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I think this, by Becks, is a great idea:
Megan has blogged about how she plans to go vegan for Lent as a personal challenge. Perhaps another idea would be to do the Food Stamp Challenge, living for the amount of money given to food stamp recipients, for Lent. (And blog it, of course!)Beyond Megan, I think this could be a good movement for churches and other faith-based groups to try with their members to raise awareness about poverty and would be very fitting with the meaning of the season.Meanwhile, it should be pointed out that in order to get a stimulus package passed through the White House, the GOP forced Pelosi to drop food stamp aid and increases in unemployment insurance, despite the fact that both are considered, by economists, to be among the most effective stimulus measures, and despite the fact that increasing both, particularly right now, was simply the right thing to do.
