Food prices have increased under President Joe Biden’s leadership, fueling American hunger, as nearly a quarter of Americans sometimes don’t get enough to eat, an Urban Institute study revealed Tuesday.
When Biden assumed office in 2021, 20 percent of Americans sometimes cannot afford enough food. That number spiked to 24.6 percent at the end of 2022, a 23 percent increase in a single year.
The study also revealed that 63.2 percent of adults reported their household grocery costs increased “a lot” last year. The adults most impacted under Biden’s leadership were hispanic and black adults.Those whose food costs spiked “a lot” were nearly twice as likely as other adults to sometimes not afford enough food (29.0 percent -16.5 percent).
