Believe it or not, America is a welfare state and while not as generous as Europe, no one is lacking for $3 to buy food unless they are blowing their government money on something they shouldn't be.
I mean, it must be nice to believe this, but the lived experience of millions of Americans would beg to differ.
Per the data, the US is ranked #11 in the world for food security: https://foodsecurityindex.eiu.com/Index
Compared to where? Certainly not most industrialized western countries.
I can't help but feel confused how the US can spend so much per capita on social welfare, yet I hear all those horror stories about medical costs, people having to work multiple jobs etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_c...
The US also has a lower percentage of low-income people than almost any European country, despite having greater inequality:
https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1376074233642557442
Also, the US is ranked #11 in the world for food security, ranked higher than Canada, Germany, Denmark, New Zealand, France, Norway, and Australia (to name a handful): https://foodsecurityindex.eiu.com/Index