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Hungry Americans Occupy Turkey Giveaway (w/ Video)

Sunday, November 27, 2011




Hungry Americans Occupy Turkey Giveaway

 Many Americans enjoyed a hearty Thanksgiving meal, but unfortunately many others are going hungry this holiday season. Nowhere in the US is the problem worse than in Los Angeles, where 10 thousand people camped out this week for a free turkey dinner.

­It is difficult for Lisa Jones to plan beyond tomorrow.

“Lost my house, lost my business. Now I’m just kinda surviving,”  said Jones as she waited in line for a free turkey in South Los Angeles.

She struggles to make it through the day. The mother of three is worried about her oldest son, who is fighting the war in Afghanistan. She is also among the millions of Americans who go hungry every day..... MORE

SourceRT.com

URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/hungry-turkey-jones-people-259/

1 comment

Jesusa Bernardo said...

kawawang mga Amerikano. kasi, pinabayaan ninyo ang monopoly capitalism.

“Sometimes we run out of turkey and have to give out chickens,” King added as he tried to reassure the community that there will be enough to go around.

By sunrise, there were thousands of people in the line , which grew as far as the eye could see. It is just a microcosm of a hungry nation divided by the haves and have-nots.

“We haven’t spent enough time on job creation,” said US Congresswoman Maxine Waters. “All of this wrestling over whether the rich are going to pay their fair share is ridiculous. The rich should pay their fair share,” Waters added.

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