[gitmo]

Who among us thinks it is right to take everyone’s tax dollars and provide something for a few who can provide it for themselves? [NC] State Senator Ellie Kinnaird has proposed free breakfast for all children every day at school, so clearly there are some who want to do just that.

Socialism. Pure and distilled.

[randog]

“The number of children getting free and reduced-price lunches is used as a poverty indicator that helps determine how much money public schools receive through various state and federal educational programs,” reports the Courier-Journal.

My mom is a retired school teacher. She can tell you all about kids that live in nice houses, wear nice clothes, are fed all they want but still live in "poverty" according to the government. For instance, if the parents (or 'head of household') don't own the house they're living in then they're "impoverished" and qualify for all kinds of government freebies, regardless of income.

[Tacis]

When was this POS ever funny?

[ellhow]

OK the basic idea of the article: We are paying for rich kids' lunch, yada yada yada.

The solution proposed by the author.....................blank.

[nothingnew]

''We have kids who come in on Monday morning who haven't eaten since Friday.''

If that's the case, it would follow that the only food these "poor" kids get is breakfast 5 days a week. Ptui!

FMCDH

[cmak9]

>i>In the case of the school lunch program in America the government now admits that a huge number of the people lining up for fish actually already have a boat and a net.

This, in a nutshell, is what is wrong with every "solution" proposed by socialists. I too think it is good to help those in need, but when the government becomes involved, this is always the backlash. I don't know what the answer is really, but I think I know what is not the answer. More government.

[chudogg]

I knew kids on this program in High School. We had 4 lines in our cafeteria to make the lines smaller, so when they were done with their meal they would just go back to the other lines and get more free lunches for all thier friends.

[boris]

Confiscate everyone's money; distribute it equally. Within 6 months you will have zillionaires and stumblebums. Who knows--maybe Bill Gates would be a bum.

The only way to make everyone 'equal' is to make everyone equally poor.

There have always been poor people, and somehow they were cared for without taking money from others by force. I once read an article that pointed out that an historical triad of church, family, and private charities cared for the poor before the government began systematically dismantling this triad.

The "fraternal" groups like Oddfellows, Moose (sorry), Knights of Columbus--were essentially mutual aid societies for blue collar workers. You donated $5 per week and if you got laid off, the group took care of you and your family. They also struck volume discount plans with doctors...something the AMA soon put a stop to.

Ask a politician: how were the poor taken care of in say, 1910?...without the "Great Society" and the "War on Poverty"?

--Boris