Food Pantries Are Swamped After Covid Benefits End
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2023
- Covid-era benefits are coming to an end. For those receiving SNAP benefits for food assistance, this means at least $95 less per month. VICE News visits one food pantry in Kentucky that has seen mile long lines for donations since benefits were cut.
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The sad part is. A lot of the people who will suffer because of these cuts will go and vote for people causing the cuts.
if you see this and all you can think is how they vote then you really need to open your eyes and realize these issues go far deeper than the ballot box.
Republicans love to hurt poor Republicans because the poor Republicans are so stupid they think if they keep voting Republican they'll get rich...... someday.
Republican politicians even tell them that.
@@windylotus they do go far deeper, and it’s not all I see. The problem is that you can’t start to fix these issues until you actually vote in people who care about fixing them. This issue is inherently political because you have to have elected officials who want to fix it.
Right? I don’t get that.
@@windylotus im confused. What makes you think that the people we vote in power aren't the ones who can change these issues?
It's unfortunate that a lot of food pantries are drive up only when lots of people who need food dont have cars!
That's awful. Many of the people that need it most obviously can't afford a car... what kind of nonsense is that??
So true
Are yall trying to get Uber drivers more jobs.
@@sarssars-hm2ox what are you going off about over there?
I highly doubt they would turn away a walker
And the most insane part is that the states who are suffering the most with this problem VOTE FOR PEOPLE CUTTING THESE BENEFITS!!! PLEASE WAKE UP!
Yup
That's how southern people are. They vote how their church tells them to
Pretty stupid.
Please say it louder 🗣️
This systemic issue has absolutely nothing to do with who you vote for. They are ALL the same.
During COVID relief, I got $130 in food stamps. I’m now getting $21. I’m young and disabled from autoimmune and genetic disorders. Utilities have gone up over 30% in my area, food costs are skyrocketing, and that’s not to speak on housing. It’s so hard. You don’t understand the tough choices people are having to make. I wish people actually understood the reality of what many of us are dealing with. Maybe if they looked with compassion instead of defensive ignorance, we’d actually get somewhere.
use chinese herbal formulas $3.99 a bottle
So what do you want . What would make your situation better.
@@jacobcampbelll9773 congratulations. I receive $925 a month and $21 in food stamps. Some of our experiences aren’t the same as yours. I’m managing to make it. I realize that I’m fortunate and their are people worse off then I am.
@@ryanmarshburn2858 a body that wasn’t broken with genetic health issues would be a great start. Food prices are killing many of us. I’m getting very creative in how I’m making it. Peanut butter is becoming my best friend. People don’t realize how challenging it can be. It would be helpful if the Covid relief hadn’t cut off completely. If they could have tapered it, that would have been great. Or if there was an evaluation to increase food stamps based on increased food prices. Tell me how you’d feed yourself on $21 a month? If you have a solution, I’m all ears!
I'm sorry they happened. Can you work work from home type jobs? Do u have a computer 🖥 😊❤ Can work when you want to work 😊 #Liveops #Arise
Google the county election results per person. Then google who voted to end snap benefits. Rugged individualism eh.
Thanks to Republicans and their idiotic conservative base who love to destroy their own lives
💯
I feel for them, but it is hard to understand them getting back home to go on Parler
It's confusing. They are majority democratic in terms of voter registration. But vote majority Republican. According to this data: elect.ky.gov/Resources/Documents/voterstatscounty-April%202023.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe_County,_Kentucky
@Buck Crockett According to that data there are 64,000 more people registered as republicans? What part are you referring to?
Look at all the seniors 😢 this is shameful.
I started tearing up when she said she’s 80! Makes me ashamed of my country. Absolutely no need for starvation in this day & age 😢
@@samanthab1923can we help her somehow ?
I volunteered for 2 1/2 years at a small food pantry that served two small towns in RI almost every person there was a senior - we were open two days and week and we were not the only food pantry that the people we served would visit in the area . So really i think it speaks to the whole country . When you have to make hard choices food generally is the first to be cut for expenses and social security for the average blue collar worker that worked hard does not cover basic needs .
@@shashankdhondiyal511 I don’t know. I’m up in PA. Will Google the food bank & see. Scary though. My mom is 83 & thank god is well taken care of. 🙏🏻
This is America.
The program needs to realize that the childless need to eat too. Years ago, I lived off of ramen noodles and food banks was def a lot of help. I walked everyday to work in a dangerous city because I couldn't afford a car. I tried to pick up shifts as I could. I got rejected for food stamps because I made too much money. All my money went to rent and bills and nothing left over for food. I asked $20 for food which I always hated asking for anything but it was always a No. Even family. Luckily my situation changed as soon as I worked to get my license and now work at my job plus a few side hustles. I am working hard so I never have to experience this again but God bless everyone who is struggling 🙏❤️
Living the american dream, I see.
You are a good person, Sarah. I haven't been that Good lately. I've had to start taking things at the grocery store, and teaching my kids to help me. We've got to eat. Republicans are doing this, and I'm not responsible. I'm not guilty, because it's the people who are cutting benefits that makes me do this.
Oh dear. With costs keep going up, I can't say you are bad. Everyone needs to eat to live. I'm very sorry you and your children going through that. I pray for you and your family 🙏❤️
@@PoeLemic If it makes you feel better, I worked at a chain grocery store where they let this slide all the time. Like specifically told us to, lol.
