Can someone tell me what the deal is with the ads that state that many American children will go hungry unless the school feeds them (for free) during the summer?

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answer:Are you serious? What about kids whose parent/s are working all day so they can afford to pay the bills, and hence can’t be there to cook their child a meal? Some older kids could probably make something, but what about the 10 and under club, or 5 and 6 year olds? Despite what you seem to be thinking, you don’t get more food stamps the further into poverty you are. At a certain point you reach the max amount they will give you. So you want to throw out the entire food stamp system, that serves millions of Americans, because of one receipt in a grocery store parking lot? Having met people on food stamps I can tell you steak and “crap” legs (perfect typo btw) are not the norm, but rather canned goods and boxed carbs. Who said the school meal would be their only meal? If that is the case then yah you should probably go ahead and report them because trying or not their parent can’t care for them. You’re tearing apart a program that is meant to help the poor and underprivileged in this country. Yes maybe some of them can make it without it, and yes maybe some people will abuse it (and heck if anything it would be good because then we can see who isn’t taking care of their kid). But by in large why is it such a bad thing that we give the most destitute among us a way to make living a bit easier? If I were in a situation where I had to work all day and I couldn’t even afford a babysitter, let alone tons of food, I would send my kid there everyday. Then you have the gaul to say you’d rather spend your tax dollars in another country? There are so many things I want to say, but all of them would get me flagged for calling you names.

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