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John in DC
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 1:35 PM

While walking home from my Federal job one sunny afternoon last fall, a filthy, mid-30s, skinny white woman stood on a street corner three blocks NE of the White House with a hand-lettered cardboard sign that said "I'm hungry" and waited for coins to be plunked into her paper cup.

I understand there is a difference between the can-not folks and the will-not folks, but I didn't stop to find out to which group this woman belonged.

I was too busy thinking that I was more hungry than she was. I also know the difference betwwen hunger and greed - as evidenced by my many charities.

But, I am hungry. My hunger got me through 25+ years in the Marine Corps after high school. My hunger kept me from making poor choices while in the service. My hunger made me sit through undergrad courses, even when I was bored or didn't understand the material when first presented. My hunger got me through gradute school and into mid-level management with DHS. My hunger keeps me on course.

Dr Sowell - maybe there are too many folks who are just not hungry enough and would rather wait for others to feed them.

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