards, chickens, rabbits, etc. Be self sufficient and never rely on governments. My family was very poor but we never went hungry.
This is honestly so stupid. I just can’t believe it. You think this is feasible for the vast majority of Americans who weren’t born in some dirty holler like your daddy?
Ikr, and whats wrong with getting your hands dirty growing your own potatoes, veggies, etc. If you can't hunt or fish then get your meat from the store with whatever left from your bills!
People can buy gardening seeds with food stamps. They can be bought on Amazon and shipped to there door. Will it supply all there food probably not but it is a good gap filler. This only works if you put some time and work into it. And yes you are going to get your hands dirty.
My experience moving to West Virginia for one year was very eye opening. Probably one of the most beautiful places to live, yet being stripped of all of its land and resources leaving the residents in the wasteland. I was certain these folks weren't trying hard enough and were "lazy". After all I had my MBA and 15 years of work experience..After applying for 39 jobs in 5 months I ended up a shift manager at a fast good chicken restaurant making $8 75 per hour and had to drive 35 miles each way to get there. To get groceries at just a Dollar General many folks woukd travel an hour or more. And my co workers considered me wealthy because I paid cash for my $20,000 house. There's so much pride and heritage tied to the mining industry that many people just can't let go and when they hear any threat to the industry it is a threat to their livelihood, even though the industry pillaged their people long ago. Many people have never even traveled out of their home County let alone out of the state so what some may see as ignorance I see as their reality based on their experience. I lasted a year and moved which unfortunately is not an option for many of these people. Go stay in a holler for a winter and watch folks drive to the river every day to pump water into cisterns in their truck to haul up the mountain home and you'll definitely be humbled.
I find most of these people who make horrible comments evidently never look around in their own cities. They are plenty of destitute people everywhere. What do they think would happen if a flood of poor unemployed rural people just moved to urban or suburban areas. Same thing that happened to you. The well educated would be taking low income jobs. There are not enough jobs because we as a country don't produce anything. We've become a service oriented country. Nobody asked what would happen if nobody could afford the services?
Are the prices at Dollar General comparable to the prices for groceries at Dollar General in other states? Being so rural and remote it would definitely be helpful if students in West Virginia were taught gardening, animal husbandry and carpentry skills. Dollar General is not known for its produce. When Kaylyn was talking about not being able to feed herself a small adult and 3 small sized female children on $5/person'/day plus the pantry food, school lunches and perhaps school breakfasts and snacks, I took into account somewhat higher prices but since my budget is $6/person/day for 3 large adults without school lunches. I felt that it could easily be done. We eat extremely well although we don't order take out except an occasional pizza. I know many Latinos that can feed their families on half of what she is getting. If you are definetly going to remain that remote supplementing with gardens etc. would be necessary.
Just for your info what's stopping Trump from being re-elected through Electoral College Vote again? 😬 ❎ Trump is cheating thru tooth and nail like nobody business. 😬 😷
@@fbaallied here's the funniest part half of black grand parents own lands, had their very own homes, had decent income of living. The government back then had decided either to confiscated or burn it down. It was a mechanism used to slow down resistance of black people voting 😬
Thank you for doing this story! I can relate to this. I grew up poor on food stamps and I remember getting food from churches and food pantries. My heart goes out to these people. I donate to food pantries every chance I get.❤️
@@solidstate9451 If they were to be "cared for properly" I think you mean the government. Where does the government get it's money to care for people properly? It gets it from the taxpayers. They are still strangers. The money doesn't fall from the sky. Strangers go to work, put many hours of labor in, maybe even get an education, in order to do that work, and then they faithfully pay their taxes, a part of which goes to pay for government programs that help strangers. I think it is really virtuous of someone to donate above and beyond their taxes.
@@lorimav but you overlooked an important word, “mercy.” The government should be a more universal/evenly applied assistance to “strangers.” With all of the bigotry and prejudice that has come to the surface in our country lately, I don’t believe that relying on strangers to be kind to people of all walks of life, religion, gender, or sexual orientation is realistic.
@@Pipsquacky This video was mostly about food. If you listen carefully Kaylyn says she cannot feed 1 adult and 3 children on $5/person/day plus the food she gets from the food pantry. Her children no doubt receive free school lunches, and perhaps other school meals such as free breakfasts and snacks. The school my SIL works at receives all of those and she tells me most of the snacks probably 2/3 of the snack food is actually thrown right in the garbage. She is in the classroom so she doesn't know about waste for the breakfasts or the lunches. She also was part of the force that delivered the meals to the kids, the entire weeks worth of food with the buses a couple of times a week when the school was running remotely. Perhaps it is not that way in WV but it is in VA. Still it doesn't matter you can easily feed a person, especially a child, with $5/day. We eat very well on $6/person/day and we are all full size adults. With respect to food the government is doing a more than adequate job. She complains that now that she is working she receives less money for food. Okay, but isn't it her responsibility to feed her own children and the father's responsibility to feed them. Does she want to stop working and have the government pick up the complete responsibility. Now the government is assisting but she is partially at least fullfilling her responsibilities. There are needy people that absolutely cannot do that and could use those resources that otherwise would have gone to her. This takes place in WV and is mostly concerning an impoverished white population there. I am not quite sure what you mean about walks of life, religion, gender, sexual orientation. Are there people not eligible for SNAP, food pantries, school lunch programs, etc. because of any of those? My SIL is latina and her students include many latinos and they are treated the same as the white children. Please explain.
Fear fueled by republican talking points, like immigrants coming to get what little they have, or lies that Americans are all just temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
That's what I was going say! These politicians want them to think it's all minorities who are in these services and abuse them. I bet some of these folks think so too. But they they would night their own hands if they they think they are taking money away from poor minority families. Because they aren't working as hard as them. So they vote in more people that erode the safety net the government created for just this type situation. Now look at them dying from opioids and hunger. But when this was black folks and they were living all right they didn't care but now we are supposed to care about. My sympathy has dried up.
It appalls me that they have so much need but yet consistently vote for a party (GOP) that wants to take away what little they have & doesn't give a shit about them. I don't get it. Oh that's right---Democrats are "socialists". Sigh.
I speak from experience. I have family members who sell their food stamps for drugs. Every recipient of food stamps should have to be tested monthly for drug use. Children suffer and I don't know what the answer is. Elderly are having their food stamp card stolen by family members and then sold for drugs.
@Asha X and that’s okay, to point out and insult a woman who cares about her community and want to help bring change? Poverty in America is a very real and terrible tragedy and all you can do is point out, “wow it seems like she isn’t having any problem finding food.”. Just shameful.
@Asha X you got millions of people lining up outside food pantries during this pandemic because they can’t afford 3 meals a day for themselves and their families and all you and Melinda can do is say well they don’t look like their starving so they must be okay.
So the average caloric intake for a female is 1500 calories and for 2000 a male. So if she previously had an eating habit of consuming 4000 calories a day and her body is used to this consumption, to go from 4000 to 1500 calories I can see how she is starving. There's nothing wrong to eat peanut butter and crackers as long as you get your daily caloric intake based on your living habits. They're just hungry for chips and fast food, that's all.
Well.... With a gun you can hunt and feed yourself. No one was ever promised food or health care. You were to be able to go out and pursue your dreams. To work hard and make your fortune.
@Natnael Ghirma Eating is not a debatable issue, gun ownership is. Hence eating doesn't need to be articulated in the constitution. If you are short of words describing how the richest country on earth can't feed its own while spending trillions overseas to maintain its hegemony, that's okay to be confounded even though the answer is still obvious.
You don't get stuff just for being born. That's why the Declaration of Independence says, "Life, Liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness". Pursuit, not guarantee. Most people live this way because they look to the government to rescue/save/provide for them. Provide and take care of yourself - take care of each other (family and friends) - churches take care of people - don't look to the government to provide for you. That is the absolute worst thing any American can do.
@@danwilkinson2797 That's what I just posted to AJ above! When I was growing up almost everybody had a garden and we canned that food. And we bartered. When I got older, I learned how to fish and hunt, raise rabbits and chickens.
@@icecreamcake1457 I have not specifically heard of that but I do know of the monopolies on the food sources along with the patents on seeds perpetuating our dependency on processed pantry foods and GMOs. Luckily there are still some heirloom seed varieties out there but I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't too long before they all cross pollinate with the GMOs. So I'm not surprised about the seed banning but thank you I'm going to look into it. I appreciate u.
A lot of abled bodied adults by the government's standards, are still chronically ill. Often with an invisible illness. One flare up or hospitalization could make us unable to work completely. It's very difficult to get benefits or help, they tell you just find a desk job. So many of us would be working a desk job if we could qualify for one.
@@luckylambdin8269 nah don’t ever feel guilty throw whatever you want out you paid for it you worked for it, ain’t your problem they made their choices
I really wonder why they vote republican? Honestly, I feel like only rich people should be voting Republican otherwise, it's against your best interest.
Republicans and conservatives in general around the world are just better at advertising themselves to the people. People almost never vote for their best interst. :\
For decades West Virginians drive 40 to 60 miles one way into northern Virginia or DC to earn a middle class income. West Virginians are stuck in the 70s while the world around them are 21at century.
As a born and raised West Virginian, this breaks my heart because it’s so accurate. My brother and his disabled wife live on $800 a month. I am not exaggerating. I pay a few of his bills just so they can eat.
Why? Let's just make babies with as many man possible. Same thing where i live. Actually there a lot of good trick to save money but im sure they already tried. I'm so happy i never got in a high depression cause i know many who feel into poverty because of it.
@@rlhunter6200 Funny you say that because the big agricultural companies get so much government money they're almost state-run anyways. The USDA is a revolving door of corporate executives; they're also the reason the food pyramid recommends 6-12 servings of carbohydrates per day which only makes sense if you're an athlete or manual laborer. _Gotta sell that bread_
@@MK_ULTRA420 Every community with a large number of adults that live to be 100 primarily eat high carb, low protein diets. Carbs are not bad for you, bad carbs are bad for you
There is no need for hunger. I own a permaculture farm. I produce food enough for our community. A home on a city lot can provide enough food for a family of 4 for 6 months. For a few dollars of seeds, everyone could grow enough food to eat. Sweet potatoes alone can stop hunger. I don't till my soil, so you don't need shovels and tillers and equipment. You can grow sweet potatoes from sweet potatoes you buy in the store. It is SO frustrating that this does not have to happen!
That is very true as someone who went to school there for 4 years. My friends even knew it was normal and not shocked at all. They told about the racism so many times as I’m Asian. Only select you could trust. I saw racism too many times to count.
One day I realized that some people possess more judgement & contempt for the poor than they do intelligence. I worked at a grocery store in Canada, one time I had to help another cashier bc a man had coupons that were not being accepted by our system so I had to do each one manually as they were still valid coupons. When I returned to my cash a customer who was frustrated waiting for me to return said "Wtf was that about? Was that loser paying for all his shit in food stamps?" I replied "Sir we don't have food stamps in Canada." He said nothing after that.
@@GUITARTIME2024 I think I knew they changed it to a card actually. In Canada, when you're on government assistance you receive a portion of money for your rent and a portion for food.
@@GUITARTIME2024 It's good that way bc when you buy your groceries no one has to know you're on assitance but honestly when I was on it (many years ago) it never felt like I had enough money for an entire month of food so I still had to go food banks, free dinners or just be hungry (by no means starving but def not well fed.)