We even used to give vouchers out to people who couldn't pay so they could come in for some groceries later. We also had some specifically for mothers who needed diapers, milk or food for multiple kids.
We were told to stop them, tell them it was alright and we understood what was going on and then offered the vouchers we had. Then just asked that they come up front to ask for what they needed next time. The thing is too, we never had someone take advantage of this. So it not only showed me that good people fall on hard times but that corporate chains make more than enough money to be this generous. 😂
Damn you gotta do more work even though you’ve got something that’s labeled as giving you the minimum requirements of living lol this country sucks balls
It’s so crazy how these people keep voting against themselves
Well, what else are they going to do when they only have the corrupt cartel on the left or the corrupt cartel on the right to choose from?
Money doesn't grow on trees unfortunately.
They don’t all. Many people either don’t have the time to keep up with politics or don’t vote red and nothing changes anyway.
Well there's no more workers party
LOL.. I say this everytime I see people who live in NYC, Chicago, SF, LA, NJ, Philly complain about crime..
Well, we can't help feed people AND give billionaires tax cuts. The billionaires are obviously the ones in most need. You can go without food for like 3 weeks and survive. You can't go without a small yacht for your large and be expected to survive. Priorities, people.
Yeah blame successful people😂😂😂...No wonder your starving
😂😂😂👏👏👏
Yes and we continue to BILLIONS to Ukraine.
Your sarchasm would be hard to fathom for many of us!
Cool idea! I'm sure they will totally listen to you, if they can't maintain their greedy lifestyle they will attempt to return to it at the cost of the people under them... that's human nature with power and wealth.... keep dreaming though.
She does all this and is still up at night because of the people she had to turn away, i wish more people were like that president of the food bank. It’s a shameful situation our nation is in with all these vulnerable people not having food.
Because they choose to help people who likely don't need it, they should not take everybody.
@@TheRealWickedMelon if they're waiting upwards of four hours or more for food they probably do need it. They did ask for paperwork from people in the video so I'm guessing they do some basic screening but typically people who are well off or at least ok don't spend half their waking day in their car for food.
@@WelfareChristyou're naive
Yeah our government has done a bang up job destroying everything with the Scamdemic.
@@goomerdoctor9479 you're jaded
She's a sweetheart. Thank you so very much for your efforts and ability to find resources for these folks.
why you keep having kids when you can't financially afford to, like the lady with 4 boys, vice needs to make a video on this subject next
My thoughts exactly and I also think she needs to learn about birth control like right away
You don't need any more videos on that subject. It's been done. It always comes back to poverty, lack of education, lack of access to contraception. How horrible the social safety nets are in this country, how the rich prey upon keeping you uneducated, how we can't just have universal healthcare like the rest of the developed world.
Society is collapsing. If politicians REALLY cared about American people we would see changes for the better.
They always care about foreign issues and throws away billions while they ignore domestic issues and refuses to release any funds for recovery and support.
They’re trying to kill us.
Like what? Giving it ALL for free?
ITS NOT THE GOVERNMENTS JOB TO FEED YOU!!
@@josephgriffin2388 it’s not our job to feed the government. Millions of government ‘workers’ robbing the rest of us.
Lol 😂. Man can do nothing.
I wish Vice had done a expose on how single disabled ppl who aren't getting any support anywhere are being torn a new hole for being forced to get a job to barely scrape by, then getting EBT cut in half & HUD rent jumps 50%, literally sucking 70% of that earned income into their pockets so we can't pay the bills after all that work, so why work???
Having to report every dime you earn, can't have a savings/retirement account, no gifts, and be forced to live below the poverty line. Billionaires not doing anything? No problem there...😡🙄
@@foenix8094 explain to us the formula you use to survive well on the 1000.00 or less per month SSDI earnings.
@Foenix 80 Sure, we can just "find the state with the best disability offerings". Then what? I guess I'm supposed to use the same magic carpet to move me, my cat & all my stuff actoss this massive country, that I have to also use to fly myself to the 5 doctors & specialists I am supposed to be seeing, because I don't have a vehicle- never have, never will- and no family willing to help! Not like they repeatedly helped my perfectly healthy, irresponsible cousins & siblings get multiple vehicles. But me, being the first born in my generation in my family, being the only disabled one & by far the lowest income, have not had 1% the support to get my first/only vehicle, or even just a signature so I could start leasing a van/uhaul/RV to LIVE IN instead of being forced to pay an arm & a leg to exist in my toxic lab rat cage! I've spent 15+ years dreaming of nothing more than leaving all this BS behind & finally having an iota of control & freedom in my life, experience anything other than Walmart or a Dr office for the first time! But I don't know a single person who's my age & knows at all what that's like...
@@foenix8094 not everyone's disability is curable/treatable to a point where they can work or work enough. That's ignorant AF. And even if you work more than full time it may not be enough. Plus healthcare costs a fortune in the US.
@Foenix 80 How hard is it to understand not everything works like it does in Canada? Lol. It's probably hard for them to even get another doctor for multiple reasons. Lots of places take seeing multiple doctors in a short amount of time as a red flag. The insurance they have could only offer a limited amount of approved practices. You don't even know their condition; if it's an unusual one, you'd be lucky to live within driving distance of a good specialist. Not to mention what traveling would be like for them.
I get offering advice if it's actually helpful but being condescending for no reason doesn't help either. You'd think a person like yourself would be a little bit more understanding but you aren't. I think if you had even bothered to ask what they were going through, the information they could have provided would have given you some clues to offer some real advice other than just repeating the same thing over and over. It's not even advice on your end, it's just deflection because you aren't actually saying anything or giving solutions. 😂
Feeling very grateful after watching this video. Somebody always has it worse than us. We can’t ever forget this.
