Utopia Talk / Politics / Republican tell hungry kids to get a job

murder Member	Wed Jan 29 07:43:37 Republican Suggests Kids Work at McDonald's Instead of Getting Free Lunch A Republican congressman has suggested that children should work at McDonald's instead of relying on federally funded school lunch programs. Why It Matters President Donald Trump's administration has ordered a temporary pause on nearly all federal grants and loans. The order, which is set to take effect at 5 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, could paralyze thousands of programs that use government money, including school lunch programs and childhood cancer research. Matthew Vaeth, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, wrote in an internal memo ordering the pause on Monday that it was necessary because "the use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve." What To Know Representative Rich McCormick of Georgia suggested during an interview with CNN's Pamela Brown on Tuesday that free lunch programs were a way for school children to "sponge off the government" after being asked if he would "support getting rid of school lunch for vulnerable kids." "When you talk about school lunches, hey, I worked my way through high school," said McCormick. "I don't know about you, but I worked since I was, before I was even 13 years old. I was picking berries in the field before we had child labor laws that precluded that. I was a paperboy. And when I was in high school, I worked my entire way through. "I mean, how many people got their start at fast-food restaurants when they were kids?" he continued. "Versus just giving a blanket rule that gives all kids lunches in high school who are capable of going out and actually getting a job and doing something that makes them have value, thinking about their future instead of thinking about how they're going to sponge out the government." McCormick went on to suggest that kids who received lunch without working during high school were being kept "on welfare" by the government. "That's what's been the inner city problem for a very long time," he added. "We need to have a top-down review so we can get people out of poverty. Because you know what? America's very good at creating jobs and giving them worth. And we've been very, traditionally, good at that but we're losing our way. And that's when we give people incentives to stay at home and not work, that doesn't work for America." Brown then pointed out that many children who receive school lunch "are not even of working age," prompting McCormick to say "I get that" in response. Newsweek reached out for comment to McCormick's office via email on Tuesday. http://www...lds-instead-free-lunch-2022462
murder Member	Wed Jan 29 07:47:36 Pretty big talk from someone who has spent most of his life on the dole, and is still living off the taxpayers teat even now.
patom Member	Wed Jan 29 10:49:31 I too worked since the time I was ten and had a paper route. Mowed lawns, shoveled snow, helped deliver and pickup dry cleaning, collected bottles, quit school as soon as I turned 17 joined the Navy. Never collected unemployment. What bothers me about feeding the kids in schools is the burning question of WTF is wrong with all these breeding cattle? They can't manage to feed them breakfast, pack a lunch?
murder Member	Wed Jan 29 13:55:12 Yes. They are too poor to feed their children 3 meals a day.
obaminated Member	Wed Jan 29 14:07:10 No one in America is too poor to eat. That's such a stupid and disconnected concept and it shows how out of touch with reality you are. We literally have free food programs you dumbass.
murder Member	Wed Jan 29 14:11:27 Yes ... and school breakfast and lunch are two of those.
murder Member	Wed Jan 29 14:12:35 btw I'll give you 3 guesses why free food programs are necessary.
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