Posted on 06/19/2015 8:28:54 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Kids in low-income communities statistically do poorer in terms of school performance near the end of each month, in part, because “they start getting hungry” as their food stamps “start running out,” said President Barack Obama at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday.
“Too many of our kids still go hungry in this country,” said Obama.
“I was looking at some statistics, because we're looking at policies around hunger and the SNAP program, and the performance of children in lower-income communities in school dips at the end of the month in a statistically significant way,” he said, “in part because they start getting hungry as their food stamps for their family start running out which then affects how they perform in school.”
The fundraiser where Obama spoke was held at the home of actor, playwright, and songwriter Tyler Perry. …
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Don’t tell Michelle. She thinks they’re all eating like kings.
I’m kind of astounded that the parents wouldn’t make an effort to be sure they made their stamps last through the month.
Part of the problem might be ... if they spend all their money on pre-packaged convenient foods ... yes, that stuff is expensive.
One of my black co-workers awhile back said that one of her nieces was asked to bring a store-bought cake or ice cream to a family gathering. “She’s 25 years old and got five kids.”
“and she can’t cook?”
“Cook1 @#$, no. She always feeds them @#$% out of the microwave.”
People don’t cook anymore because no one teaches them. If Mom or Grandma can’t, there are no Home Ec teachers to help anymore.
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