They choose that life stop feeling bad . They can get to work instead of waiting for free food and to get fed .
@@ImAyBeast It’s called empathy and compassion for our fellow humans.
Pulls up in 2023 model cars:
" i DoNt HaVe GroCeRiES"
I wonder why -_-
A family can easily spend $95/month more than when this began in 2020 due to grocery price gouging. Grocers continue to report record profits while income inequality continues to get worse because wages remain stagnant.
Indeed
Actually, it's not the grocers! It's the suppliers and manufactures. Most grocers here in Arizona are operating on a 2 percent margin! The national average is 11 percent!
@@ryanreedgibson Well, not everyone lives in Arizona
@@ryanreedgibson Fair point to bring up but the vast vast majority of the country is served by multi billion dollar grocery chains like walmart, albertsons, kroger, wegmans, aldi, and publix.
Go to your local farmers market
Now what was the name of that Senator from Kentucky who has spent a lifetime getting rich in Washington?
Mitch McConnel. He is a turdl!
Which one you ask? It was every Senator that was ever elected.
He’s specifically referring to ol Moscow/Cocaine Mitch
Thanks to Republicans for destroying rural communities
@@b0nyk1ng when he said from Kentucky
If you watch these people and need to find yourself resentful because they're getting help, and you never did, please understand that you're a person of value, just like the people in line are. The question, "why wasn't I good enough to help?" Is valid, because I've asked that same question myself. But the people in line didn't take anything from you. They're not the ones who failed you. You were worth saving, just like they are. I'm sorry you had to save yourself. But if we already saved ourselves, maybe we can be the people that save others. I want to be the person that always has a little extra food to give to others when someone asks. Because the rising tide lifts all boats.
Well said.
it's simple really: I'd happily donate food or money if I could be certain that it wouldn't go to:
1) Feral blacks shrieking about reparations
2) Illegal immigrant garbage who already destroyed an entire continent
Yep, as a big pharma investor, my favorite part was when the lady was happy to have potatoes so she could fry them up. I pictured her and her family needing health treatments and medicines in future from these decisions with the food. Actually think it would behoove some big pharma companies to give away fried foods, processed foods, etc. in unlimited quantities, in order to ensure the gravy train of medicaid/medicare payments keep coming generation after generation. Let's say 100lbs of fried potatoes and bacon costs $800 wholesale per person per year, but turns into the need for 20 years of diabetes or heart meds?
They vote for GOP lawmakers then they cut SNAP benefits before many other states. I don't understand Kentuckians.
Very nice comment solitude.
Grocery prices have tripled from what I’m used to prior to the pandemic. I’m not noticing a lot of other products that have risen in price that much.
Thank Biden for the price increases
Ironically, 80% of those interviewed will keep continuing to vote Republican smh
Yup and i dont really feel bad for them. Ya reap what you sowe!
@@cbdislife2514his argue is really false. People do not vote for their economic interest, They vote for their values and beliefs. If you actually use this argument ,republicans would be winning every election, because why would middle class people vote for democrats who don’t represent their economic interest. I support the democrats, but we blame republican voter for being idiot or being fooled for voting against their own interest, without realizing probably a large portion of democratic vote wouldn’t if the argue was true. People should be mindful of this argue because it mostly use by socialists and communists.
meanwhile, grocery chains in democrat sh-holes are shutting down due to mass theft
You guys must be city folk them there is to the car load democrats and so was the 5 generations before
Aren't republicans a pro life party as they call themselves?
I work for a food bank and hear these stories daily. Please, if you're able, donate to your local pantries or food bank. Also, consider writing your representatives and ask them change SNAP food guidelines that have not been realistically updated since the 1970s.
No we should vote out the people who are causing this
Also, if anyone can volunteer do so please. I volunteer at a homeless shelter and see the need for money and help all the time. It's getting harder and harder for a lot of people to survive.
People on Snap benefits eat better than I do. I am a senior on social security.
@Davis Holman I'm sure some do, but most probably do not. The food pantry lines are generally heavily populated by the working poor or the elderly on Social Security. If you're not eating well, I encourage you to see if you qualify for SNAP or to visit your local food pantries.
@@davisholman8149 Then go to a food bank near you and get some food.
If you're able to, please participate or volunteer at your local food bank! When I was receiving food at the local pantry, I was returning the favor by volunteering for one day a week, and if I missed a day, they would struggle a lot, since not many people volunteered. Lots of heavy lifting, stocking cans, cleaning fridges, organizing, and stacking boxes. Nothing I couldn't handle, but having more people on hand would help a lot.
The worst part is some of these parking lot style food banks won't serve you if you don't have a car. It's criminal. Not everyone has a car or a drivers license and to prioritize people with cars over those without is disgusting.
During COVID I tried to hit a food bank but they wouldn't accept anyone walking and told me to come back with a friend with a car. Long story short I didn't get any food.
People with cars have a means of transport, a high value asset and a place to live if everything goes tits up for them. They've no business going to a food bank to take food away from the truly disheveled who can't afford gas, car note and insurance.
💯 I made a similar comment above.
that's crazy
I love how jealous of drivers you are. Get a job and save money like everyone else.
City food banks/pantries won’t turn away pedestrians.
