Hand to mouth?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="government">government</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quench">quench</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="nobler">nobler</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="from">from</span> “<span word="when">when</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="famine">famine</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>” (<span word="SaidWhat">SaidWhat</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>):</p><p><span word="Record">Record</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desperation">desperation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="food">food</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> – <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="similarly">similarly</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="budgets">budgets</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p>
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