A good friend of mine grows the finest vegetable garden . I was with him one day in the garden and he told me that his kids would rather drive to Walmart and buy there food than get there hands dirty in the garden. He also had chickens ect and they would not be bothered w gathering the eggs and feeding them. What a shame. He is 85 now and still plants his garden every year.
I'm so jealous. I'd love to have someone to learn gardening from. I have a small porch that would allow some container gardening, but I don't really have a green thumb to begin with and am not really sure where I would begin
@@bri-chimchimcher-ee6955 Respectfully, you only making excuses. I recently watched a short video on tic-toc of a Chinese woman that grew a garden in the cobble stones next to her house. She planted the seeds where 4 bricks came together in the corners she had a bumper crop of vegetables. Us Americans can come up with more excuses than Cooder Doo does. We have youtube just get started stop making excuses. Also I looked her up on TH-cam and she is there too. It's amazing how she gardens.
@@hopefultraveler3543 I just got through telling my son that. He spends $15. Just on one meal on his way home from his job. All the while I have something cooked up at the house. And they wonder why their broke all the time.
This is for you people who keep saying “Look how overweight these people are and they say their hungry.” The truth is this: Much of the free food is high in sugars and carbs. That makes people unhealthy and gain weight. You will still be hungry because it isn’t nutritious.
Junk food is designed to be addictive and dairy actually has something called casein that is as addictive as opioids. Even wealthy people who eat junk food can get addicted.
That kind of overweight didn't happen in the space of the pandemic, that's years of eating poorly, and spending the food budget on poor nutrition, fast prep foods. They need to pull out the WWII ration recipe pamphlets and figure out how to make nutritious meals from raw ingredients. A whole chicken comes in at about $1.30 per pound, whereas prepped chicken like chicken fingers or nuggets comes in at about $4.70 per pound. A whole head or bunch of lettuce comes in at about $1.50, whereas a bag of prepped lettuce can be $4.50. A whole bone in pork shoulder is about $5.00 a pound, whereas trimmed cuts of pork are about $6.00 - $8.00 a pound. Learning how to break down larger cuts of meat and whole vegetables and creating meals from those can save loads of money... they just have to be willing to learn to cut stuff up and cook from fresh. Mary Jo says she sometimes has barely enough, yet she has enough to buy cigarettes at $8.00 a pack. People need to learn some discipline, give up those unhealthy habits that cost money they don't have to spare. They bandwagon onto the idea that they are victims and need to be bailed out, when they need to be innovative, use commonsense and learn from the past.
Agreed, but it saddens me to see so many use their food stamp benefits on junk food and sugary soda drinks. Never learning how to stretch their food. Nutritional foods that fill you up longer and provide more protein for energy and mental clarity ( for kids in school to focus).
@@artismyheart4886 yes! And they still deal with obesity? Like how is your child obese? I know we all get hungry. And we don't want out kids to starve but your 10 yr old weighs as much as I
@@mechellehoward7655 statistics say Whites are the majority on welfare. As minorities educate our children on finances, credit cards, and get involved in their learning.
@@americandevo Stop lying, democrats were proposing $2000 and the State Department is the one that asked for funds for Iraq. Stop spreading misinformation. Also the administration was asking for $740 million for defense. For once, democrats were applauding the increased package proposed by Trump but your Leader of Majority, Mitch and senate republicans rejected it.
@@covfefe1787 hes a Fake populist hes done nothing for the working class of this country but every so often virtue signals about China and Mexico taking jobs
Me too. Keep it because u can get help with other things, a cell phone, rent assistance, help paying ur utilities. If u lose ur job & u notify fs office fs will increase to $192. Just a fyi
@@karma-ci8ch I know. I figure if I can be on my phone watching TH-cam a couple hours I can take that time to fill out paperwork to get gov help when I need it😂😂😂🤷♀️
@@karma-ci8ch true everyone has their own situation. I got caught off because I made too much, mind u I was only getting $16. But when the pandemic hit, I was furloughed from my job. I never threw away my ebt card so when I went to the county office all I had to do was fill out a couple pages of paper work n proof I was furloughed. Within a month I got $500 in fs & they paid my electric bill every month until I went back to work. Now I'm back to work but anything could happen. ❣🙏
They teach us in the USA to get a college degree and you get a good paying job, but instead you get a huge student loan debt and very little job opportunities. While the unions do very little, if anything at all.
I am a single mother and was told that I make too much to receive help but after I pay bills and rent I have nothing left for groceries so I feel this all the way! It’s so hard!
Try farming. Look on youtube. You can even farm in a apartment. So try it. Your kids could help and your could feel better about farming your own food.
Considering sprouting seeds, micro greens, wheatgrass. I grow my lettuce and other greens at home. I suffer from my memory loss because I couldn’t remember how to garden. I started up again last year and it went well. This year I want to take it further and try more veggies. Seeds are cheap...get a little grow light. You can even save seeds from produce from the grocery store. My issue is the soil and the things needed to keep our pest. I’m doing the best I can. I am a single mom as well they were only giving me $16 a month. I have learned to let my kid eat and I eat broths and sometimes oatmeal. With the pandemic they are giving pandemic stamps. For the first time I feel like I can eat and afford water. Our water is contaminated with levels of radiation. Trying my best to course correct. Hang in there if you need a friend to talk to I don’t mind being a listening ear or passing some ideas to you. I’ve learned how to make products that saves me money around the house.
I'm glad they pointed out the 'Cliff' effect about them taking away food stamps as soon as you make more money (50 cents) That is no way to help people get ahead. You have to give people a chance to save and make it better for themselves. It's not like these raises are going up to $8,000- $10,000 a month overnight. You can be working 40 hours a week and still need food stamps. Working Poor is a real thing.
Yeah normally I’d say most poor people don’t deserve food stamps because they likely were too lazy to work or had a bad record, but people like this? This was not their fault. Not enough jobs, jobs pay too little, just everything is terrible. This is an example of poor people who deserve food stamps. We need to start making more manufacturing jobs instead of just giving all the jobs to China. I pray for these people
@@tarheelpro87 This is a common circumstance with poor all over America. West Virginia is among the worst, but she's by no means alone. Most poor ARE hard working and respectable. Most unemployed poor are disabled, infirmed, mentally ill, or unable to find work because (as you mentioned) too many jobs, both manufacturing and clerical/customer service, have been outsourced.
I’m unemployed but managed to save enough for a year for my young family. I gained weight since my first born was born 5 years ago, about 45 pounds. When I was breaking down my expenses and trying to figure out where I could save and/or generate some extra income by selling stuff, I realized my body fat was also currency. By cutting down 500 calories a day by cooking smaller portions and not eating off my kids’ dishes once they were full (hence they would finish their plates), I have been losing 1 to 2 pounds a week since April. I was also worried Covid would hit me harder if I got it since I’m overweight and to top it off, crime has tripled in my neighbourhood (shootings, carjackings etc), so I can’t readily take a walk with the kids, especially with school being all messed up. I’m now down about 25 pounds give or take and I estimate I saved about 200 to 300 dollars per month. You might be wondering if these people are starving and poor, why are they still so fat. I think from my own experiences it’s because they are eating a ton of processed food and the body stores it as visceral fat. Visceral fat is the fat around your organs and it takes I think, twice as much effort to get rid of. The people who are deemed “healthy” but look fat, generally don’t have as much visceral fat vs surface/skin fat (which is easier to burn off). Eventually though, if you cut calories watch the kind of quality you’re taking in, i.e. eat brown rice vs. Processed bread/pasta then I think you can tap into your fat storages as a means of saving money. I hope these people can find a way, I feel their pain for real.
Very well stated. Honestly, the woman that said she was a single mother with 3 small children and was getting $600 per month in food stamps, and it was not enough. That is incorrectly budgeting the money that you have. If you were to sit down and go through the weekly ads of your grocery stores. Sit down and write a list of the things that are needed and how to make meals from those things so you have them prepared and ready to go before going into the store and just pulling things as you go from shelves. Looking for the things that are on clearance or on sale, versus just pulling things from the shelf. Learning to coupon. I started couponing a few years ago. When the pandemic hit, I had everything stocked. I never came close to running out of toilet tissue, paper towels, detergent, or any other necessities. I get my cereals and juices for $.25-$.50 at times and stock on them when I get those deals with coupons. Yes, it takes some time, but you have to be able and willing to do it. Also, people saying that they pay how much for hamburger meat? If it’s not on sale and you can’t afford it, don’t buy it. Make substitutions. Pork chops for $.99, which you can make lots of different meals out of. Chicken drumsticks which you don’t have to fry, you can bake, and still make healthier meals with. These are just examples.
@@JJ-hw9dt Yes, I saw individual snack packs, cans of soda and pre-formed meat patties... I think one thing the US would do well to invest in is better education regarding food. You can buy a giant can of peaches and portion them into reusable containers for less; same for the meat. Soda is never a necessity.. You can buy a $3 tomato plant using SNAP benefits and grow plenty of tomatoes for one person, out of an old 5 gal bucket. Not all workarounds are possible for everybody, but at least some are, and every little bit counts.
I'm on prescription steroids for a disease that i have and i literally gained 100 lbs. just from being on those meds. I should be emaciated since ive been starving since Covid broke out. I eat one tiny meal per day and havent lost 1 pound. I actually put weight on.
@@bloodofourbloodspiritofour3263 my friend has the same challenge, steroids for his Chrons disease. He put on 90 pounds just over 300 pounds. I hope you get better.
Folks are still getting more in snap money. Select pantries have more items than before. More donations towards non-profit to help the poverty situation. The folks who only want to buy name brand items are hit hard with the increase. Some fish have gotten cheaper which helps grocery bills.
Heart breaking. I'm currently doing my master's degree on food insecurity and it's shocking to see how many people were hit hard by this pandemic. Especially the poor.
A masters in food insecurity.. that has to be the most absurd crazy waste of money on a degree I've ever heard.. no wonder there's so many poor people because so many Learn worthless skills that make them poor
I live mostly on Ramen noodles soup but in the Spring when I have planted all my vegetables I get a lot of vegetables for Summer, Fall and even Winter - it doesn’t sound like a feast but to me it is.
Self made or store bought? If it’s store bought don’t eat too much ramen noodles back to back. There is a lot of sodium in each serving. not good for the health. Lots of veggie options are actually cheaper than you think. You can make simple stuff like pasta minestrone Which allowed multiple servings at very little price. Soups: Spinach, lettuce, etc. We grow stuff like green onions. It’s fast at growing and can grow in any weather.
Only issue I have is the cigarette in this ladies hand while she was outside walking around.. pulling yourself up by your bootstraps would be setting those things down.. almost 7 dollars a pack and at least a pack a day habit.. do the math
That 50 cents raise does cause you to be disqualified for assistance. The biggest problem is basing it on gross income and if you have any medical insurance, dental, and vision insurance w/ employer add in the state&fed income tax then you're left with nothing to cover your rent and other expenses.
A coworker was on food stamps. Every time something changed, she had to report it to her caseworker. She received a $.10 raise and it showed up on her paycheck. And just because of the raise, her food stamps dropped. She was beyond irate. She did use up all her food stamps then cancelled out. She told me she isn't gonna mess with it anymore. She's done.