@@XXXXX8 I love how you imply that I don't have a job.
It would be a shame if they kept voting for the people that are taking these benefits away
It is a shame that people are put in a situation where they can`t survive without benefits.
@@user-ki3yn6ef7e what a goat comment 💛 and no likes, sad everyone wants to sit around and act like voting changes anything bout the poverty crisis, those are the people who have the privilege to not experience the depth of these issues.
I've never voted for a Republican once in my life, buddy, f you and your assumptions. You and people like you are the problem with this country, not us poor.
@@nomadicskyler You are ignorant if you think voting doesn't matter on these issues. You can see exactly who is voting against policies that support families and those who are voting to help them. State level voting is even more important on these issues.
You are exactly part of the problem with lies like you are telling.
They will, because their hate for the "other" is more important than their own well being!
It melted my heart when she said they serve everybody.
My channel is based off the food bank and how to cook with the food you can receive from it! Food banks have saved my family and I don't know what I would do without them!! I'm sharing this video as far as I can! Thanks for putting in the work to bring awareness to the struggles of the working poor and letting others know there is help!
You are a good person, Mama B. I haven't been that Good lately. I've had to start taking things at the grocery store, and teaching my kids to help me. We've got to eat. Republicans are doing this, and I'm not responsible. I'm not guilty, because it's the people who are cutting benefits that makes me do this.
@@PoeLemic ,
Don't blame other people it's your choice to steal food and you're not teaching your children the right thing
@poelemic5237 wtf!? Are you serious?? Shame on you!!! There are other alternatives than to steal. You teaching your kids to be thieves is appalling! I raised my two boys in poverty and yet NEVER STOLE a DAMM thing!!!
Stfu Debbie... No one should politely starve to death, or starve their children to death.
Snap benefits pay for less than half a months food. About ten days total if you have no where to cook.
Begging or stealing is required if you can not work just to survive the month.
@@PoeLemic DONT TEACH YOUR KIDS HOW TO STEAL!!!!!! 😡😡😡😡 SHAME ON YOU!!!! I HOPE CPS COMES
SHOULD have asked each of them who they voted for and asked them if they knew that persons voting record on support for families like this. Because I bet most of them voted against their own interests, and voted for someone that wants to cut benefits.
Extended lockdowns could have put those people in need of those extra benefits. Small business owners whose dreams also became a casualty of Covid could have been among those needing that aid. Also employees of medium sized businesses that succumbed to the response to Covid. A loss of income due to Covid vaccine mandates could have as well. The thing about blame is there is always plenty of it to go around.
The thing that is so amazing to me about all this is our most vulnerable get fed well this way, because processed foods are another epidemic in America. This gives me hope, but we need more, and more amazing/caring people like Nicky Stacy. This doesn't just feed these kids, it helps make them grow up to adults who crave and want whole foods, good foods. This is an investment in America, we need to step the F up and stop looking at quarterly profits.
*This isn't a bug, it's a feature.*
The way the capitalist class intended this to be.
Where else would they get cheap labor standards and easy military recruits, right? Thats where and how they got me for sure.
keeping fear of poverty high and government assistance insufficient keeps wages low.
Kaveeer ALMIGHTY GOD----🙏🙏🙏
5:28 Okay let me get this straight. You are poor , barely have food but DO have 4 kids. That's some good thinking that
Why not? free food… someone else pays for it 😂
Wow jeeze its almost as if people became poor after they had the kids or something.
Wow jeeze its almost as if people in poverty have a higher chance of not being educated in the first place and actually knowing not to have children int he first place.
Hmm its almost as if cyclic poverty is a mass systematic issue that cant be removed via a single person making good decisions. Hmmmmmmm. *hhhmmmmmm*
Yeah....idk why some women don't be on birth control...😢I feel bad for kids..why put them thru this
@@jelicianorwood24 you got that right, beautiful. 😍
There was a food bank I went to all during the pandemic. It was walk through only so we had to stand in line for 3-4 hours. Very hard on your back. Then we would have to walk home with it. Great food though and I was so grateful for it. Now that I'm 60 they will deliver it to me. This is the best and a blessing.
from a european perspective, it's strange that all those people still own cars and can afford to drive them. I don't think we even have drive-thru food distribution in germany, since most of the people who would need the free food have no cars.
They have near-new full-size pickups, and probably a half dozen different guns. Yay!
Where they live, there is not reliable public transportation. No trains, no bike paths, and in a lot of cases, no buses. Travel by vehicle is necessary, and without a vehicle you can’t get anywhere due to everything being incredibly spread out.
In a normal country, it would work that way. But in the US, the truly poor and homeless don't qualify for a lot of welfare (food or healthcare) since they make $0 income and don't meet the work requirements.
In many parts of the US, you literally need a car to cross the street safely. The lack of public transportation infrastructure contributes to poverty. You need a car for absolutely everything, so it's super essential, even more so than housing. Many of the cars in the vid were not in good shape and people can get them with credit (often with high interest rates). And transit systems tend to be quite bad. So it can take 6x as long by bus. There are only a few places in the US with okay transit. I've been all over and I don't know how to drive so I've experienced it first hand.
@@meganstephens3211 RURAL LIVING - these people live out in the country.
I'm a disabled senior who got to
have two meals a day with the 'extra' EBT ..my state has highest
cost of food in the nation so my
benefits NEVER last all month no
matter what I eat...our County Counsel just voted to give themselves a 64% raise the same
month our benefits were slashed..
