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In Baltimore schools, free meals for all

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Why are we giving these brats free breakfast.? Why can't their parents feed them a breakfast.? Parents should also pack a lunch for the kids.

In Baltimore schools, free meals for all - Baltimore Sun

june 2 2015
For the first time in the history of the school lunch program, all children in Baltimore are created equal.

Beginning this week, every student in the city, regardless of income level, is being offered free breakfast and lunch under a federal program that allows school districts to eliminate a decades-old meal-subsidy structure for students in high-poverty schools.

Baltimore is among a handful of districts in Maryland taking advantage of the opportunity that was opened to schools nationwide last year. Maryland schools are able to adopt the program under state legislation passed this year in the General Assembly
 
You do realize this is not limited to Baltimore? They do it in my city. I'm not about to complain that kids are getting fed. :shrug:
 
Why are we giving these brats free breakfast.? Why can't their parents feed them a breakfast.? Parents should also pack a lunch for the kids.

I see no problem with this. I think part of the public school system should include meals as well. I was reading an article about some lady in Denver who was fired from her job in a school cafeteria for giving food to hungry kids. Some of the kids' families didn't qualify for free lunch or reduced lunch, but regardless did not have the money for lunch. I keep thinking "why isn't a healthy lunch option standard with education?" If they want to do breakfast too, then by all means.

Not sure what the problem is with feeding kids.
 
You do realize this is not limited to Baltimore? They do it in my city. I'm not about to complain that kids are getting fed. :shrug:

Why can't the parents feed their own kids.? Oh yeah - they'd rather spend their money on drugs and lotto.
 
I see no problem with this. I think part of the public school system should include meals as well. .

OK - then don't complain about taxes. Money is taken from you and used to feed someone else's kids because those parents won't do it.
 
Why can't the parents feed their own kids.? Oh yeah - they'd rather spend their money on drugs and lotto.

Yeah I know, **** those kids because their parents are allegedly making these bad choices. Nothing like punishing people for the assumed and unproven sins of others, am I right?
 
OK - then don't complain about taxes. Money is taken from you and used to feed someone else's kids because those parents won't do it.

I'm already taxed for a great many things. Some of which is helpful to America, others of which are destructive. Feeding kids falls on the helpful side.
 
OK - then don't complain about taxes. Money is taken from you and used to feed someone else's kids because those parents won't do it.

I think when considering where my tax dollars go, the cost of feeding children is probably one of the areas I'm happiest with.
 
I'm already taxed for a great many things. Some of which is helpful to America, others of which are destructive. Feeding kids falls on the helpful side.

This does not help america. It helps the kids and their parents who are getting more freebies, but it's all paid for by others. Just another transfer of money from working americans to deadbeats.
 
I think when considering where my tax dollars go, the cost of feeding children is probably one of the areas I'm happiest with.

That's how deadbeats look at it. They're very happy with someone else paying for their kids meals.
 
OK - then don't complain about taxes. Money is taken from you and used to feed someone else's kids because those parents won't do it.

I'm not complaining about my tax dollars feeding children. Why are you?
 
This does not help america. It helps the kids and their parents who are getting more freebies, but it's all paid for by others. Just another transfer of money from working americans to deadbeats.

Better than spending over a trillion dollars on a foreign, occupation war.
 
OK - then don't complain about taxes. Money is taken from you and used to feed someone else's kids because those parents won't do it.


they eat lobster and caviar I think.
 
Why are we giving these brats free breakfast.? Why can't their parents feed them a breakfast.? Parents should also pack a lunch for the kids.

In Los Angeles, they also provide dinners as well as year round meals. IMO this illustrates the Liberal/Progressive effort to turn parents into breading stock supplying future dependents of the state.

It used to be that even among the poorest families, they were still able to provide meals for their children. That is a commitment the state feels they should no longer trust to the carbon based units they tolerate as suppliers to their system.
 
Why are we giving these brats free breakfast.? Why can't their parents feed them a breakfast.? Parents should also pack a lunch for the kids.

Does seeing children fed really bother you that much? I believe you have a despicable position and it shows in your lack of compassion toward the less fortunate in our society. In some ways I actually pity you.
 
In Los Angeles, they also provide dinners as well as year round meals. IMO this illustrates the Liberal/Progressive effort to turn parents into breading stock supplying future dependents of the state.

It used to be that even among the poorest families, they were still able to provide meals for their children. That is a commitment the state feels they should no longer trust to the carbon based units they tolerate as suppliers to their system.

Another compassionate conservative.
 
In Los Angeles, they also provide dinners as well as year round meals. IMO this illustrates the Liberal/Progressive effort to turn parents into breading stock supplying future dependents of the state.

It used to be that even among the poorest families, they were still able to provide meals for their children. That is a commitment the state feels they should no longer trust to the carbon based units they tolerate as suppliers to their system.

Weird you take that view. I think it shows people's outlook on life in how the view something that is normally considered straightforward.

I take the view that it's an investment in the future ensuring no kid lacks the proper nutrition during one of the most important times in the development of their brains and cognitive abilities.
 
So you support the state eliminating parents? I'm not sure how to classify that. I'm pretty sure they've made movies about though.

I'm pretty sure that by offering school lunches for free, the government is not going out and rounding up parents to remove them from the home. That may be just a bit if hysterics there.
 
You do realize this is not limited to Baltimore? They do it in my city. I'm not about to complain that kids are getting fed. :shrug:

damn you! have you no heart?
using tax dollars to feed hungry kids
they might even do better in school now that they are well nourished
we can't have that
 
Weird you take that view. I think it shows people's outlook on life in how the view something that is normally considered straightforward.

I take the view that it's an investment in the future ensuring no kid lacks the proper nutrition during one of the most important times in the development of their brains and cognitive abilities.

I'm not surprised a liberal/progressive would see value in eliminating the role of parenting in the development of children.

Under the false banner of "compassion" it make sense such an ideological view would see the state as much more qualified to administer all facets of upbringing and values. The state knows better. And don't you forget it.

Dangerous ground Progressives have committed to. Better hope the State is always to your liking, because you never know who might be holding the reins of State in the future.
 
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