I live in WV. Thank god my family has work and does not receive assistance. One thing I have to say, these families who live in old coal towns with no work can transfer their section 8 certificate to a bigger city, different county with public transportation and more opportunities. I feed my family of 6 on $500 a month. I cook from scrap & We budget! If I were on welfare I'd get way more than that in FS. My biggest question is, how in the hell do poor people afford $6 for a pack of smokes, $10 - $30 for a pill to get high. I know not everyone gets high but this video just spoke about the opioid epidemic. WV has the most smokers than any other state and it's the 4th poorest. How is that possible? Prioritize! Bills, food, clothing, recreation. I know there's many who need the help and have slipped through the cracks but there's way more poor folks on the system who are able to spend $6 a day, or $180 a month on smokes, purchase alcohol & drugs but they don't have enough food. How's that happen?
Thank you. $600 for a family of four? I have a family of 3 and we spend $350 a month and we’re never hungry. Like the government fails a lot but $600 for food seems like a blessing.
@Robin Are you kidding me! WV is number 17 in the US for inbreeding, SEVENTEEN! Not that 17 makes it better then being in the top 5 but get your facts straight before making such a derogatory comment! EDUCATION! You're comical! WV scores a B on the NAEP. We have Two top ranking Colleges in the County along with a State of the art Teaching Hospital. I do not care where you live in this country, there's going to be folks who CHOOSE to live off of the system and Choose to not better themselves. The folks in this video are a prime example! WV is a BEAUTIFUL state with BEAUTIFUL hardworking, successful people. I have 4 children who were raised in WV, received a WV Education and all 4 make 6 figures, 2 earning multiple 6 figures! Which state do you reside?
@Misty McLane R U Kidding me!?!? I have 4 children, I smoked for 20 years. My husband lost his job in 2017 and we fell on hard times, it came down to feeding my children or smoking, I chose my children going to bed with a full belly. It was a EASY choice! And YES, I live in WV and NO we have never been on the system!
In other news "When you add up the numbers, billionaires in the United States have increased their total net worth $637 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic so far."
litteraly makes me cry. im from pa and im 17 years old and the pandemic made my family unable to pay their bills.. and there for, had to leave me and my 18 year old brother behind to better life for my 3 little siblings somewhere where poverty isn’t so bad. things need to change. it kills me that other kids have to pretty much go through what i did:(
Join the military if possible. There are great opportunities for people who are in your situation. The best branch would be the Air Force. It will set you up for life.
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Democrats- attack coal and insist on coal shut down
Democrats - insist on economic pandemic to go with the viral pandemic
AJ+ - blames Trump for the resulting WV poverty
This is one of the poorest states, but their Governor that they keep re-electing is one of the wealthiest. Help me understand...SMDH!!!
Hear, hear!!!!!
ideology, propaganda, voter suppression, etc.
This is a propaganda channel.
The alt-right: it’s these leftist run states/counties riddled with hunger, crime, and poverty
Al Jazeera:
@@AnonYmous-xt2xr You're an idiot
"Fun" fact about West Virginia, the only billionaire in the state is the governor.
Deamm
Omg
I'm sure he's struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table 🤦🏼♂️
Doesnt surprise me.
Governor Jim Justice only been since 2017 of West Virginia. his Political career started in 2016. HE IS A BUSINESS MAN! That he how got rich.
Poverty is a circumstance, not a character defect... Really well said!
I don’t know for some I would disagree. If you’re out there laying around making baby after baby with multiple men that one cannot afford, character? 🤔
@@thesun-N-moon8885 often like mother, like daughter. Both character; behavior learned from the mother or influence from female relatives; and circumstances, the environment one grows up in. Both can be unlearned. Willingness to do so, the ability and intelligence to recognize it are needed.
It is a circumstance but not for everyone and for how long? Circumstance if it’s generational as well as character.
@@thesun-N-moon8885 I think that is an oversimplification of people who struggle with mental health issues, abuse, and neglect and not truly representative of our population. It's easy to be a piece of shit when society and posts on youtube constantly remind you you are a piece of shit. And it's that type of toxic mentality towards others that has created the systems of oppression they are forced to live with.
@@thesun-N-moon8885 them white girls are something else
this is so sad im crying :( "nobody does anything wrong enough to be so hungry they want to die."
The lady saying that was severely overweight, saying she’s so hungry she wants to die shows how undisciplined she is when it comes to simply being mildly uncomfortable.
@@jamesdeciancio9768 please stop hiding behind your fatphobia and an internet username. If you knew anything about nutrition, you'd know that cheaper foods, which people in poorer areas come to rely on, are nutritionally inadequate, leading to weight gain. It can also be stated that staying on the Internet all day and having a pathetic life causes people to become extremely stupid and judgmental e.g. YOU.
lol I laughed so hard when she said that " like big mama you aint NEVER been hungry"
@@chunshine Have you ever been to a grocery store? they're literally throwing the vegetables at you. This whole myth has been disproven, vegetables are cheaper than the dollar menu. Stop making excuses for her, there's a pyramid, and some people have to be on the bottom, and you EXACTLY why. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" that's from your rockstar hero Karl Marx.
@@jerrynadler2883 I actually work at Whole Foods and experience this on a regular basis. I can buy a box of macaroni and cheese for $0.69. Do you know how much a head of broccoli costs? $2. Don't try to lecture to me about what costs what when I am very well aware of what has and hasn't been disproven, ESPECIALLY when I am well-versed in the prices at a grocery store. The fact that both of you are fixated on this one overweight person instead of the other, thin people who are standing in line waiting for food that they desperately need proves that you don't really care about health, just that you hate fat people, ESPECIALLY when the issue at hand is the fact that people are starving in America. Pull your head out of your a** and smell the 21st century. Maybe read a book while you're at it, Jerry :)
A crying shame because there's rich people in government who never have been hungry.
No,theres been plenty of people that chose to get out of poverty,education is always there for the taking,jobs were everywhere for 4 yrs.there are options.
@@MrMstrika How about working, school, and taking care of a family?
All in one.
Because "I don't owe you anything."
A lot of people in this country have had employment too.
They're forced to chose between Work and their Health.
They not hungry yet watch the trap you set for others you will fall in it. 😂
Do any of those people complaining about being hungry look like they've gone without a meal sometime in the last 6 months?
It's high time for every single one of them and their families/lobe ones to be put in that situation for the exact same length of time as the everyday individuals are going through
I love the irony of getting a Hello Fresh ad at the end of a clip on people without enough food. It really made this experience for me.
Yt has really strange timing with ads some times😅
Omg 😳
Their algorithms are really wack. I got an ad for almond milk.
Damn I just got a Wendy’s Baconator ad 😭
or the irony the 70% of the ppl are overweight
I think it is nuts and sad that a news story comes from a non-national media, this is the stories we need in this country. Waking up America is hard work. Keep up lifting journalism and good luck
@ what makes it a propaganda channel
Am sure this is what a shi#$t hole looks like. Fox &CNN need to visit with these real people so that the whole America can see . Real people struggling.
West Virginia has been in the same circumstances for decades and decades. All past administrations have failed to help them. Maybe they should stay in school long enough to learn where babies come from.
This story is a load of BS. Most of the people in this state, yes I live here, look like they got in line to eat twice rather than missed a meal. Don’t believe everything you see in the media with a gimmicky title.
Right, we need more stories Al Jazeera 🤨
AJ+ (Al Jazeera plus) is an online news and current events channel run by Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN).
I’m glad to see the young mother of 3 cooking healthy meals instead of just spending the food stamp funds on junk food. Her children look happy and healthy. I just hope she can get some more money to go towards her food budget.
Don't be too harsh on the ones that rely on junk food. Sometimes it's not knowing, sometimes it's what you can access, sometimes it's what can be kept safely and sadly, sometimes it's cheaper. There's so many reasons we do things. It's just sad how many people have to live this way. Keep on rockin' in the free world.
I was glad to observe that as well. Far too many better off people tend to think that the poor no nothing about nutrition and live off fast food.
Great to see. Sadly all those others you see waiting in line are obese
@@franceskronenwett3539 the poor can't afford to eat fastfood everyday, people who think this are not to intelligent.
@@marycox2109 yeah but they do anyways
America: Not As Advertised.
A state with less than 1% of the nations population isn't an accurate representation of it you dolt
@@hubertcumberdale2651 It's only the 4th poorest. Stupid.
@@FixNewsPlease want some lemon to go with that red herring? Wow, we got a real polemicist here! lol
@@hubertcumberdale2651 " *We* got a real polemicist here?" It's just you. Stupid.
@ You're a propaganda poster.
I used to manage a Dollar General in a very rural town and many of my employees would actually ask me not to give them a raise because they would lose benefits. What I could do for them instead, thanks to some creative accounting, was to increase their employee discount, and make all the numbers look the same to my regional manager who was none the wiser. I just lumped wages and loss due to employee discount on the same balance sheet line and he never caught on.
Very clever book keeping and extremely kind hearted :) I hope someone else reads this who is in a position to do the same for their staff. Thank you for sharing 👌
So admit to a crime?
@@eyemmeohigho No crime was committed. As store manager the amount of employee discount was at my discretion. I just got a little creative with the bookkeeping so it wasn't as obvious.
It was a very caring thing to do.
Chad I would enjoy having you as my manager. Thank you for being so kind.
Same as Kentucky; one of the poorest states in the country, and their Senator is Moscow mitch who is one of the richest senators and he's been a Senator for over 30 years. Shameful
why mitch give them some money from asian wife he has
We need term limits!!!
Actually Kentucky is full of millionaires, We are far from the " poorest state" we have wonderful towns and cities and our taxes are far lower than most. We also have a Democratic Governor that stole his ELECTION by Cheating.
@@pamelamcfadden337
Puerto Rico ($32,190)
Mississippi ($60,640)
West Virginia ($61,225)
Arkansas ($64,272)
New Mexico ($66,565)
Kentucky ($67,110)
Alabama ($67,243)
Louisiana
Kentucky is number 6th poorest state in the United States
That happened to me. I have a college education and a child. I made $13.13 at the time and got a 3% raise. My raise put me in a new bracket and I was denied Medicaid and food stamps. My job offered insurance but for $400 a month. I pray for these people to get out of this. So sad.
Or you married???
This shit shouldn’t be happening anywhere especially America.
Actually it has to happen in America. We are the most indebted country on the earth.
The unfortunate truth is once you venture out of the major tourist cities, the majority of America is poor rural areas where income and assets per family are strikingly low. Idk the exact figures but definitely under $500k in assets.
Sure. So why do people keep making the choices which keep them poor?
@@bevcrusher4177 They don’t choose to be poor.
@@testaccount1055 do you have a half million in assets? Most people don’t but still live good lives. That’s a high threshold
They got money for war but can’t feed the poor”
RIP 🙏 PAC
Ask Rand Paul
Tupac was rich. Kind of refutes your point.
@@DIVISIONINCISION I tend to think like he talked a good game on interviews but no interviews of him trying to make it better
@@DIVISIONINCISION it doesn’t. Just because someone is/was wealthy doesn’t mean their view (if they have it) that governments should prioritize people over war is automatically invalid.
A common misbelief in America is that Black Americans are the only people who strongly depend on government assistance as far as welfare, food stamps, etc, but videos like these show us otherwise. Thanks for opening our eyes and showing us that all Americans struggle.
