I think fairly often about problems which we (I’ll restrict the discussion to this country, so we means citizens of the USA) have not solved in the sixty years since I was born. I’ve nicknamed these “How can it be okay...” problems. Here’s one that’s high on my list:
In our rich and powerful nation—even allowing for the damage done during the past eight years, we’re still vastly wealthy compared to many countries—how can it be okay for children to go to bed hungry? For surely it is okay, or we would not permit it.
Rather than continue, I’m going to let this be a chance for you, my occasional readers, to weigh in. How can hungry children be okay?
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