The problem is that they are not just feeding low income students. They are feeding ALL students. In many areas, it is against school policy for a child to bring their own food to school. The government is taking a parent's right to provide for their children. They are conditioning people to expect the government to take care of themselves, one small step at a time, starting in grade school.
The problem is that they are not just feeding low income students. They are feeding ALL students. In many areas, it is against school policy for a child to bring their own food to school. The government is taking a parent's right to provide for their children. They are conditioning people to expect the government to take care of themselves, one small step at a time, starting in grade school.
An objection I have is that the government is not just helping, but also taking away a parent's responsibility to provide for their child. It is the expectation now that the school will provide the meals for children, not the parents. In my area, during summer vacation and the different breaks and holidays during the year, the school district still provides meals. Now, I am not against feeding hungry children. But if a parent is that poor that they can't feed their child, they are in most cases already receiving money to feed their child through the Food Stamp program. Having been brought up by a single parent who lived through the Depression, I learned as a child from my mother to be very resourceful and thrifty. My mother knew how to stretch her money. But todays low income parents don't have to be resourceful or teach their children to be thrifty. After-all, the responsibility is the government's to provide for their children, not theirs. And if you don't believe me, go to any Walmart on the day the EBT cards have been freshly infused and take a glance at what qualifies as food expenses in the shopping carts.
I worked at a convenience store one summer and the people who paid with food stamps always bought junk food and not only that, bought it at the most expensive place in town instead of going down the street a half a mile to the actual grocery store.
Was unaware of the EBT card-infusions, but in decades past, when food stamps were a "thing", noticed the high-priced items (e.g., Green Giant veg, not store brand) in the carts of the stamp-holders. For me/us, only the store brand.
But but but parents cannot be trusted to provide their kids with a meal that contains officially-approved nutritious ingredients. Mike Obama saw to that over a decade ago.
The problem is that they are not just feeding low income students. They are feeding ALL students. In many areas, it is against school policy for a child to bring their own food to school. The government is taking a parent's right to provide for their children. They are conditioning people to expect the government to take care of themselves, one small step at a time, starting in grade school.
An objection I have is that the government is not just helping, but also taking away a parent's responsibility to provide for their child. It is the expectation now that the school will provide the meals for children, not the parents. In my area, during summer vacation and the different breaks and holidays during the year, the school district still provides meals. Now, I am not against feeding hungry children. But if a parent is that poor that they can't feed their child, they are in most cases already receiving money to feed their child through the Food Stamp program. Having been brought up by a single parent who lived through the Depression, I learned as a child from my mother to be very resourceful and thrifty. My mother knew how to stretch her money. But todays low income parents don't have to be resourceful or teach their children to be thrifty. After-all, the responsibility is the government's to provide for their children, not theirs. And if you don't believe me, go to any Walmart on the day the EBT cards have been freshly infused and take a glance at what qualifies as food expenses in the shopping carts.
They shouldn’t be allowed to purchase any junk food. It’s a waste of taxpayer money.
I like WIC better as a program for that reason. Only certain foods are approved. The idea should be sustenance not treats.
I worked at a convenience store one summer and the people who paid with food stamps always bought junk food and not only that, bought it at the most expensive place in town instead of going down the street a half a mile to the actual grocery store.
Was unaware of the EBT card-infusions, but in decades past, when food stamps were a "thing", noticed the high-priced items (e.g., Green Giant veg, not store brand) in the carts of the stamp-holders. For me/us, only the store brand.
But but but parents cannot be trusted to provide their kids with a meal that contains officially-approved nutritious ingredients. Mike Obama saw to that over a decade ago.
I agree, that’s a huge problem.