Free Lunch

[gonefshn]

This whole thing is about feeding the kid who’s parents either aren’t responsible or really can’t pay even though “the formula“ says they can a shitty cold bag meal in front of their classmates to humiliate them so the parents will pay their bill. That’s the problem. Some schools actually do this. A kid who probably already has enough going against them is further humiliated because of it. What I’m told actually happens is many of those kids will skip lunch rather than be humiliated. All over a couple dollars. Our legislators could have easily fixed it by saying every kid gets the same hot meal and the schools have to take those not paying to court or by the state taking it from tax refunds like child support. But they didn’t and this is where we are.

 

[Jm1986]

Wow there are a lot of comments on this. And rightfully so. Nothing is free. Someone is going to wanna get paid somewhere. So where does the money come from? Of course our taxes. More taxes! It’s ridiculous. There are already programs in place for the families that cannot afford meals they are more than welcome to use those programs so their child can get meals while in school.
If the government didn’t nickle and dime us, most of these families wouldn’t have to even sign up for these programs. But true government fashion. Create a problem and then create a program to try and fix the problem they started. Completely ridiculous.

 

[savage270]

I've been rethinking this after reading all the comments and I think I can get on board with voting yes now, as long as we can get some Somali immigrants to run the program for the state.

 

[camper]

I've been rethinking this after reading all the comments and I think I can get on board with voting yes now, as long as we can get some Somali immigrants to run the program for the state.

And you think i post asinine posts. You need to grow up and give up the maga life. Hahaha

 

[wslayer]

3 days a week ?? thought school was 5 days a week must be new math now !!!

We didn't have gym 5 days a week either in the late 60's early 70's

 

[MSA]

I really am done with the "free" stuff, I don't care what kind of feel good label they put on it. I pay enough in taxes....sell that f___ing million dollar NBA regulation digital scoreboard in the gym them kids are playing dodgeball in to pay for lunches. I pay 5 grand a year in property taxes and about 4 of it goes to the schools, thats enough, I'm over it.

I don't give a shit about the price of gas, groceries, cars, etc I can regulate how much of that I buy... when are my taxes going to go down?

 

[1lessdog]

3 days a week ?? thought school was 5 days a week must be new math now !!!

I will spell it out for you. She has gym 3 day a week Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

 

[MSA]

And you think i post asinine posts. You need to grow up and give up the maga life. Hahaha

asinine? maybe, but what on earth would have put that thought in his head?

 

[johnr]

I really am done with the "free" stuff, I don't care what kind of feel good label they put on it. I pay enough in taxes....sell that f___ing million dollar NBA regulation digital scoreboard in the gym them kids are playing dodgeball in to pay for lunches. I pay 5 grand a year in property taxes and about 4 of it goes to the schools, thats enough, I'm over it.

I don't give a shit about the price of gas, groceries, cars, etc I can regulate how much of that I buy... when are my taxes going to go down?

100%

 

[Allen]

Using that logic, Why is that our legislators get three free meals every day of the legislative session?

Don't employees of private companies receive per diem when they travel for work?

 

[camper]

asinine? maybe, but what on earth would have put that thought in his head?

Stupidity.

 

[MSA]

Stupidity.

no, seriously...where would that thought have came from?

 

[camper]

no, seriously...where would that thought have came from?

You?

 

[savage270]

And you think i post asinine posts. You need to grow up and give up the maga life. Hahaha

98% of the users on this site can recognize sarcasm and comedic wit. I refuse to put a disclaimer on my posts for you and the other 1% if those concepts are beyond your comprehension .

 

[MSA]

You?

Oh, I'd venture to guess that thought came from the FACT that the vast majority of a specific demographic of people have defrauded, scammed, stolen, and leached off this country since the moment they got here.

 

[Obi-Wan]

Kids already get lunch, regardless if they are poor or rich, that passed a few years ago. If #2 passes, parents who do qualify for federal assistance will have no motivation to sign up for it anymore, thus the taxpayers of ND will pick up this entire burden unnecessarily.

those were the days of "lunch shaming" when kids were give a cold cheese sandwhich

 

[Obi-Wan]

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man to catch his own fish and he will eat for a lifetime.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish, he'll be broke the rest of his life!

 

[Obi-Wan]

Sorry to defend our brilliant legislators and correct your post but only out of town legislators here on legislative work get a $45. per day allowance. Local legislators don't get reimbursed for meals. Besides the legislators are working and it's part of their expenses. School children with wealthy parents shouldn't get free taxpayer funded meals. Just another socialist program that will take us down the road to hell.

legislators are their by their own choice and pay 10s of thousands to be there. Kids are not there by their own choice and many if not forced would not be there.