¿Sabían ustedes que de todo el alimento que se produce en el mundo un tercio se desperdicia. De estas tres manzanas deliciosas que ustedes ven aquí, una se produjo para ser desechada y esto sucede con todos los alimentos que producimos. Esto nos lleva a que se desperdicien 1300 millones de toneladas al año.Producimos para desechar y desechamos junto con todos los recursos que se requieren para que estos alimentos estén presentes junto con 2,6 billones de dólares. Y lo más triste de esto es que es tan absurd ...

SNAP Benefits & Government Shutdown - The Trump administration believes it cannot legally use a contingency fund of approximately $5 billion to backfill SNAP benefits, which cost about $9 billion per month [1] - One in five New Mexicans, almost half a million people (21% of the state), rely on SNAP benefits [1] - Food banks are not equipped to sustainably fill the gap left by the potential lapse in SNAP funding [1] - Multiple government programs are under threat due to the shutdown, including WIC and essential air services, affecting both red and blue states [6] Political Standoff - Both Democratic and Republican parties feel supported by their base voters in their current stances, leading to a lack of urgency to compromise [2][3][4] - The White House wants to keep pressure on Democrats to open the entire government, not just fill money into the SNAP account [1] - House Republicans, including Mike Johnson, believe the Affordable Care Act tax credits that Democrats are championing are bankrupting the country and are fundamentally flawed [11][12] - It may require increasing pain and political pressure to push both sides to end the stalemate [7][9]

Food banks across the country were already straining under rising demand. Now, they worry many more Americans will go hungry. https://t.co/3Ow5drzfgb? ...