I'm hungry😞 ..feel like we don't
matter...it's depressing..and we
live in the richest country in the
world...SHAMEFUL 😩
Vote them out. Good luck!
Are you able to go to a shelter or a food bank for meals? Perhaps there's a local church with a food pantry that can help. What about family, friends, and neighbors?
Look at all these new f150s driving up for free food
Imagine pulling up to a food bank that you drove 2 hrs to in a brand new car. If you can’t afford food you probably shouldn’t have a new car.
Exactly this is something I say over and over and over again. Either change to a more economical car or walk or take public transportation like I do but NO they gotta have those big fancy cars look like big shots while they go to the Food Bank
Don't judge a new car, old cars need alot of maintenence, new cRs still have warranties, at k least you have a reliable car!
@@frankcorrea8691 that definitely doesn’t justify driving a new car but needing to get food at a food bank. Ive been in the car industry for years, I know the economics of it well.
How can states and the Republicans in the congress cut snap benefits when food has gotten more expensive?
It's staggering to think, they just want people to die
Right? But these poor people keep voting Republican. How can you take Covid bennies away early from a state that is & was in such dire straits?
Mitch McConnell is their senator for almost 30 years now and they'll vote him again. People are just blinded by politics instead of their own well being.
@@charlesfriscia7236 when you think the literal virus itself is what causes prices to increase and the economic conditions caused by lockdowns just disappeared:🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Their poor followers will still vote for them while starving to stop the WOKE democrats. I swear I do not have any sympathy for anyone voting republican on that line which is probably the majority.
how is it possible that one of the richest countries in the world that by every metric produces MORE food than the population needs, can still have this happen ?
Easy they give there money and benefits to Ukraine and illegal immigrants...Imagine all that went to Americans instead
Capitalism
@@ayrusvideolife - Crapitalism more likely ;)
3 people saying how sad but none are giving a solution.
I think saying wealthy is not a good way to describe theses situations. I hope yall change the word to influence. The US dollar isn't mandatory.
I'll try it if I blame capitalism. That's like labor for money.
How much labor equals the amount of cash.
No one wants to work for free.
If I have something should I share to someone who I don't thing they deserve it.
If I create something is it mine or my neighbors.
OK OK I have it if capitalism is no longer. Then slavery is the only solution I'm not talking about people but some does have to build robots to do the work. If we have slaves then they work all day giving food to our neighbors. Then we can solve other worldly problems.
That's my solution what's yall
Greed
As a Canadian, my heart is heavy seeing this. Unfortunately there isn't enough social programs and assistance in the US to help alleviate some of this inflation costs for the lower income people. Heck even Canada food banks has seen an unprecedented increase in visitors. The poverty gap is growing, the rich is getting richer, and the poor is struggling more and more 😔
Well a liberal government who spends countless millions on pet projects while not letting their own citizens get their basic needs is too blame
Biden is helping by adding 15000 people a day that need help too. Maybe Canada can do the right thing and feed some now.
@@francismarion6400 Perhaps you should check yourself, as Biden has not changed hardly any policy that Trump enacted when it comes to the border and immigrants. Maybe you can do the right thing and be critical of more than just Biden.
@@francismarion6400 You people who can’t even be bothered to keep up with basic stuff and then keep thinking you have a relevant opinion to the world, you are worse than Biden and Trump, and Obama and Bush combined. You’ve turned this country from a place I was proud to die for into one I am utterly indifferent to. I don’t love it, I don’t hate it, you are not worth either.
@@erich6860
Let's be honest here. The border has NEVER been this bad until Biden took over. I live in a border state and I've never seen things this bad. Our politicians (both parties) are responsible for this. They are absolutely worthless...
I live in NY and completely changed what I buy and what I cook. I found that instead of just going without, actually ADAPTING saved me. I learned how to cook alot of exotic meals that use rice. I cook meats as curries etc and pour it over rice as it lasts longer, calls for less meat. I make more things from scratch like hummus etc I took parts from stone of different cultures, got online and learned the recipes. India,middle east,guyana,Hispanic cuisine etc they have good food that stretches far. I'm American black and going out of my range really helped me save $$ and survive. The foods good as well and not as hard to cook as you'd think. you can eat pretty well if your willing to adjust what/how you eat.
Rice with protein and maybe a side of veggies or salad is basically almost every meal in most Asian households and super easy to make and plan for haha.
You are awesome! I too am thinking about and learning ways to stretch food, to like foods that I haven't had before and to make something I do like out of something I don't like. It's like a fun game to learn. Take care.
Remember millions of Americans don't have anywhere to cook.
@@carrieullrich5059 lol. Imagine having kids and nowhere to cook. Maybe they should just die if their decision making is THAT bad.
@Marie: learning how to cook from scratch saves so much $$. Good for you being so creative. Hopefully, others
will benefit from your advice.
If you have land, you need to start growing a garden and a root cellar ASAP.
Just have to make sure you plant the right seeds. There’s a well known company that patents seeds and tries to seize your land if they find their crops growing on your property.
not easy for elderly and people working their asses off.
It's expensive to get the materials required to grow vegetables in a senstanible manner, not to mention not all environments are suitable to grow vegetables and fruits of subsistence.
Why’s that ?