It is funny that the white folks thought it could not happen to them and it is and they are falling apart. They were all brought up to think they are all that, yep the tune has changed. Unfortunately, people were struggling back then as they are now, but the news media intensifies it along with the internet. Panic sets in and then there is a rush and no one else has none. Back then people had gardens or container gardens and survived, it seems everyone is waiting for the free food. Granted not everyone can do this, this is where the unity of people get together and help others out. Community gardens that people go to and food grow and it is given to others to survive. West Virginians were poor even working in the mines, but trump took the jobs away but shutting the mines down. Last year he did this with some of the farmers. It may get worse and that is scary.
@@jeaniemarczniec7755 ignorant idiot - that’s you
poverty knows no colour
They put that welfare stereotype on black Americans so the rest of the country could hate welfare. And it works..
@@IvarDaigon Though “poverty knows no color” it’s tied to certain ethnic communities & it has a negative connotation in the black community. Period.
This is exactly why you don't vote against your own interests.
Voting is fake anyway, won’t get anything done when corporations will just buy the politicians, justice systems, and public media.
I’m sorry, how do you know who the people in the video voted for?
@@hannahbingham2197 According to the numbers, 68.62% of West Virginia voted for Trump in 2020, Have a seat. Have several seats.
@@TouchedbyCastiel That’s cute. Except that’s only of the people who voted, and WV had far lower voter turnout that year than normal. So not only did 30+% of voters not vote for Trump, but about half of eligible voters in the state didn’t vote at all. So I ask again, how do you know who these people in the video voted for? Maybe learn something about West Virginia before you tell me to “take a seat.” Thanks.
EXACTLY! JB
This is sad. No kid should go hungry. Especially when you're a parent trying to make ends meet. Politics aside no American nah scratch that no HUMAN being deserves to go hungry. 💯
And yet we support many foreign countries and millions of illegals who work for cash and manage to get everything free too.
True
I agree. This is so hard to watch.
Minimum wage is $7.50 that barely covers anything these days
Amen young man
It’s sad that nobody in America cares about anything unless it happens to them.
Too right
That’s what we are taught here. Pick yourself up by the bootstraps...
@@justing2836 yea that worked when communities had actual bonds which to a degree provided a safety net. For example, if your neighbor needed monetary help a community would come together to help them if possible. Now it’s every man for themselves.
40+ years of Reaganomic Neoliberalism and the myths it spun are root causes of this problem.
That's true with some individuals...Not everybody
I am from The State of Maine. We too have food insecurity . But also a problem with folks having transportation to foodbanks. When I was without a working car, and lived in a city I walked to a local foodbank. They offered 2 weeks worth of food which I had to decline. Since the bus route home would mean walking to the bus station which was aways away then being dropped off blocks from my home and having to walk - I told them I had to limit what I could take. They asked one of the female workers if ahe could drop me off and she agreed.. God bless them because they then piled on the food. I am in a different circumstance now and donate whenever I can as a thank you to those who helped me. Prayers for all
I live in the very bottom of West Virginia, and it breaks my heart watching west Virginians voting against their own interests election after election.
Have you ever seen the Democrats truly help the poor ? I live in a democrat run state (for the last 50 years) and we still have lots of poor and homeless . No matter what party you vote for they are not interested in helping the poor .
The Dems hate coal
Haven't lived in west virginia long? It was a democratic run state for decades. Literally from the 40s to the year 2000. You haven't seen too many elections have you?
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Exactly
@@gidget8717 lol they’ve been poor since 2000, how is that relevant. Tell them to eat 21 years ago then.
remember.. our military budget is 750,000,000,000 a year... go team! we have the ability to make changes but we refuse to..
the usa is a hollow shell. the government tries so hard to show the world that they are the number one and spent their enormous budget on weapons and killing people on the other side of the planet, while their own people struggle to make ends meet. just shows the priorites of a government.
except we have an image to uphold with how the world views us as a superpower with our military.
@@4T3hM4kr0n do you really believe that the world doesnt know? how can you be seen as a super power if your own citizens are starving and need pantries and food stamps? working more than the average european and still cant go by. this is terrible. you guys have no laws and rights that protect you. you have no proper health care, unions and simple human rights. land of the free? more like land of the robbed. the only way the usa is good is if you are filthy rich. and if you are filthy rich every country can be paradise. as i said it is a hollow shell. it tries to look mighty and shiny but it crumbles within and it starts to show from the outside as well.
Guys it's nigh on impossible for a country as large and populated as the USA to not have pockets of high poverty. We're not friggin Denmark
@@hubertcumberdale2651 its not about the population. the usa has a big enough budget but distributes it in to war instead of taking care of its people.
This is truly sad. The US can help other countries, but can't seem to help it's own 🤦🏾♀️
Unfortunately anytime someone like a Bernie Sanders or Andrew Yang comes forth with ideas and solutions to help every community at every level, people immediately call it socialism and refuse to consider their ideas as viable for themselves or others. We are our own worst enemies
@@Crazy-qx3yl yep
@@Crazy-qx3yl what you said! 👏🏾👏🏾
@@Crazy-qx3yl thats cuz their ideas are socialist
Who has ever asked for America's help? Mind your own business!
I kind of hate that they end this on a light note. People are starving and can't feed their kids, so why are we trying to brush off the fact that a first-world country has so many people who can't make ends meet while also housing the greatest number of billionaires?
@T V why is that better? genuinely wondering your opinion
@T V i agree the sense of community they bring is important. when they can be used to bring both equity and community it's very powerful. it's a shame that some communities don't have enough resources in total to support each other because everyone is impoverished. poverty is such a frustrating issue. i also agree that when government money is spent improperly it can even make the situation worse. hopefully we can rally to change the legislation and systems that result in that. in the mean time we can donate to the food pantries in the neighborhoods that need it the most, and always help our neighbors.
Relies on welfare and yet continues to vote Republican.. the hypocrisy and idiocy
It’s crazy lmao
Kentucky is one of the poorest states and one of the worst places to live, yet they continue to elect Mitch McConnell. Mind boggling
Their problems have been going on for decades through many Democrat politicians in the Presidency.
They feel they have to because every democrat candidate says they are going to bury the coal industry. How are you people not seeing that. West Virginians are trapped between coal jobs and financial assistance.
Vote Democrat so we can start the bread line already.
"I've pulled myself up by my bootstraps so many times I've ripped them off". I cheered when I originally heard that woman say that on the news. I already forgot about her until just now, but I still feel the same. We were in trouble before the pandemic, now I just don't know what we're going to do. It already wasn't sustainable.
It's why you dont vote a Republican tv overlord for president.. he never cared for you..now you'll have to wait for a democratic president to Fix the problems of a Republican loser president.
It's happened before... in 1933 and 2008... Republicans are the worst kind of elects, while Democrats fixed it.. history has showed us this, prove me wrong.
pull myself up by the bootstrap means to help each other do the impossible cause its impossible to pull yourself up while holding on your own feet
Someone doesn't know history and it's glaringly obvious!
@@noble_norse7786 you... obviously. Who else but a Democrat fixed a Republican presidents mess.. it's always a Republicans fault all the time.
Well said! Poverty is a lack of cash, not character 😔
Life
One of the biggest lies that America told itself is that the poverty that poor people face is somehow their fault. That they are to blame for their own poverty because “they’re too lazy”
Truth. But character comes in when you choose to stay.
@@kalesmonroe2556 many people don't know their impoverished. If it's what they know, what they see, where they are and they are in their eyes "making it". Education is the key. Building neighborhoods, building centers and putting individuals in better areas can profoundly change ones thoughts and visions.
@@johndanielson3777 People with urban privilege or political privilege probably came up with that
I have lived in West Virginia all of my life
This is very well done
It is accurate, informative and provokes an emotional response
Kudos to the person or persons who made this
Excellent work!
As someone not from West Virginia, I don't understand why you wouldn't simply move if the living conditions and quality of life are the way they are
@@ls-l1518 wow. So not West Virginia now means California. If you have nothing then you have nothing to lose
@@ls-l1518 That's fine I guess. But people in poorer countries wish they had the mobility and opportunity that the people of west Virginia have. I grew up around immigrants and came from an immigrant family. Often heard stories from my friend's mothers traveling through south America with children across the boarder to be here illegally without citizenship. It's certainly not easy but if West Virginia is that terrible they could move somewhere else. Rent in neighboring states (Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan) are all lower than 1,000$ a month, and there is a lot of industry (Amazon, Toyota, Honda, GM, etc) that are always looking to pay unskilled laborers upwards of 23$ an hour.
I honestly just don't understand
I asked my initial question looking for a legitimate response. I did not mean to offend anyone
@@lucysmith4242 I don't think you realize how difficult and EXPENSIVE it is to "just move". If you have your own vehicle there is the fuel for the driving to the new location, very likely the cost of renting a moving truck, first & last month rent plus security deposit for new place, deposits for any other services that may require them, then there is trying to figure out how much money you need to have saved to survive until paychecks start coming in at that new job. Even on a move as short as 100 miles this can easily add up to THOUSANDS of dollars. So I ask you, are you going to save thousands of dollars and literally starve while doing it or are you going to feed your damn family? And to the person that suggested people should just grow a garden, the vast majority of West Virginians do that every year. It is also why we hunt...to put food on the table that does not have to be purchased.
Enjoy America freedom
West Virginia voted for Trump in 2016 by a margin of 68.7%.
Oops!
And they likely will again. All so those "uppity black folks" won't get a leg up. 😒🙄😔
spatscannon I will never understand that
The rioters and looters have alot of things in common with the folks shown here.
Both are disenfrenchised, not part of the economic boom, have a very bleak outlook on their immediate future and have no representation.
The only difference is one is lashing out at their immediate surroundings and the other is hell bent on not voting any career politician.
@@theallseeingeye9388 Being unjustly killed by law enforcement is a pretty big difference
To add on top of this, because of the lack of access to grocery stores and healthy options (which are always more expensive), families usually resort to the cheapest food so they can get as much as they can for their money, often resulting in obesity and ill health ...which causes medical expenses. They can’t win.
Cheap food also can be healthy. You just don't snack on sugary treats, instead of them cook home made meals from simple ingredients. Also important key is the 'quantity'.
bean and rice with a bit of veg is plenty cheap. just no sugar rush.
@Jo Pearson calorie in calorie out. isnt about health, its about not starving. everything converts to sugar. whole grain just has more vitamins.
@Jo Pearson hence the bit of veg part of my original message.
Im sorry but this is a total victim complex. Eating healthier while cutting out unecessary luxaries is so not more expensive like at all and im sick of people saying this . Im an avid cook and i can make an extremely nutritous meal for half the price of mcdonalds frankenburgers . Stop giving people an excuse to eat like shit and baloon up. I will go as far as to say i 100 percent believe the governemnt should help people who are hungry but when you need a handout you need to give something back and thats youre privacy. You want free food then you shouldnt weigh 300 pounds and be a burden to the healthcare system. And before anyone brings up their "condishuns" for why they are fat, hello i am a girl with PCOS and sever e hypothyroidism, aka the 2 things that morbidly obese people like to blame. Spoiler alert, im not 300 pounds nor 200, not anywhere close to that
Community gardens, cooking classes, preserving classes should be where money is invested. Convenience food is killing the people and it is a bottomless pit that supports corporations.
