Is Free Lunch Program a Wonderful Idea or Another Wasteful Program?

by Chris D Posted 2012/07/05 17:00:00

Related Topics: Free Lunch, Wasteful Spending, Government programs, Camp, Lunch programs, School Lunch

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	Free lunch, please!	404 votes	49%
	More wasteful spending...	258 votes	32%
	I think...	156 votes	19%

The free lunch program that is supposed to feed kids in need is really just a free lunch for anyone who shows up. Do you think it's a waste of tax payers' money?

FOXNEWS.COM reports:
Every summer across the country, more than 3 million children eat for free at more than 30,000 sites, from schools to recreation centers to migrant worker camps. It's a valuable resource for families who are struggling -- but, critics say, a convenient freebie for those who aren't.
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migrant worker camps valuable resource families struggling critics convenient freebie

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Nick 2012/07/05 18:28:41

Free lunch, please!

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Hungry children can't learn well, and being hungry and broke is not their fault
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my2cents to Cognito22 2012/07/05 18:06:12 (edited)

"Signs around the district headquarters advertise the fact that there is no eligibility requirement, and invite all kids to take advantage."

No one is ABUSING the summer lunch program, it is advertised as available to anyone who wants it.

You should try reading the article first.

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Shadow_... to my2cents 2012/07/05 18:19:35

I was denied free lunch

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Cognito22 to Shadow_... 2012/07/05 18:31:31

Not according to my2cents.
But what do I know. I just handed out the lunch forms and never saw anyone turned down.

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my2cents to Shadow_... 2012/07/05 18:59:35

If you had been fed, you may have learned to read.

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Shadow_... to my2cents 2012/07/05 19:08:40

That doesn't even make sense to me. What does my ability to read have to do with me being fed by a stupid program.

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my2cents to Shadow_... 2012/07/05 21:12:24

Oops, I screwed up. The "read" comment was meant for Cognito22.

My bad. Apology extended.

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intoler... to my2cents 2012/07/05 18:21:09

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..... is this the part you mean ...

" There's no income requirement, no enrollment, no paperwork," said Monique Stovall, nutrition director for the San Juan Unified School District outside Sacramento. "All children in the community in that age range can come eat with us for free."

Aren't our school taxes supposed to educate, not feed ?

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my2cents to intoler... 2012/07/05 19:01:08

I don't agree with what they're doing, I'm just disputing the notion that people are abusing this system. They are not, they are being offered free lunches.

I does seem a waste of taxpayer money, but that's bleeding heart liberals for you. I'm not one.

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Cognito22 to my2cents 2012/07/05 18:34:25

Free lunch programs aren't just limited to the summer.
You really should be more open-minded about the topic and not limit yourself to just a summer program.

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my2cents to Cognito22 2012/07/05 20:32:53

The linked article is specifically about this particular summer program.

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Dana to Cognito22 2012/07/05 20:06:17

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Yes they are.. I was required to submit my pay stub and W-2! And it showed we more than qualified and we were still turned down!

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Charlie 2012/07/05 17:48:37

More wasteful spending...

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Another Government program with good intensions run amok. Be prepared for Obamacare to join the club. It feeds itself.

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my2cents to Charlie 2012/07/05 18:07:09

"Signs around the district headquarters advertise the fact that there is no eligibility requirement, and invite all kids to take advantage."

No one is ABUSING this, it is advertised as available to anyone who wants it.

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Shadow_... to Charlie 2012/07/05 18:56:36

Don't see you doing anything, but complaining like all the other dumb Americans.

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Charlie to Shadow_... 2012/07/05 22:19:41

Snot nosed kid not out of high school calling people dumb? Grow up and get some life experience so you know what the hell we're talking about before spouting off.

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Shadow_... to Charlie 2012/07/06 00:41:10

What I'm saying is you, and everyone and their grandmother just wants to complain about the state of the economy constantly. Yet you do nothing about it, you just complain and bitch about at you like computer desk. Yeah it's bad, but you can't constantly and only blame the president. He's on person, one person that does not run the entire country alone and one man who does not run the world. He doesn't decide gas prices, he doesn't deice the price food. Yeah I know you probably weren't complaining about any of that crap. This was more so directed towards other people on her,. I just happen to see you complained about Obamacare and jumped in to attack.

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EDWARD G 2012/07/05 17:48:00

More wasteful spending...

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Aides and parents stop by too.

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Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/07/05 17:44:37

More wasteful spending...

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Even if you grant the premise, you can't have a program that doesn't even *try* to keep out all but those it *says* it is trying to reach.

This is another government handout. It can have only one objective: votes.

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my2cents to Temlako... 2012/07/05 18:07:42

"Signs around the district headquarters advertise the fact that there is no eligibility requirement, and invite all kids to take advantage."

No one is ABUSING the summer lunch program, it is advertised as available to anyone who wants it.

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Cyan9 2012/07/05 17:40:10

I think...

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Oh God. Feed the poor children at school. What a preposterous idea. Just let those moochers work in a factory if they want to get by.

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relic to Cyan9 2012/07/05 17:44:56

While you have a good suggestion, there are no factories left in the United States.

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gary to relic 2012/07/05 21:53:05

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they need to do some cleaning and or outside work. Its good for their outlook of the world food isn't a free ride.

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relic to gary 2012/07/05 22:56:19

So true. I swept store parking lots at 12 to earn my spending money. My Mom didn't have anything to spare.

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Cyan9 to gary 2012/07/08 01:57:15

You seem like one of those people who would have proclaimed The Modest Proposal as great policy advice.

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Bob DiN to Cyan9 2012/07/07 08:15:17

The program is more about political kickbacks than about kids.

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