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In reply to the discussion: Why A Snow Day Brings Tears To Some American Children [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)39. Yes, those are good programs, but they serve one small area, while there are 47 million
people on food stamps, even with all these food-bank like programs, and that's not all the need that's out there. On the other hand as we move forward toward enclaves of wealthy people surrounded by tar paper and tarp neighborhoods, it will be handy to have the distribution already in place.
It's good work, but a sorry substitute for good jobs.
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or more likely, working at several part-time minimum wage or under-the-table jobs
Gormy Cuss
Jan 2013
#29
The poster seemed to be suggesting the parents could feed the kids on snow days.
LonePirate
Jan 2013
#21
Excellent. I suspected that someone, somewhere would have this figured out (nt)
Nye Bevan
Jan 2013
#83
Deceptive picture. Every Friday has the same effect, little food 'til Monday for many. n/t
jtuck004
Jan 2013
#26
Yes, those are good programs, but they serve one small area, while there are 47 million
jtuck004
Jan 2013
#39
Sorry, I just got that off their web site. Still, I think the parents would do better to
jtuck004
Jan 2013
#44
So the parents are lazy, shiftless, irresponsible pieces of shit so take it out on those kids?
nc4bo
Jan 2013
#38
How much does anyone want to bet, those "pull your bootstraps" trolls in this thread
Quantess
Jan 2013
#55
I believe something like one in five US children got to bed without food every night...
Demo_Chris
Jan 2013
#57