Those are great ideas. However, transportation might be an issue for some participants. Back when schools had an actual kitchen and yard spaces would be perfect for classes and gardens.
Some people are just to lazy to grow a garden and have chickens
@@edblindauer627 I don't think of them as lazy. Depleted, uninformed, exploited maybe.
@@intuitknit probly got money for drugs
@@edblindauer627 you're a huge part of the problem.
My family and I left WV sadly, with great reluctance, back in 2006 for the very reasons stated above. We have been homesick ever since, but we know we can't go back.
This brings tears to my eyes. So sad.. I live in South Africa its not good here. Please stay safe everyone and Remember keep your family and friends safe.
Thank you for caring about us in America even though your suffering in your beautiful Country . You have a lot of Grace. America is an illusion. I'm glad you saw through it. Your very smart my friend very smart. Love from a broke American 💕❤️
Covid has been designed to keep us all down and on poverty level. I have NEVER look down on someone that is less fortunate, ppl need ppl. I may need my neighbor 1 day to get me through 1 week and in turn I'll help their family. Blessings to everyone to get the help their families need.
@@drinkwatereatmelons7048 I Agree never ever kick someone who is down. We are all Human Beings doent matter which part of the World you are from. 💞❤️Doesn't matter your Gender, Your Race,, Your Religion. We are All the same
@@Shay-nu7id Please stay safe and look after your loved ones. You are not alone. We are all in this terrible, Scary pandemic together. Doesnt matter which Country you live in. This pandemic has changed our lives for ever. Time for people to look after each other. 🌸. I am very scared and worried for all Human kind. Maybe this Virus dissappears Quickly
America is a failed state. This shouldn't be happening in the richest country in the world. Poverty in the midst of such oppulance is failure of governance. Trump is just a mild symptom. Worse is round the corner if this is not addressed soon.
this is happening because all the rich have to do is start throwing around the words socialism or communism and these fools willingly except their shit living circumstances so they're not called these names.
@Dumisani Nkosi people need to start paying their share. Rich love to stand on our shoulders even when we already 6 feet under.
America is a country
@Dumisani Nkosi but there are, that's corporate Socialism. Yet they use scare tactics to get Republicans in office that continue to bailout billionaires!!!
Dumisani's account was created about 4 months ago. It's obviously a troll account. Don't waste your time trying to have a reasonable conversation with this individual.
“I have a bachelors degree, and i struggle to make ends meet” this is a very scary statement....i pray for you and your family🙁
She's an obese cigarette smoking idiot.
@@loafandjug321 yeah and rich people don’t snort coke and pop pills like candy everyday😂 but sure judge her for not being skinny enough, and smoking cigarettes 🤡 she worked hard for a degree and doesn’t get payed what she deserves. Were told to pay for college only to not get a competitive wage when were out of college ? Yeah that makes sense👌🏼
@@loafandjug321 “I’m so hungry I want do die” she’s like 300lb tho wtf
@@5000MikeMaster She's one Little Debbie snack cake away from cardiac arrest.
Depends on the degree
This is one of the reasons we need to encourage birth control at the same time as giving folks food
WV lacks proper education. Some kids don’t even know a thing about puberty and have to google.
And also good drug programs.
Because drug addict is another source of the many issues people face
“Poverty is a circumstance, not a character defect”. Dang! That’s so poignant and spot on. If only more people could be so enlightened.
I think that's pretty clear to most people...perhaps not in the US
her obesity are surley also the circumstances and not her eating habits
@2:11 but really, if she gets past 5 to 7 days of hunger, basically fasts, it will do her health a lot of good. She has enough body fat to burn. ( I Am fat myself, though less than her).
Yeah, only but it's not true. It is a character defect (in most cases).
The first lady in the doc, received $646.00 per month for food. Divided by 31 days is (just under) $21 per day. Food is cheap in the US. Super Cheap. You can get a 44lbs bag of rice for that price.
These people have enough money to live like kings!
The rest of the world would give anything to live at these standards.
When I was a university student, we had to live on $80 per month for food.
Everything is relative I guess.
@noname what you want instead?
That mother has it together. Despite being poor, she's working, and her kids look happy and healthy. Her cooking looks nutritious and yummy too.
My grandma was that way she could make a delicious meal out of almost nothing.
Time to create our own gardens. Or place more corporation goods
Edit: joking we all know people hate us corporates
My “southern belle” Granny raised 9 kids and my Papaw worked hard his entire life and retired only 4 years before dying, at age 78. My Granny would take crackers, an apple, and a piece of bread and make a feast!
I bet she’s on drugs. She looks and sounds like she’s on drugs and maybe a pack a day smoker.
She's a single mother with three kids. She does not have it together.
What is America? We're underpaid, underpriveledged, poor, hungry, homeless, jobless & killing each other. While we pay taxes to fund their income and we're left to face it all. It's survival of the "whoever has more money."
So sad, but so true for America! Same here in my country.. money talks. The poor are made out to be the "bain of existence" . The poorer we get, the richer just get more rich"
Yes , it’s about the “haves & have nots”! 🤷🏾♀️
It’s pure greed and no matter what party you vote for none care about you .
😅 you could move to Mexico?
@The>Rivers love it or leave it
If you're poor, stop having kids.
Egberto Willies often says "the scariest thing for the plutocracy is the uniting of the ghettos, the barrios, and Appalachia."
💖✌🏼
💚🖕
Those on political and economical power very well know that, and keep you divided by the racism and "boogey-man socialism".
Dont worry the politicians arent going without. They eat well, have savings and multiple houses, nannies, armed security, jets, horses, lots of cool things!
I don't think it's always their fault.
Form the previous videos I understood that people wanted their coal mines to re open and voted for trump bc he promised to reopen them. I believe he has opened some for a limited time.
But the truth is coal mining belongs to a bygone area... it will not come back.
And building an alternative takes time. It would be much more suitable in the long run... but not short term.
And people want fast solutions not sustainable ones.
The rust belt were duped...conservative always promise,but never come up with the goods,cos they’re liars that’s why .
@@susanbrown2909 It's much easier to promise things than to deliver them.
But it's so tempting to believe the beautiful things will happen and not the bad once.
Idk much about politics since I’m underage to vote but I highly doubt they make that much money just being a politician to own multiple house’s
Then learn from them and educate yourselves and make a better life for you and your family. I know some are born into money and some have ways that make it easier if not around possible to live well but come on some are just lazy.
Great to see that mother of 3 cooking healthy for her children.
600+ per month in food stamps when seniors have to survive without?
@@wendyrferrell1589 yeahh God forbid her children eat. Elderly should be better taken care of but children are always a priority.
@@loudcoyote4791 hard decision. It's heartbreaking on kids specially
@@wendyrferrell1589 It shouldn’t be either/or. Damn, stop fighting over scraps.
@@wendyrferrell1589 Get angry and vote republicans out don’t lose it on people with kids. EVERYONE deserves to EAT!
taste of their own medicine. Being obese tells me food is the least of their problems
I sort of agree, sadly though unhealthy food is the cheapest, but they are stuck in a loop of needing more food to survive as a direct result of gaining weight.
@@cokemango good point your absolutely right. unhealthy food is very cheap. make sense of the weight gain.
This is the result of people believing that poor is “moral” failing and pinning it on black people...
And other minorities
@ And why shouldn't he? This is century old problem, that was not an issue when the majority of caucasians were in the middle class. At that point a welfare queen on food stamps was the portrayal of a poor black woman, and everything wrong with America (subsidizing people). Now that the wage gap has increased, and caucasians are slipping from the middle class this is the result. Years attempting to neglect black people has created this problem for all people. Same thing as the opioid crisis, vilifying and spreading crack in the ghetto and not focusing on rehabilitation has created an atmosphere where everyone's children are dying. And it all goes back to attempting to put down black people. Nothing wrong with talking about race, or cause and effect. Just be honest about it.
@ You don't have arguments
@ You literally did not refute a single one of his points lol.
@@yadoo8164 He didn't make any points lol
Their greatest tragedy is not that they are poor, but their unquestionable faith in electing the people that perpetuate their unfortunate circumstances.
Amy Jo hates Trump but other than that she can blame the ~68% of residents who voted for trump. She hates him for many reasons but one reason is because he tried to cut snap.
and believing that short term changes are better than long term ones.
I guess people always want to go back to what they where used to and work decades ago...but coal mining is a thing of the past not the future 🙄
@ShariaFreeUK No.. the people kept themselves poor🙄
@ShariaFreeUK The mass defection of white working class Democrats to the right under Reagan is what forced Democrats to abandon them as a lost cause. Affluent, white-collar, college-educated professionals who benefit from globalization took their place in the Democratic base. In other words, the white working class has no one to blame for the Democrats' war on the white working class but themselves. You can't turn your back on a party for decades and then be surprised when the party you abandoned moves on.
@ShariaFreeUK The old Democratic Party was the party of ex-Confederates and the KKK. What party's rallies today do you see the most Confederate flags? If you're in the Klan today, what party do you probably belong to? The old Democratic Party minus the economic leftism = the modern Republican Party. Same people. Same region. Same racism. Only the label changed.
What you're talking about is globalization/free trade which is a worldwide trend, not something Biden was personally responsible for. He was just another self-serving politician blowing with the wind. Neoliberalism, or selling out to capitalism, hijacked both parties. You had Thatcher and Blair, neoliberals. We had Reagan and Clinton. Blair and Clinton dismantled the left and replaced the left party with a socially liberal clone of the Tories/GOP. Both parties now stand for free trade and killing unions and screwing the white working class.
The white working class made their bed when they decided sticking it to minorities was more important than saving their own hide. They deserve every ounce of misery they brought upon themselves.
That was a great line, "pulled myself up by my bootstraps so many time I ripped them off." it is pathetic we let this happen to our own people.
Dog eat dog world. It’s ruff
I did not let this happen,stupidity and depending on the system let this happen
And yet Joe Biden wants to give illegal immigrant families 450 thousand dollars for breaking the law. Why not take that money and help the poor here in the United States.
I’m in Baltimore Maryland and I’m struggling too, I never imagined growing up that I would need the canned goods and food pantries that we donated to as kids! I am honestly terrified for the future at this point! And with an AA degree I still can’t make more that $13per hour it’s bs
I dont get it, so how much money do you need per day for food ?
@@metin318 Food, Mortgage, Truck Payment, Insurance, utilities, Life!!! SMH!
That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.
*~ George Carlin ~*
99% of the U.S. population doesn't live in this state
@@hubertcumberdale2651 yes they do
Right
CORRECT! He was spitting LOTS of TRUTH' in "Comedy" 4 which I (BELIEVE) Cost him his Life! Our Entire Judicial system is Corrupt beyond Belief' & LT vs' RT PERIDIME is just an "ILLUSION" All THEATER....
Plutocracy, laws made for and by the rich.
And Walmart is throwing daily more food in the bin than its needed to feed all of them. What a crazy world is that?
When I worked at elderly small cafe, any left over food I had to throw out. The seniors asked for the leftovers. If I gave it to them and they got sick, the cafe could be sued. Or if they found out I was giving left overs out. I could lose my job. I did it once, and one older person said she didn’t feel good from the leftovers. I never gave left overs after that to the seniors to take home.
