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[tinlail]

There are a bunch of MS giving campaign flyers up in the building that are giving statistics on homeless and poverty. They are annoying me because I suspect that many of them are wrong, out of context, and mostly misleading. Today I spotted one that came out on top as most unconvincing "fact

Comments

[kathrynt]

why do you find that unconvincing? It seems very plausible to me, given the number of single-parent families in poverty.

[poodlgrl]

Maybe the idea just makes you uncomfortable, so you dismiss it.

[firni]

Why, do you think maybe the number should be higher? Maybe more like 2/3?

[tinlail]

People are fed, food is served.

[solarbird]

...oy...

[jessicac]

Actually, I think this is accurate. Maybe the wording could have been more starkly factual presented as "1 in 3 people who benefit from the services of Seattle's food banks is a child under the age of 18", but I think people with children are a lot more likely to swallow their pride and get food assistance than people who are just going hungry themselves