Food and Job Insecurity: Your Present and Your Families’ Future
Many individuals throughout the world view life as an “every man for himself” type of environment. Although many of these people do not realize that the wellbeing and actions of others will affect them and even their families and children in the future. Societies in the United States are key in becoming a united nation in which everyone can thrive and achieve at the best of their ability. Food insecurity along with income deficiencies are detrimental to the citizens of the United States both directly and indirectly. In the documentary Inequality for All released in 2013, we gain insight in order to understand the difficult and disastrous situation that the US is progressing …show more content…
People, when they think of hunger, picture a deathly slim individual who is very close to being unable to function. While this picture is one representation of malnourished, obesity can be another key picture for being undernourished (A Place). One individual in the documentary stated that “hunger is right here in the United States; it could be right next door because people are too afraid to talk about it” and this is only the partial truth. It is known that hunger is occurring all across the US but if one is not experiencing it first hand they ignore the facts because it is not their problem (A Place). What these individuals have not realized is that, as time progresses, their time and money will be obtained in order to provide for the families who are unable to function due to the inequality in the US. Tennessee makes the top 15 states ranking for increased food insecurity ranking at number 12 and the top 40 for unemployment (Hunger). While it may not seem like a big deal to those who are not facing these burdens in life; it could be some of our closest friends who are struggling to make ends meet each month and are unable to qualify for government assistance because they are “one dollar over the salary limit.” Individuals all across the United States suffer from food insecurity with no hope of recovery from the situation due to the increase difficulty to get a job with a well-paying position or receive government
Many individuals throughout the world view life as an “every man for himself” type of environment. Although many of these people do not realize that the wellbeing and actions of others will affect them and even their families and children in the future. Societies in the United States are key in becoming a united nation in which everyone can thrive and achieve at the best of their ability. Food insecurity along with income deficiencies are detrimental to the citizens of the United States both directly and indirectly. In the documentary Inequality for All released in 2013, we gain insight in order to understand the difficult and disastrous situation that the US is progressing …show more content…
People, when they think of hunger, picture a deathly slim individual who is very close to being unable to function. While this picture is one representation of malnourished, obesity can be another key picture for being undernourished (A Place). One individual in the documentary stated that “hunger is right here in the United States; it could be right next door because people are too afraid to talk about it” and this is only the partial truth. It is known that hunger is occurring all across the US but if one is not experiencing it first hand they ignore the facts because it is not their problem (A Place). What these individuals have not realized is that, as time progresses, their time and money will be obtained in order to provide for the families who are unable to function due to the inequality in the US. Tennessee makes the top 15 states ranking for increased food insecurity ranking at number 12 and the top 40 for unemployment (Hunger). While it may not seem like a big deal to those who are not facing these burdens in life; it could be some of our closest friends who are struggling to make ends meet each month and are unable to qualify for government assistance because they are “one dollar over the salary limit.” Individuals all across the United States suffer from food insecurity with no hope of recovery from the situation due to the increase difficulty to get a job with a well-paying position or receive government