@@debbiemartinez8989 true it can be dangerous for some dishes
I worked at a grocery store and they often donated baked goods. It's not healthy but it's better than throwing it away.
Eat at own risk. I'm healthy and I survived on dumpster foid. Never got sick once.
What's crazy is that we all still support them. 🤔 We know they're an extremely irresponsible company when it comes to our health and the health of the environment, yet we continue to spend our money there. 💔
My dad was from that area. He told me many times to learn how to grow crops and orchards, chickens, rabbits, etc. Be self sufficient and never rely on governments. My family was very poor but we never went hungry.
This is honestly so stupid. I just can’t believe it. You think this is feasible for the vast majority of Americans who weren’t born in some dirty holler like your daddy?
@@NormaJean951 Did he say he thought this was “feasible” for the vast majority or did he simply share his experience growing up poor?
Yeah, calm down.
Ikr, and whats wrong with getting your hands dirty growing your own potatoes, veggies, etc. If you can't hunt or fish then get your meat from the store with whatever left from your bills!
People can buy gardening seeds with food stamps. They can be bought on Amazon and shipped to there door. Will it supply all there food probably not but it is a good gap filler. This only works if you put some time and work into it. And yes you are going to get your hands dirty.
This only works if you have land.
This was a huge Trump state..they really got hosed
No matter what race or what you have done in your life, NOBODY deserves to go hungry 😞
Amen
Exactly! More than enough food to go around for everyone.
What if your just lazy? Does lazy deserve to be fed. How many people do you feed?
@Gee Ling You can work and still go hungry. Jobs are also very hard or impossible to get in some parts of W.V
Some of these people take their problems out on people like you lol. I wonder what they’d say if the shoe was on the other foot.
My experience moving to West Virginia for one year was very eye opening. Probably one of the most beautiful places to live, yet being stripped of all of its land and resources leaving the residents in the wasteland. I was certain these folks weren't trying hard enough and were "lazy". After all I had my MBA and 15 years of work experience..After applying for 39 jobs in 5 months I ended up a shift manager at a fast good chicken restaurant making $8 75 per hour and had to drive 35 miles each way to get there. To get groceries at just a Dollar General many folks woukd travel an hour or more. And my co workers considered me wealthy because I paid cash for my $20,000 house. There's so much pride and heritage tied to the mining industry that many people just can't let go and when they hear any threat to the industry it is a threat to their livelihood, even though the industry pillaged their people long ago. Many people have never even traveled out of their home County let alone out of the state so what some may see as ignorance I see as their reality based on their experience. I lasted a year and moved which unfortunately is not an option for many of these people. Go stay in a holler for a winter and watch folks drive to the river every day to pump water into cisterns in their truck to haul up the mountain home and you'll definitely be humbled.
I find most of these people who make horrible comments evidently never look around in their own cities. They are plenty of destitute people everywhere. What do they think would happen if a flood of poor unemployed rural people just moved to urban or suburban areas. Same thing that happened to you. The well educated would be taking low income jobs. There are not enough jobs because we as a country don't produce anything. We've become a service oriented country. Nobody asked what would happen if nobody could afford the services?
Sad and I own a winter home here
I lived in St. Albans near Charleston for a year. It was depressing how the citizens are treated by their government. Forgotten people.
What an articulate and compassionate assessment of the situation. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Are the prices at Dollar General comparable to the prices for groceries at Dollar General in other states? Being so rural and remote it would definitely be helpful if students in West Virginia were taught gardening, animal husbandry and carpentry skills. Dollar General is not known for its produce. When Kaylyn was talking about not being able to feed herself a small adult and 3 small sized female children on $5/person'/day plus the pantry food, school lunches and perhaps school breakfasts and snacks, I took into account somewhat higher prices but since my budget is $6/person/day for 3 large adults without school lunches. I felt that it could easily be done. We eat extremely well although we don't order take out except an occasional pizza. I know many Latinos that can feed their families on half of what she is getting. If you are definetly going to remain that remote supplementing with gardens etc. would be necessary.
Just an FYI: the bottom 50% of Americans have 1% of the country's wealth.
And a stark number are blk!
Just for your info what's stopping Trump from being re-elected through Electoral College Vote again? 😬 ❎
Trump is cheating thru tooth and nail like nobody business. 😬 😷
@@fbaallied here's the funniest part half of black grand parents own lands, had their very own homes, had decent income of living.
The government back then had decided either to confiscated or burn it down. It was a mechanism used to slow down resistance of black people voting 😬
@@BjayawesomeBlackDude
Huh.
Interesting article:
modernfarmer.com/2019/08/how-did-african-american-farmers-lose-90-percent-of-their-land/
And getting worse ???
God Bless you, Kaylynne and your beautiful family.
Thank you for doing this story! I can relate to this. I grew up poor on food stamps and I remember getting food from churches and food pantries. My heart goes out to these people. I donate to food pantries every chance I get.❤️
It's absolutely GREAT, that you remember where you came from! You will be blessed for it! 😌
And yet, it would be better if these people wouldn't have to rely on the mercy of strangers but be cared for properly.
@@solidstate9451 If they were to be "cared for properly" I think you mean the government. Where does the government get it's money to care for people properly? It gets it from the taxpayers. They are still strangers. The money doesn't fall from the sky. Strangers go to work, put many hours of labor in, maybe even get an education, in order to do that work, and then they faithfully pay their taxes, a part of which goes to pay for government programs that help strangers. I think it is really virtuous of someone to donate above and beyond their taxes.
@@lorimav but you overlooked an important word, “mercy.” The government should be a more universal/evenly applied assistance to “strangers.” With all of the bigotry and prejudice that has come to the surface in our country lately, I don’t believe that relying on strangers to be kind to people of all walks of life, religion, gender, or sexual orientation is realistic.
@@Pipsquacky This video was mostly about food. If you listen carefully Kaylyn says she cannot feed 1 adult and 3 children on $5/person/day plus the food she gets from the food pantry. Her children no doubt receive free school lunches, and perhaps other school meals such as free breakfasts and snacks. The school my SIL works at receives all of those and she tells me most of the snacks probably 2/3 of the snack food is actually thrown right in the garbage. She is in the classroom so she doesn't know about waste for the breakfasts or the lunches. She also was part of the force that delivered the meals to the kids, the entire weeks worth of food with the buses a couple of times a week when the school was running remotely. Perhaps it is not that way in WV but it is in VA. Still it doesn't matter you can easily feed a person, especially a child, with $5/day. We eat very well on $6/person/day and we are all full size adults. With respect to food the government is doing a more than adequate job. She complains that now that she is working she receives less money for food. Okay, but isn't it her responsibility to feed her own children and the father's responsibility to feed them. Does she want to stop working and have the government pick up the complete responsibility. Now the government is assisting but she is partially at least fullfilling her responsibilities. There are needy people that absolutely cannot do that and could use those resources that otherwise would have gone to her.
This takes place in WV and is mostly concerning an impoverished white population there. I am not quite sure what you mean about walks of life, religion, gender, sexual orientation. Are there people not eligible for SNAP, food pantries, school lunch programs, etc. because of any of those? My SIL is latina and her students include many latinos and they are treated the same as the white children. Please explain.
And yet the state votes republican....????
Masochists!
Fear fueled by republican talking points, like immigrants coming to get what little they have, or lies that Americans are all just temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
That's what I was going say! These politicians want them to think it's all minorities who are in these services and abuse them. I bet some of these folks think so too. But they they would night their own hands if they they think they are taking money away from poor minority families. Because they aren't working as hard as them. So they vote in more people that erode the safety net the government created for just this type situation. Now look at them dying from opioids and hunger. But when this was black folks and they were living all right they didn't care but now we are supposed to care about. My sympathy has dried up.
It appalls me that they have so much need but yet consistently vote for a party (GOP) that wants to take away what little they have & doesn't give a shit about them. I don't get it. Oh that's right---Democrats are "socialists". Sigh.
As if democrats are any better.
I love how she smiled as she fed her kids I pray they get the help they need.
@blake philbrook when you cant afford to eat how can you afford to move?
Prayers won't do shit.
Much had 3 kid middle age bruh
@Russ Wheeler you're very wrathful and revengeful for a religious person.
@@T1C45 whooaaaa how about you go there and help her. Like your doing the same thing I’m doing I just sent a prayer.
I speak from experience. I have family members who sell their food stamps for drugs. Every recipient of food stamps should have to be tested monthly for drug use. Children suffer and I don't know what the answer is. Elderly are having their food stamp card stolen by family members and then sold for drugs.
No one wants to be poor. But if getting out of poverty were simple, poverty wouldn’t exist.
@Melinda Santa Cruz your going to get slapped.
@Asha X and that’s okay, to point out and insult a woman who cares about her community and want to help bring change? Poverty in America is a very real and terrible tragedy and all you can do is point out, “wow it seems like she isn’t having any problem finding food.”. Just shameful.
@Asha X you got millions of people lining up outside food pantries during this pandemic because they can’t afford 3 meals a day for themselves and their families and all you and Melinda can do is say well they don’t look like their starving so they must be okay.
@Asha X what’s your point? That obese people aren’t poor or that she’s poor because she’s obese? What are you getting at?
So the average caloric intake for a female is 1500 calories and for 2000 a male. So if she previously had an eating habit of consuming 4000 calories a day and her body is used to this consumption, to go from 4000 to 1500 calories I can see how she is starving. There's nothing wrong to eat peanut butter and crackers as long as you get your daily caloric intake based on your living habits. They're just hungry for chips and fast food, that's all.
Its funny how in the American constitution, you have the right to have a gun, but not the right to eat.
Well.... With a gun you can hunt and feed yourself.
No one was ever promised food or health care. You were to be able to go out and pursue your dreams. To work hard and make your fortune.
@Natnael Ghirma Eating is not a debatable issue, gun ownership is. Hence eating doesn't need to be articulated in the constitution.
If you are short of words describing how the richest country on earth can't feed its own while spending trillions overseas to maintain its hegemony, that's okay to be confounded even though the answer is still obvious.
You don't get stuff just for being born. That's why the Declaration of Independence says, "Life, Liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness". Pursuit, not guarantee. Most people live this way because they look to the government to rescue/save/provide for them. Provide and take care of yourself - take care of each other (family and friends) - churches take care of people - don't look to the government to provide for you. That is the absolute worst thing any American can do.
@@robs5252 they cant do anything about it
Nobody said you don’t have a right to food
I feel like along with food stamps they should hand out seeds or have mandatory community gardens.
Yeah West Virginia is one of the most fertile states they don’t need the government they only need to relearn how to use the land.
You must not have heard about banning of seeds. Videos here on TH-cam.
@@danwilkinson2797 That's what I just posted to AJ above! When I was growing up almost everybody had a garden and we canned that food. And we bartered. When I got older, I learned how to fish and hunt, raise rabbits and chickens.
@@icecreamcake1457 Well, that's funny! I've been buying seeds all along!
@@icecreamcake1457 I have not specifically heard of that but I do know of the monopolies on the food sources along with the patents on seeds perpetuating our dependency on processed pantry foods and GMOs. Luckily there are still some heirloom seed varieties out there but I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't too long before they all cross pollinate with the GMOs. So I'm not surprised about the seed banning but thank you I'm going to look into it. I appreciate u.
