I have a BIG problem with that number. All government food programs are fully funded, and I can't remember when they haven't been, ever. There is a government program that feeds kids breakfast at school. There are programs that feed them lunch for free. There are after school programs that provide them care, and feed them dinner while they wait for their parents to get off of work and pick them up. Uh, wait a minute, did I say work? But, I thought they were out of wo... well, nevermind. There are also multiple other programs that fund housing, electric, and other utilities, again, fully funded. There are also child care programs, educational programs, grant programs (that cover books, tuition, transportation child care, misc., to a certain percentage), healthcare programs, advocacy programs, legal assistance programs, job training programs, job placement programs, transportation assistance programs, literacy programs, second language programs, social inclusion assistance programs, and, even the "I need a new wardrobe for work" program, dammit! All funded by taxpayers and all free to the recipient. Now, those are just government programs. I can't even BEGIN to list all of the privately funded, free or income based programs that are out there. So if anyone is telling me that 1/6th of the American population is starving, when the government knows they're there, and Congress funds the programs, and charities are there to feed them, then I'm calling a big, unapologetic *****!! I can give a sliver of doubt and say yes, maybe a small, but very tiny number may be falling through the cracks somehow, somewhere. But 49 million? You've gotta be a ***** moron or a completely corrupt, lying piece of ***** to put out this kind of bull. If this number of people are going hungry with those kinds of resources available, then somebody's selling their ***** benefits for ***** and crack, and not feeding their kids.