I've been existing on fixed disability since age 15, when my life was ruined by several botched open back surgeries, followed by a dozen chronic & terminal illnesses, and my yearly fixed income is literally a third of the poverty line. I don't even have a car, so can only go if I can hitch a ride. I was getting double what I have now in EBT, so I'm juggling the extra $150/month in groceries vs the power bill every month! I already never have a dime for toiletries, let alone socks & clothes, replacing my already used/broken household appliances, etc. It's always fun knowing there's no light at the end of the tunnel, just a bottomless black pit...
At least you can be thankful EBT and disability exists in your area and it is available to you.
Many are not as fortunate having even less light than you do helping them through the dark tunnel of life.
@@jaxturner7288 I'd be even more thankful if my entire family & all of American society didn't gaslight the fck out of me to make me praise the same people that put me in this position, used me as a medical lab rat, ignored all my basic rights including my blatantly expressed DNR wishes- twice. Yes, ki11 me by a thousand cuts, force me back into this nightmare with no way out, put a tiny band-aid on 3 of the 1,000 cuts, then expect me to be happy with that??
I'm so sorry. It's very hard, Good luck.
I read this and it just makes me shake my head, this made me sad. I hope all goes well for you. It’s hard out there, and your situation amplifies that in ways people probably don’t understand. People feel for you, you have peers who think what’s happening to you is wrong, so know that.
Chin up, stay safe and healthy. All you can do.
I tried to get disability from 2005 to 2017. I never got a dime. I'm young but I've been sick since my teens. Six surgeries, wheelchair bound at one point and SMI. Still never got help. Still sick still have an undiagnosed disease.
She's got four children. There's her problem right there, pumping out units that she clearly couldn't afford, and then putting out the begging bowl when, surprise, surprise, she cannot feed them all. DOH!
She needs to get on birth control and stay on it until she’s too old to produce children.
Things are horrific. My cousin who is babysitting for a living, is struggling so badly, that she asked for soap for Christmas. When I get my SSDI check, I am $18 in the negative after bills are paid and that does not include any food, toiletries, household goods or pet supplies. It's a nightmare. I am always robbing Peter to pay Paul. Our food banks here most of the time hand out spoiled produce. Its very frustrating. Grateful for any help tho
Maybe don't have pets if you're so broke.
Maybe become a dentist? Join the military? Become a welder? There are jobs out there.
@@HaggisMuncher-69-420 maybe don't be a butthole.. a judgmental piece of s***. My animals are taken care of even when I'm not. And there hasn't always been times where it was difficult to care for them. Seasons change and situations change. And I hope that you find out firsthand
@@Karoke77 I am a senior citizen who has already put in over 40 years in the workforce. Thnx. My people built this country and are no strangers to work thank you. I'm simply sharing my situation, not looking for judgement or career advice
@@shawneeb8273 Sorry, I did not realize your age. I am 61 years old, and have worked for the government for 28 years. I can retire in 2 years. I was hoping you were younger to start a higher paying career. Best wishes for you.
And these are the same people that vote against their own interests by filling in the blank for the Republican candidate. The same candidate that wants to cut SNAP benefits for them.
Exactly 💯👍
I have a question. What about the price of food , electric, gas?
Robert Kennedy Jr. 2024.
@@acdc4896 The prices of those are largely effected by global stability and logistics. So, those are usually never an issue that's solved on the state level, or even the country level in a lot of cases.
@@acdc4896 Food prices is heavily dependent on if the harvest was enough to keep prices stable/low, or if there's a shortage. Electric is usually done by businesses owned by corp. Unless you take matters in your own hands and go solar.
Gas is a worldwide thing and is mostly determined by the cost of a barrel of oil.
The people need to come together and rise up.
Rise up and get a job would be a better idea.
The cuts made to the SNAP program are obscene. Covid emergency funds helped, but now with the increased prices of food people are forced to make really difficult decisions about what to buy in a given month. Then there are the things SNAP doesn’t cover, so more decision making involves going without prescription medication, necessary repairs to a vehicle or home, etc. The cut to SNAP benefits will result in individuals and families spending much time, energy, and funds trying to locate free or low cost food and other supplies - and these are people who are either already working at low paying jobs or receiving disability benefits. As someone in the latter group it’s incredibly difficult just to get basic things done during the day let alone using energy I don’t have trying to navigate food pantry and other resources hours. Then there’s the issue of physically getting to each place when I’m often stuck in bed without anyone to do that for me. This is a shitty country to live in when it comes to social policies and benefits. Even when legislators have tried finding food using the same amount of SNAP funds the experience is rarely enough to influence legislation that would increase available funds.
i don't want to judge,but some people who are in that line,drive big trucks,pretty new cars. you say you cant' afford food but can afford a new or new-ish car or a gas guzzler? in Europe you don't see this,unless those who ask for benefits are actually trying to get undeserved benefits.
we have a program in our area called "The Good Food Box", there are 2 sizes available a small box and a big box, the small is $10 and the big is $20, and there are seasonal veggies in there for the month, we have to order the month before. We send you love and light, Thanks from Canada!
Have been through rough times several times. The constant in my life is knowing the difference between a want and a need, only tend the needs. Figure how to get by on less whether that is using 15 yo car, clothesline, making sundress from $1.50 linen tablecloth, watching food ads while buying only the markdown stuff and limiting meals from 09-1500. Make a tank of gas last 2mos by not driving if can't do 3 errands on a trip. Those food benefits roll over to the next month and are yours until they are used up, no hurry. I am saving and growing what I can in my small yard..cherries, ( late freeze wiped out apricot,plums)strawberries,raspberries,grapes, asparagus. bought seeds on reduction last year, hope the freezes are done so can get them planted. Thing is we all can do well on much less than we currently spend/use/eat.