A lot of abled bodied adults by the government's standards, are still chronically ill. Often with an invisible illness. One flare up or hospitalization could make us unable to work completely. It's very difficult to get benefits or help, they tell you just find a desk job. So many of us would be working a desk job if we could qualify for one.
Thumbs up for Kayle, she cooks for her children and is teaching her daughter too.
This makes me feel really guilty for letting food expire and throwing out so much food because I forgot I bought it.
It might help to plan meals ahead of time and only buy what you need for those meals. Plus some snacks you know you'll eat.
Na you earned it, never feel guilty for others decisions
OceanLily It SHOULD make you feel guilty! Stop it.
@@luckylambdin8269 nah don’t ever feel guilty throw whatever you want out you paid for it you worked for it, ain’t your problem they made their choices
@@pebbleinyoshoe532 There's no excuse for buying too much food without thought and then having to throw it out. It is a sin to waste food.
I really wonder why they vote republican? Honestly, I feel like only rich people should be voting Republican otherwise, it's against your best interest.
Republicans and conservatives in general around the world are just better at advertising themselves to the people. People almost never vote for their best interst. :\
Conservativism is a mental disorder.
The rich know how to control them perfectly with christianity, guns, and bigotry.
The republicans are keeping these people from finding jobs. The republicans are the reason there addicted to crack meth and heroin.
This is a propaganda channel.
Unpopular opinion. Don’t have children if you can’t provide for yourself. 5 kids living in poverty is 100% avoidable and irresponsible.
For decades West Virginians drive 40 to 60 miles one way into northern Virginia or DC to earn a middle class income. West Virginians are stuck in the 70s while the world around them are 21at century.
As a born and raised West Virginian, this breaks my heart because it’s so accurate. My brother and his disabled wife live on $800 a month. I am not exaggerating. I pay a few of his bills just so they can eat.
Wow I have just watched this and was moved by the grit and determination of this community, I hope things get better for your brother and his wife.
You were raised right
Why you're brother doesn't work?
@@karlozlopez8535 Who’s going to take care of the wife?
@@ninadiamant8937 ur mother
A community garden could be a great place to pass on skills as well as supplemental food.
Why? Let's just make babies with as many man possible. Same thing where i live.
Actually there a lot of good trick to save money but im sure they already tried. I'm so happy i never got in a high depression cause i know many who feel into poverty because of it.
Or large a community farm.
@@rlhunter6200 Funny you say that because the big agricultural companies get so much government money they're almost state-run anyways. The USDA is a revolving door of corporate executives; they're also the reason the food pyramid recommends 6-12 servings of carbohydrates per day which only makes sense if you're an athlete or manual laborer.
_Gotta sell that bread_
@@MK_ULTRA420 Every community with a large number of adults that live to be 100 primarily eat high carb, low protein diets. Carbs are not bad for you, bad carbs are bad for you
There is no need for hunger. I own a permaculture farm. I produce food enough for our community. A home on a city lot can provide enough food for a family of 4 for 6 months. For a few dollars of seeds, everyone could grow enough food to eat. Sweet potatoes alone can stop hunger. I don't till my soil, so you don't need shovels and tillers and equipment. You can grow sweet potatoes from sweet potatoes you buy in the store. It is SO frustrating that this does not have to happen!
I lived in WV for a semester...the worst racism i ever experienced..those r some mean and racist people.
That is very true as someone who went to school there for 4 years. My friends even knew it was normal and not shocked at all. They told about the racism so many times as I’m Asian. Only select you could trust. I saw racism too many times to count.
One day I realized that some people possess more judgement & contempt for the poor than they do intelligence. I worked at a grocery store in Canada, one time I had to help another cashier bc a man had coupons that were not being accepted by our system so I had to do each one manually as they were still valid coupons. When I returned to my cash a customer who was frustrated waiting for me to return said "Wtf was that about? Was that loser paying for all his shit in food stamps?" I replied "Sir we don't have food stamps in Canada." He said nothing after that.
That’s so sad :( I worked at Coles here in Australia and man, some of the customers I would get were soooo entitled
Contemptuous and ignorant. What a miserable life that guy must live.
We don't have food stamps in America. Its a card.
@@GUITARTIME2024 I think I knew they changed it to a card actually. In Canada, when you're on government assistance you receive a portion of money for your rent and a portion for food.
@@GUITARTIME2024 It's good that way bc when you buy your groceries no one has to know you're on assitance but honestly when I was on it (many years ago) it never felt like I had enough money for an entire month of food so I still had to go food banks, free dinners or just be hungry (by no means starving but def not well fed.)
A good friend of mine grows the finest vegetable garden . I was with him one day in the garden and he told me that his kids would rather drive to Walmart and buy there food than get there hands dirty in the garden. He also had chickens ect and they would not be bothered w gathering the eggs and feeding them. What a shame. He is 85 now and still plants his garden every year.
I'm so jealous. I'd love to have someone to learn gardening from. I have a small porch that would allow some container gardening, but I don't really have a green thumb to begin with and am not really sure where I would begin
No big surprise. Fast food places are encouraged to proliferate in poor areas, but grocery markets are not. Kids grow up hooked on junk food.
@@bri-chimchimcher-ee6955 It's not complicated. What veggies do you enjoy and what veggies can be grown in your area. Google is easy to use, use it.
@@bri-chimchimcher-ee6955 Respectfully, you only making excuses. I recently watched a short video on tic-toc of a Chinese woman that grew a garden in the cobble stones next to her house. She planted the seeds where 4 bricks came together in the corners she had a bumper crop of vegetables. Us Americans can come up with more excuses than Cooder Doo does. We have youtube just get started stop making excuses.
Also I looked her up on TH-cam and she is there too. It's amazing how she gardens.
@@hopefultraveler3543 I just got through telling my son that. He spends $15. Just on one meal on his way home from his job. All the while I have something cooked up at the house. And they wonder why their broke all the time.
This is for you people who keep saying “Look how overweight these people are and they say their hungry.”
The truth is this: Much of the free food is high in sugars and carbs. That makes people unhealthy and gain weight. You will still be hungry because it isn’t nutritious.
Junk food is designed to be addictive and dairy actually has something called casein that is as addictive as opioids. Even wealthy people who eat junk food can get addicted.
Calories are cheap but nutrition is not
Plus you only eat once a day, maybe twice, so your metabolism doesn't function properly, so you have reduced chance of losing weight...
That kind of overweight didn't happen in the space of the pandemic, that's years of eating poorly, and spending the food budget on poor nutrition, fast prep foods. They need to pull out the WWII ration recipe pamphlets and figure out how to make nutritious meals from raw ingredients. A whole chicken comes in at about $1.30 per pound, whereas prepped chicken like chicken fingers or nuggets comes in at about $4.70 per pound. A whole head or bunch of lettuce comes in at about $1.50, whereas a bag of prepped lettuce can be $4.50. A whole bone in pork shoulder is about $5.00 a pound, whereas trimmed cuts of pork are about $6.00 - $8.00 a pound. Learning how to break down larger cuts of meat and whole vegetables and creating meals from those can save loads of money... they just have to be willing to learn to cut stuff up and cook from fresh.
Mary Jo says she sometimes has barely enough, yet she has enough to buy cigarettes at $8.00 a pack. People need to learn some discipline, give up those unhealthy habits that cost money they don't have to spare. They bandwagon onto the idea that they are victims and need to be bailed out, when they need to be innovative, use commonsense and learn from the past.
@@kellywhite9299 Well said
Hunger in US definitely differs from hunger in Africa. Here hungry people get skinny...
Bulk pantry items such as dried lentils, beans, pasta etc. go a long way when you’re low income.
Doesn't look lentils, dried beans and pasta to me.
Agreed, but it saddens me to see so many use their food stamp benefits on junk food and sugary soda drinks. Never learning how to stretch their food. Nutritional foods that fill you up longer and provide more protein for energy and mental clarity ( for kids in school to focus).
@@artismyheart4886 yes! And they still deal with obesity? Like how is your child obese? I know we all get hungry. And we don't want out kids to starve but your 10 yr old weighs as much as I
Oh thanks🙄. I’m sure they’ve neverrrrrr thought of that
@@onetwocue a lot of food that is healthier is more expensive or harder to get in tiny towns. Being poor is remarkably expensive.
They want the poor gone. The government the rich don't want to deal with them.
They want the same for the elderly as well... #BASTARDS🤬
That’s true. Most elected officials are spoiled, born with silver spoon in mouth. No clue to what being really hungry and doing without means!!
I agree.
I agree too!
Nobody cared nearly this much about poverty, hunger and the effect of drugs on a community when the faces were black and brown.
Felt the same thing when I saw this
Agree. And this dispels the myth that all blacks are on welfare
@@mechellehoward7655 statistics say Whites are the majority on welfare. As minorities educate our children on finances, credit cards, and get involved in their learning.
That is just not true...
@@sandylynn1912 What specifically is NOT TRUE?? Lost the thread of your reply...
I can't imagine how bad it is now under so much inflation
& that happens in America? ...the richest country in the world? ...that's unbelievable!
This is a propaganda channel.
@ which channel isn't a propaganda one...personally I don't believe anymore any of them. ..
West u must collapse .......says Africa 💪🏿
Richest for some
Sad to say err since 3rd grade I’ve been hearing America has no money 12th grade economics you all’s generation won’t have ssi or retirement smh
It pisses me off that US politicians send millions of dollars overseas but won’t help struggling people like this in their own country
"$600 for you....$700 million for Iran..." Democrats at work
@@americandevo Stop lying, democrats were proposing $2000 and the State Department is the one that asked for funds for Iraq. Stop spreading misinformation. Also the administration was asking for $740 million for defense. For once, democrats were applauding the increased package proposed by Trump but your Leader of Majority, Mitch and senate republicans rejected it.
@@Azulakayes Trump isnt republican hes a populist meaning he will do anything to please his voters ie 2,000 checks while RINO blocks them
@@covfefe1787 hes a Fake populist hes done nothing for the working class of this country but every so often virtue signals about China and Mexico taking jobs
Maybe you should stop spending your money on invading other countries.
They only gave me $16 in SNAP because I “make too much.” What an insult. Smdh
Me too. Keep it because u can get help with other things, a cell phone, rent assistance, help paying ur utilities. If u lose ur job & u notify fs office fs will increase to $192. Just a fyi
@@karma-ci8ch I know. I figure if I can be on my phone watching TH-cam a couple hours I can take that time to fill out paperwork to get gov help when I need it😂😂😂🤷♀️
@@karma-ci8ch lol
@@karma-ci8ch true everyone has their own situation. I got caught off because I made too much, mind u I was only getting $16. But when the pandemic hit, I was furloughed from my job. I never threw away my ebt card so when I went to the county office all I had to do was fill out a couple pages of paper work n proof I was furloughed. Within a month I got $500 in fs & they paid my electric bill every month until I went back to work. Now I'm back to work but anything could happen. ❣🙏
@@karma-ci8ch ty & u as well 🙂
Y’all picked the wrong lady to talk about starving
why not start a community garden and grow your own vegetables.. you have land and manpower
That's a good idea
Because that means they would have to hire those illegals
Let them eat cake than 😆
@@laetitiadavion2055 ummm no they wouldn't ya dumbfuck
@@JW-gl4yp ohhh...burn
They teach us in the USA to get a college degree and you get a good paying job, but instead you get a huge student loan debt and very little job opportunities. While the unions do very little, if anything at all.
