Where can I get numbers on starvation in Detroit and Flint?

[netmouse]

Is anyone studying poverty in Michigan? Or would these numbers show up in county 'cause of death' statistics? Is starvation an official cause of death? Possibly would hospitals and doctors have numbers on how many patients they've treated for malnutrition? (I'm guessing not unless someone was studying and tracking it)



As an aside, if you want to see real answers from the Obama campaign about how he'd deal with poverty and economic problems, some are posted on MOMocrats. So go read them. :)

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[elizilla]

I'm sure there are heaps of sorely malnourished/starving but still living people. But starving *to death* is a different level entirely. Before someone starved to death here due to simple poverty, they'd end up in a hospital or jail and get fed there, after they passed out somewhere or got caught stealing food.

If you find a death certificate that lists the cause of death as "starvation", I would guess there's more to the story. Perhaps the person was anorexic. Or a drug addict. Or an abused child locked in a closet by their evil parents.

Which is not to say that there's no need to worry about poverty. If someone is in such dire poverty that they'll starve to death if they don't get themselves arrested, that is a pretty sad thing.