You make great points and your discipline is impressive. Why aren't you running a company?
@@bobg.3206 developed myasthenia gravis,have unpredictable crushing fatigue, horrible muscle weakness which gets worse with stress or overwork. Thanks for positive word
@@cherylcarlson3315, I am sorry. I don't know a lot about your condition, but I understand it is debilitating. I was impressed with your attitude before. Now even more so. Do you have good access to resources where you live? It sounds like you know how to make things stretch.
Beautiful!!
That kid sipping on soda in his cup... Broke my heart.
The president of the food distribution scheme...man you can tell she has a heart of gold. Empathy is something lacking in modern America, it makes me happy to see some people still possess it.
In the richest country in the world, hunger is a policy choice.
In the richest country in the world, you also hve the choice of getting a grip on your studies when you’re in middle and highschool so that doors full of scholarships open up. In the richest country in the world, you also have the choice of not having 3-4 kids when you KNOW you’re not even self sufficient. The way you live is a choice. Sometimes, acts of god and things like terminal disability can’t be helped and for those I feel sympathy for but a lot of these people in the situations are just lazy , dim witted individuals who never even sought trying hard in school so as to get grants and scholarships and they blame the world for their failure.
@@illuviium You obviously didnt even watch the fkin video.
@@illuviium "the way you live is a choice" thats true, but people dont get the same options. thats the unfair part, that one of the options is come close to starvation
The people in new cars that can afford payments for it but not food😢
I thought the same initially but it's possible someone without the need is driving someone with the need to the food bank. Also possible they're picking up for someone who can't get out. We can't know the situation of the people in each of those vehicles.
Perhaps their newer model vehicles have been fully paid for.
It’s curious that people are lined up idling their cars waiting to pick up their food that may cost as much as the wait.
These folks, in the most need, are the same people that keep voting in the people that create policies that keep them in need.
Can't afford food but over half of them are driving 20-60,000 vehicles?. I drive and have always had used cars. Is upsetting to see this.
That lady sitting there doing needle point not knowing you can sell each one for hundreds if you are experienced in it is sad. She needs an Etsy shop
Stop voting for rand paul and mitch mcconnel! You people deserve better. God Bless!
This is the Vice I love, showing the real deal
The food pantry is so clutch im not ashamed to admit they have and continue to help through one of my hardest times in life and i cant wait to someday to return the favor
Volunteering at a food shelf is a great way to give back in the future!
You can do it now
Grew up in a high poverty area myself. I knew I had to get out. Joined the military. Had them put me through school. Got out and finished my degree. Got married. Had kids. And now I have a great job in a nice city and I help everybody else instead of the other way around. Haven't been back home in decades. Never going back. Poverty is a mindset. Get the hell out and don't look back.
how can these people afford cars but not food
I am sure Mitchell McConnell eats a healthy meal every day 3x a day. He wasn't a rich man at one time. Voting is so important because our government officials don't care about us. Vote these folks out of office.
Wolfe County, like most of Eastern Kentucky, is historically Democratic. In 2000, George W. Bush narrowly won the county and became the first Republican to do so, but the county still proved its Democratic loyalty by supporting John Kerry by a comfortable margin in the next election. However, the county has indeed drifted away from the Democrats at the presidential level as Mitt Romney won the county 60% to 30% in 2012, and Donald Trump with an even wider margin of 68% to 28%.
Wolfe remained reliably Democratic at the state level for some time after ceasing to favor the Democratic Party at the presidential level; it voted against Matt Bevin in both of his gubernatorial elections and, along with nearby Elliott County, it was, until 2020, one of only two counties in Kentucky to have voted against Senator Mitch McConnell in each of his elections. In 2020, however, both counties voted for McConnell over his Democratic challenger, Amy McGrath.[13] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe_County,_Kentucky
What really disgusts me is when I'm on the way to the grocery store on my fixed-income driving my 32 year-old car I see people lined up at the food pantry driving new Cadillacs BMW's and Mercedes. I guess it shouldn't be unexpected considering the lack of desire these days to do the right thing.
They’ve been laid off, too, and everyone suffers from inflation.
See it in this video and in our area. Lots of nice, new cars lined up for food. Our car is seven years old but for some reason we can afford all our food. Also wonder how many of these people smoke and drink. Costs money; neither of us smoke or drink, but again can afford our food, rent, utilities, etc.
It’s crazy seeing someone with 50,000 truck lining up to get free food
I grew up dirt poor. My parents split up, mum had mental health problems (several admissions to psych ward) so we were on welfare. I do not wish poverty on anyone. It is a demeaning way of life. We were the epitome of 'poor white trash.' Most people looked at us like we were dirt. There were no food banks or soup kitchens or school lunch programs when I was young. Mother got the welfare check and hopefully there was food until the end of the month.
Poverty truly is like quicksand, it's very difficult to climb out. Thankfully, I had a bit of brains and broke free. Even though I can afford a new car, I'm still driving my used 2009 Mazda. When I bought my house in 2006, I chose a house way under my mortgage approval limit. I can afford food, but I grow a vegetable garden every year and have apple and pear trees in the back garden.
People are struggling everywhere. Eventually, these handouts will come to an end. The need will be greater than the supply. Then what? Desperate people do desperate things. Shoplifting and looting are already out of control. It's going to get worse.
