“parents learn to feed their kids instead of wasting money on cigarettes, booze, and drugs”
Obviously they do not think they are wasting money on cigarettes, booze and drugs—they think feeding their kids is wasting money!
Given that reality the best that can be hoped for is to train them using carrots and sticks—but we are talking obedience training here and not “learning”.
2022 is the year we need to talk honestly here—there is enough lying going on everywhere else.
Why should they pay to feed their kids when they can get free government money to do that?