Talking Points: Sept. 27

Published September 26, 2012 4:00am ET



Why are people eating out of dumpsters in Spain?

Social service groups report that austerity measures imposed by a government trying to balance its budget have lead to a sharp increase in the number of people rummaging through dumpsters looking for food. Nearly 20 percent of Spain’s households now live in poverty, and 600,000 have no income at all. One city is combating the scavenging by installing locks on supermarket trash bins.

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