Re: “Trump ends annual report on U.S. hunger amid rising food insecurity” (Sept. 21, Nation):
Are we coming to an data darkish gap?
I’ve all the time taken without any consideration the supply of statistical details about financial inflation or meals insecurity. It appeared as pure as respiratory air. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics is delaying its annual report on shopper expenditures — a report for understanding inflation. And the U.S. Division of Agriculture is ending its annual report on meals insecurity.
Lack of this important data will depart U.S. residents uninformed about important points akin to shopper confidence and meals insecurity, and President Donald Trump and Republicans is not going to be held accountable for the devastating outcomes of their financial insurance policies.
How can we as a nation act responsibly once we are stored at nighttime?
Jan Thomas, Seattle