Unions represent less than 10% of the US workforce....better find another boogeyman.
Thats not true college does help
What does college stupid feel like?
That’s because they’re bringing in mass immigration and college is now a business
@@jennakarpe2783 Lol, like college was never a business.
I am a single mother and was told that I make too much to receive help but after I pay bills and rent I have nothing left for groceries so I feel this all the way! It’s so hard!
Try farming. Look on youtube. You can even farm in a apartment. So try it. Your kids could help and your could feel better about farming your own food.
Considering sprouting seeds, micro greens, wheatgrass. I grow my lettuce and other greens at home. I suffer from my memory loss because I couldn’t remember how to garden. I started up again last year and it went well. This year I want to take it further and try more veggies. Seeds are cheap...get a little grow light. You can even save seeds from produce from the grocery store. My issue is the soil and the things needed to keep our pest. I’m doing the best I can. I am a single mom as well they were only giving me $16 a month. I have learned to let my kid eat and I eat broths and sometimes oatmeal. With the pandemic they are giving pandemic stamps. For the first time I feel like I can eat and afford water. Our water is contaminated with levels of radiation. Trying my best to course correct. Hang in there if you need a friend to talk to I don’t mind being a listening ear or passing some ideas to you. I’ve learned how to make products that saves me money around the house.
May have to move in with family. Raising a child alone is a herculean feat- they have it set up where you need 2 adults and they both HAVE to work.
A wise man once told me if you don't have anything good to say then it's better to say nothing. So I will keep my mouth shut.
I'm glad they pointed out the 'Cliff' effect about them taking away food stamps as soon as you make more money (50 cents) That is no way to help people get ahead. You have to give people a chance to save and make it better for themselves. It's not like these raises are going up to $8,000- $10,000 a month overnight. You can be working 40 hours a week and still need food stamps. Working Poor is a real thing.
Absolutely. Keep the poor, poor. Unbelievable
Yeah normally I’d say most poor people don’t deserve food stamps because they likely were too lazy to work or had a bad record, but people like this? This was not their fault. Not enough jobs, jobs pay too little, just everything is terrible. This is an example of poor people who deserve food stamps. We need to start making more manufacturing jobs instead of just giving all the jobs to China. I pray for these people
@@tarheelpro87 This is a common circumstance with poor all over America. West Virginia is among the worst, but she's by no means alone. Most poor ARE hard working and respectable. Most unemployed poor are disabled, infirmed, mentally ill, or unable to find work because (as you mentioned) too many jobs, both manufacturing and clerical/customer service, have been outsourced.
This is why I’m greatful for everything I have
Amen
Same
Same
Amen
Counting my blessings everyday 🙏🏽
I’m unemployed but managed to save enough for a year for my young family. I gained weight since my first born was born 5 years ago, about 45 pounds. When I was breaking down my expenses and trying to figure out where I could save and/or generate some extra income by selling stuff, I realized my body fat was also currency. By cutting down 500 calories a day by cooking smaller portions and not eating off my kids’ dishes once they were full (hence they would finish their plates), I have been losing 1 to 2 pounds a week since April. I was also worried Covid would hit me harder if I got it since I’m overweight and to top it off, crime has tripled in my neighbourhood (shootings, carjackings etc), so I can’t readily take a walk with the kids, especially with school being all messed up. I’m now down about 25 pounds give or take and I estimate I saved about 200 to 300 dollars per month. You might be wondering if these people are starving and poor, why are they still so fat. I think from my own experiences it’s because they are eating a ton of processed food and the body stores it as visceral fat. Visceral fat is the fat around your organs and it takes I think, twice as much effort to get rid of. The people who are deemed “healthy” but look fat, generally don’t have as much visceral fat vs surface/skin fat (which is easier to burn off). Eventually though, if you cut calories watch the kind of quality you’re taking in, i.e. eat brown rice vs. Processed bread/pasta then I think you can tap into your fat storages as a means of saving money. I hope these people can find a way, I feel their pain for real.
B w t well said!!!!
Very well stated. Honestly, the woman that said she was a single mother with 3 small children and was getting $600 per month in food stamps, and it was not enough. That is incorrectly budgeting the money that you have. If you were to sit down and go through the weekly ads of your grocery stores. Sit down and write a list of the things that are needed and how to make meals from those things so you have them prepared and ready to go before going into the store and just pulling things as you go from shelves. Looking for the things that are on clearance or on sale, versus just pulling things from the shelf. Learning to coupon. I started couponing a few years ago. When the pandemic hit, I had everything stocked. I never came close to running out of toilet tissue, paper towels, detergent, or any other necessities. I get my cereals and juices for $.25-$.50 at times and stock on them when I get those deals with coupons. Yes, it takes some time, but you have to be able and willing to do it. Also, people saying that they pay how much for hamburger meat? If it’s not on sale and you can’t afford it, don’t buy it. Make substitutions. Pork chops for $.99, which you can make lots of different meals out of. Chicken drumsticks which you don’t have to fry, you can bake, and still make healthier meals with. These are just examples.
@@JJ-hw9dt Yes, I saw individual snack packs, cans of soda and pre-formed meat patties... I think one thing the US would do well to invest in is better education regarding food. You can buy a giant can of peaches and portion them into reusable containers for less; same for the meat. Soda is never a necessity.. You can buy a $3 tomato plant using SNAP benefits and grow plenty of tomatoes for one person, out of an old 5 gal bucket. Not all workarounds are possible for everybody, but at least some are, and every little bit counts.
I'm on prescription steroids for a disease that i have and i literally gained 100 lbs. just from being on those meds. I should be emaciated since ive been starving since Covid broke out. I eat one tiny meal per day and havent lost 1 pound. I actually put weight on.
@@bloodofourbloodspiritofour3263 my friend has the same challenge, steroids for his Chrons disease. He put on 90 pounds just over 300 pounds. I hope you get better.
I wonder how these people are doing now. Everything has increased in price, now we are all feeling it.
Folks are still getting more in snap money. Select pantries have more items than before. More donations towards non-profit to help the poverty situation. The folks who only want to buy name brand items are hit hard with the increase. Some fish have gotten cheaper which helps grocery bills.
I have so much respect for Amy Jo. It's women like her who change the world for the better.
Heart breaking. I'm currently doing my master's degree on food insecurity and it's shocking to see how many people were hit hard by this pandemic. Especially the poor.
I didnt know that was a thing thats cool! Whats your overall goal after grad school?
@@shoryacione5175 Not sure right now but I'd like to work for a non profit organization that targets food insecurity at some point
@@emmasplantz thats awesome!
A masters in food insecurity.. that has to be the most absurd crazy waste of money on a degree I've ever heard.. no wonder there's so many poor people because so many Learn worthless skills that make them poor
@@goose6216 well thats extremely rude im pretty sure she is learning how combat them and what causes them now stfu
I live mostly on Ramen noodles soup but in the Spring when I have planted all my vegetables I get a lot of vegetables for Summer, Fall and even Winter - it doesn’t sound like a feast but to me it is.
Lucky
Self made or store bought? If it’s store bought don’t eat too much ramen noodles back to back. There is a lot of sodium in each serving. not good for the health.
Lots of veggie options are actually cheaper than you think.
You can make simple stuff like pasta minestrone Which allowed multiple servings at very little price.
Soups: Spinach, lettuce, etc.
We grow stuff like green onions. It’s fast at growing and can grow in any weather.
Why Ramen noodles? Why not beans? Dried beans are very cheap and there are a variety of them. They are nutritious.
@@ohioitis200
I have made pea soup with dried peas - I really should try a variety of dried beans - thank you for your suggestion 👍😊
i live off steaks shrimp fruits life is great
Only issue I have is the cigarette in this ladies hand while she was outside walking around.. pulling yourself up by your bootstraps would be setting those things down.. almost 7 dollars a pack and at least a pack a day habit.. do the math
That 50 cents raise does cause you to be disqualified for assistance. The biggest problem is basing it on gross income and if you have any medical insurance, dental, and vision insurance w/ employer add in the state&fed income tax then you're left with nothing to cover your rent and other expenses.
A coworker was on food stamps.
Every time something changed, she had to report it to her caseworker.
She received a $.10 raise and it showed up on her paycheck.
And just because of the raise, her food stamps dropped.
She was beyond irate.
She did use up all her food stamps then cancelled out.
She told me she isn't gonna mess with it anymore.
She's done.
I live in WV. Thank god my family has work and does not receive assistance. One thing I have to say, these families who live in old coal towns with no work can transfer their section 8 certificate to a bigger city, different county with public transportation and more opportunities. I feed my family of 6 on $500 a month. I cook from scrap & We budget! If I were on welfare I'd get way more than that in FS. My biggest question is, how in the hell do poor people afford $6 for a pack of smokes, $10 - $30 for a pill to get high. I know not everyone gets high but this video just spoke about the opioid epidemic. WV has the most smokers than any other state and it's the 4th poorest. How is that possible? Prioritize! Bills, food, clothing, recreation. I know there's many who need the help and have slipped through the cracks but there's way more poor folks on the system who are able to spend $6 a day, or $180 a month on smokes, purchase alcohol & drugs but they don't have enough food. How's that happen?
Thank you. $600 for a family of four? I have a family of 3 and we spend $350 a month and we’re never hungry. Like the government fails a lot but $600 for food seems like a blessing.
*cigarettes will always come before everything, including food. always.*
@Robin Are you kidding me! WV is number 17 in the US for inbreeding, SEVENTEEN! Not that 17 makes it better then being in the top 5 but get your facts straight before making such a derogatory comment! EDUCATION! You're comical! WV scores a B on the NAEP.
We have Two top ranking Colleges in the County along with a State of the art Teaching Hospital. I do not care where you live in this country, there's going to be folks who CHOOSE to live off of the system and Choose to not better themselves. The folks in this video are a prime example! WV is a BEAUTIFUL state with BEAUTIFUL hardworking, successful people. I have 4 children who were raised in WV, received a WV Education and all 4 make 6 figures, 2 earning multiple 6 figures!
Which state do you reside?
@Misty McLane *cigarettes, and then go pick cans & bottles to earn a few bucks for a package of hotdogs. :D*
@Misty McLane R U Kidding me!?!? I have 4 children, I smoked for 20 years. My husband lost his job in 2017 and we fell on hard times, it came down to feeding my children or smoking, I chose my children going to bed with a full belly. It was a EASY choice! And YES, I live in WV and NO we have never been on the system!
In other news
"When you add up the numbers, billionaires in the United States have increased their total net worth $637 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic so far."
litteraly makes me cry. im from pa and im 17 years old and the pandemic made my family unable to pay their bills.. and there for, had to leave me and my 18 year old brother behind to better life for my 3 little siblings somewhere where poverty isn’t so bad. things need to change. it kills me that other kids have to pretty much go through what i did:(
so sorry to hear that! why did they leave you both? are you able to manage?
Join the military if possible. There are great opportunities for people who are in your situation. The best branch would be the Air Force. It will set you up for life.
@@12yearssober because we should listen to the ghost of Jeffery Epstein....
@@onarose013
It’s solid advice
@@12yearssober according to who?