[A_perfect_lady]

FINALLY a man who says what I've been thinking all along. I teach in Los Angeles and everywhere I look are parents whining that they can't afford this or that, on public assistance, but their kids are playing with PSPs and iPods, have digital cameras and cell phones, family has cable, massive tv/stereo system, computers, but "can't afford" uniforms, books, and tutoring. Hello! This guy has my support, anyway.

[freeangel]

“I thought it might be a wake-up call”

One can only wake “sleeping” people—not those who are brain dead. The people who he is addressing are, for the most part, not fit to be parents and have a lot in common with the brain-dead.

[Twink]

He has my support, too. I agree with your entire post.

[Amelia]

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[metmom]

"Everyone can afford Wal-Mart and if they can’t, they need to think about turning off their cable TV or stop buying alcohol or cigarettes and spend their money on their children," he wrote.

There's always Salvation Army. I've found LL Bean and Gap clothes with the tags still on them.

[metmom]

You said it. We lived in a welfare town for 18 long years and saw all that and more. What a bunch of greedy crybabies.