>>>Jews have several fasting days in a year.
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>>Yep. And muslims have a whole month (from sun up to sun down).
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>>We could set it up the national fasting day on a day that many already observe with their own cultural traditions.
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>>That would be a great step toward unity.
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>That would be a great step toward self-satisfaction without addressing the real problem, as Charles has already pointed out.


The real problem?

The real problem is that poor people are easily ignored.

A National Fast does address that problem.

I suppose you could also use red paint to write the word "POOR" on their clothes and stand them in the town square.

That might get them noticed.