Hunger in the United States is not a new dilemma by any means, However it seems to be an unvoiced one. It is rarely talked about among politicians or the public in general even though it is a serious problem. A serious problem like this needs to be thrown out into the light for the public to know. The film documentary a Place at the Table does just this. The directors and other experts provide a vivid picture of the serious affects hunger has along with the reasons and unknown facts about hunger. The documentary goes over the problems that help stir up hunger from political policies, subsidizing of certain foods, and shows that our country doesn’t even lack the capabilities needed to feed its citizens. By mixing hard evidence and anecdotal
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After researching to see if it was just these few cases or if it actually is a reoccurring theme in hungry households I have found that JournalStar.com backs this claim of it being nationwide. Journal Star explains “these problems are from the constant cutting of the food stamp programs which has hurt the poor.” This and the documentary both show the true problems of the food stamp problem and how it is catalyzing hunger in America by not being able to sufficiently help Americas hungry …show more content…
By showing the flaws of Government policies, or subsidizing wrong foods, or the integrity of the National Food Stamp Program is to not attack the problems, but hope people will be inspired to see the need for change and reform. Any way you look at it this documentary its goal is to have a number of implications to help combat hunger and benefit the national welfare of the country and its health. Jeff Bridges also points out boldly “that if another country was doing this to our kids we would be at war.” This quote says it all that not enough is being done to vocalize the hunger in this nation so therefor there hasn’t been any ethical implications take place to make a substantial difference. That alone is the reason this documentary and so many like it have been
After researching to see if it was just these few cases or if it actually is a reoccurring theme in hungry households I have found that JournalStar.com backs this claim of it being nationwide. Journal Star explains “these problems are from the constant cutting of the food stamp programs which has hurt the poor.” This and the documentary both show the true problems of the food stamp problem and how it is catalyzing hunger in America by not being able to sufficiently help Americas hungry …show more content…
By showing the flaws of Government policies, or subsidizing wrong foods, or the integrity of the National Food Stamp Program is to not attack the problems, but hope people will be inspired to see the need for change and reform. Any way you look at it this documentary its goal is to have a number of implications to help combat hunger and benefit the national welfare of the country and its health. Jeff Bridges also points out boldly “that if another country was doing this to our kids we would be at war.” This quote says it all that not enough is being done to vocalize the hunger in this nation so therefor there hasn’t been any ethical implications take place to make a substantial difference. That alone is the reason this documentary and so many like it have been