tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post5368634824259647529..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: Presidential candidates offer views on hungerusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-8591600507435957902008-01-19T01:01:00.000-05:002008-01-19T01:01:00.000-05:00hey sarah w-w :) I agree to some extent- Obama's a...hey sarah w-w :) I agree to some extent- Obama's answer was somewhat wimpy and un-nuanced, but at the same time, i don't think it can necessarily be tied completely to economic security or poverty. i think it's often related but solutions that only deal with the economic often end up with unhealthy solutions b/c of larger structural problems in the US with the prices of healthy vs. unhealthy food, values, priorities, time, etc. I think some combination of the two would have been a better answer.Aliza https://www.blogger.com/profile/07572531878305507345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-27315684407784253102008-01-19T00:55:00.000-05:002008-01-19T00:55:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aliza https://www.blogger.com/profile/07572531878305507345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-54749377801631593712008-01-17T22:10:00.000-05:002008-01-17T22:10:00.000-05:00I think in some ways I agree more with Hillary on ...I think in some ways I agree more with Hillary on this one. Increasing the food stamp program is all very well and good, but it's more of a bandaid solution than an actual one. That said, I think one of the major parts of making the food stamp program more effective is reevaluating the poverty line. In that sense, I agree with Obama-- we need to do more to step up the food stamps program, though I would argue that it's less about simply adding to that line item and more about recalibrating our concept of poverty in America-- something I don't see either of them advocating.Sarah-the-Yentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675525691368034672noreply@blogger.com