So let me get this right - people will drive two hours (four hours round trip) for free food? Add in wait time and the cost of gas, if they just worked a part time job for six hours and threw the gas money on top of it wouldn’t they be miles ahead? Lots of dumb people out there…….🙄
Thank you for being the humanity we cannot seem to get from our legislators that claim to be for the people... You all are amazing and gracious xo
I don’t mind these shows, except for people who drive in fancy vehicles to pick up their free food. They are stealing from folks that really need it. Are they not ashamed ?
So...are these benefits supposed to last indefinitely?
Maybe if politicians stopped spending to put illegals and anchor babies on section 8, EBT, stopped wasting money on "tiny homes", started enforcing the law of the land, etc. instead of trying to pander to every group, Americans wouldn't have to suffer.
That lady is an absolute saint
As a citizen from the other country. I don't understand how these people with "Nice Cars" badly needs "Free Food" , it's even weirder to see a people with pickup cars and SUVs beging for food. I don't have any vehicle but I can certainly afford food everyday even in the worst time.
Especially men coming to ask for food, when there are a ton of open positions.
They live in an area where it is impossible to go anywhere without a car. In these areas, many employers will actually refuse to hire people without cars because those people are seen as not having reliable transportation to get to work. In Eastern Kentucky and other rural areas of the US, there are no buses, no sidewalks, and the nearest grocery store could be miles away.
@@d.n.8919 Young men drive up in cars asking for food. Why are they not working more? Men!
Then there are those that don't need the food pantries but go for free food. I work with people who are shameless about this.
It's real. Once again, I am reminded how blessed and fortunate I am.
This is so very sad because those that can help would rather ignore it. 😢
Thats a lot of dispair.
But you know, CEOs can approve hundreds of millions in yearly bonuses.
@Mr-hs9ju if they were taxed like citizens, we would have more resources for food assistance.
@Mr.1337 Its called, *TAXES*
2:09 bros complaining about getting less food stamps when he’s in a new truck
It surprises me to see those people waiting in their cars while not having money to pay for their own food. They prefer to pay for gas and vehicule maintenance rather than their own food. That's stupid and irresponsible.
Really? Just how much does food cost anyways? What are you going to do or how are you going to get there here in modern America without a car....? This country was built on cars... You think those old people, half who can hardly walk, can do without? You sound sort of stupid....
So many struggling rn and it’s about to get worse
When are we going to acknowledge we are in a societal collapse? My biggest fear is we as a species are SO good at just adapting to our situation, we're going to be the frog boiling itself in a pot of water. I think that's where we are now.
that would be the climate change.
Hey everyone, start volunteering at your local food bank! We always need help! Times have been crazy busy since benefits were cut by conservative politicians. (I am an independent) I myself usually end up filling 2000 plus grocery bags in one morning on the assembly line. My arms get worn out, and good people go home with some food. Donating while you show up to volunteer is another win.
If we volunteer, do we get to keep some of the food? And, do you have security cameras there? Are things on pallets too?
Also, can I work late and it only be me there? I like it when it's quiet.
We could spend more money and really drive up inflation.
If all state assembly members in Kentucky take a small 3% pay cut they can feed the whole state. Problem solved.
Great report. Really sad to see that Vice news is in economic difficulty too. It’s such an invaluable news outlet. Wishing it and its staff all the best to get through it
They are fine.. how expensive is it to report news. Maybr they should cut back on their Soya coffee and vegan lunches.
its so so sooo sad to see this and to know many of these people vote for people that ultimately make their lifes a lot worse.
If you think the politicians on either side are out to help anyone other than themselves, you're fooling yourself.
And if you think that by voting you are actually having a say, you're fooling yourself.
This is absolutely heartbreaking - living in the United States of America and going hungry.
I’m at work by 7AM. These people are waiting in line for free food while I’m working for my food.
I'm going to miss Vice. These stories are important to tell.
They're shutting down?
@@MrJflomario They're planning to file for bankruptcy.
They can only blame themselves.....
@@dangerousdylan6262 What do you mean bro.... no one wants to be bankrupt
The Vice employees can just go to the community food banks
Im glad vice did a story on this. Im just one the millions trying to survive myself and I found this cut a hit.
The money was always meant to be temporary.
Poor choices in life have consequences.
so weird that everyone who is “struggling” have nicer cars then I, more kids then I and look like they aren’t missing many meals based on lbs
They can afford a fancy 60k truck but not food? Priorities.
The horrible part is economists have proven that all the inflation is caused by corporate greed. Lazy shareholders lay around and collect checks while the people suffer
It didn't keep anyone from poverty, it only kept food on everyone's table. Many Americans were already living in poverty and didn't know or won't accept it. If you make minimum wage you ARE living in poverty in America.
I am confuse who can drive two hours there and back, but can't put food on the table. Bless their hearts for what they are doing, but I am a bit confused on this process.
There are plenty of series on here that explain the history of USA car dependence.
just an honest question - why do all of these people need free food? I understand the poor woman with 4 kids, and other like her, but the line of cars was over a mile long they said. Is there a bigger problem that needs to be fixed here?
Small poor isolated towns with minimal economy
We need to start growing our own produce and the government should allow people to raise animals for food. There are too many restrictions.
Wait, somethings not adding up, she said people would drive two hours….. how much gas is that back-and-forth that’s enough to buy groceries
80 yrs old and you have depend on a food bank smh unfortunate
Some of the people lining up in their cars seem to have some pretty nice cars. Do they really need to take from a food bank?