The sight was staggering in Prince George’s County, Md., home to more than 60,000 federal workers: middle-class professionals lined up for boxes of pasta, protein and produce to feed their families.
After a two-hour wait, Wanda Bright had finally reached the front of the line — just as the first batch of supplies ran out.
The Capital Area Food Bank had started the day with 300 boxes, enough for 150 government employees to receive two boxes each. It turned out that the need was even greater.


You’re missing the point of what I said and what I posited to the person who responded to me.
I don’t live in either of those areas.
The fact that I’m being picked apart because I’m trying to give some insight as to how “people who make more than you do could be in trouble” because of the government shutdown.
I guess fuck all of those people that I’m advocating for?