Is this America?

Never in my life did I think that I would read a story where the following was said by a 14 year old girl. This is taken from an interview done by Pam Fessler, which aired on National Public Radio on July 19,2010.

Daughter Beanna, who is 14, has learned over the years how to cook and says she doesn't worry too much about food. “When I was younger, I kind of did,” she says. “Now, I necessarily don't. My mom has more perfected the technique of making it stretch. I myself can do just about as well as her.” And, she says, if things get tight, she can always go to the soup kitchen down the street for a meal.