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"unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences) are outcomes that are not the ones intended by a purposeful action."
Healthy foods are required under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, which will be fully implemented this year.
But Vicky Hanson, the districts food service director, said foods like black beans, kale and whole grains just end up in the trash at the end of the lunch hour.
We put it out, but they just dont take it, she said. Its always in the trash.
Dellutri told the board the district lost about $10,000 by being forced to serve healthy food students refuse to eat.
Glendale is the latest Wisconsin district to revolt under the federal regulations.
Earlier this month, Muskego-Norway school board president Rick Petfalski told the Journel Sentinel, We believe that proper food nutrition and meal portion guidelines are best decided at a local level.
By leaving the program we will not be required to follow these onerous guidelines, pushed by and large by Michelle Obama, who last I checked has been elected by no one, Petfalski said, EAGnews reported at the time.
Further "good intentions"........
Studying pig poop.
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $141,450 grant under the Clean Air Act to fund a Chinese study on swine manure and a $1.2 million grant to the United Nations for clean fuel promotion.
$27 per gallon fuel??
Using military exercises to boost biofuels. The U.S. Navy bought 450,000 gallons of biofuels for $12 millionor almost $27 per gallonto conduct exercises to showcase the fuel and bring it closer toward commercialization. It is the largest biofuel purchase ever made by the government.
Conferences for government employees. In 2008 and 2009 alone, the Department of Justice spent $121 million to host or participate in 1,832 conferences.
RoboSquirrel. $325,000 was spent on a robotic squirrel named RoboSquirrel. This National Science Foundation grant was used to create a realistic-looking robotic squirrel for the purpose of studying how a rattlesnake would react to it.
Cupcakes. In Washington, D.C., and elsewhere across the country, cupcake shops are trending.
The 10 cupcake shop owners who received $2 million in Small Business Administration loan guarantees, however, can only boast so much of their entrepreneurial ingenuity, since taxpayers are backing them up.
Food stamps for alcohol and junk food. Though they were intended to ensure hungry children received healthy meals, taxpayer-funded food stamps were instead spent on fast food at Taco Bell and Burger King; on non-nutritious foods such as candy, ice cream, and soft drinks; and on some 2,000 deceased persons in New York and Massachusetts. Food stamp recipients spent $2 billion on sugary drinks alone. Improper SNAP payments accounted for $2.5 billion in waste, including to one exotic dancer who was making $85,000 per year.
Beer brewing in New Hampshire. Despite Smuttynose brewerys financial success and popularity, it is still getting a $750,970 Community Development Block Grant to build a new brewery and restaurant facilities.
A covered bridge to nowhere. What list of government waste would be complete without a notorious bridge to nowhere? In this case, its $520,000 to fix the Stevenson Road Covered Bridge in Green County, Ohio, which was last used in 2003.
All of the above are "good intentions"..."Verrrry interesting, but..'stupid', ".
Arte Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Healthy foods are required under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, which will be fully implemented this year.
But Vicky Hanson, the districts food service director, said foods like black beans, kale and whole grains just end up in the trash at the end of the lunch hour.
We put it out, but they just dont take it, she said. Its always in the trash.
Dellutri told the board the district lost about $10,000 by being forced to serve healthy food students refuse to eat.
Glendale is the latest Wisconsin district to revolt under the federal regulations.
Earlier this month, Muskego-Norway school board president Rick Petfalski told the Journel Sentinel, We believe that proper food nutrition and meal portion guidelines are best decided at a local level.
By leaving the program we will not be required to follow these onerous guidelines, pushed by and large by Michelle Obama, who last I checked has been elected by no one, Petfalski said, EAGnews reported at the time.
Further "good intentions"........
Studying pig poop.
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $141,450 grant under the Clean Air Act to fund a Chinese study on swine manure and a $1.2 million grant to the United Nations for clean fuel promotion.
$27 per gallon fuel??
Using military exercises to boost biofuels. The U.S. Navy bought 450,000 gallons of biofuels for $12 millionor almost $27 per gallonto conduct exercises to showcase the fuel and bring it closer toward commercialization. It is the largest biofuel purchase ever made by the government.
Conferences for government employees. In 2008 and 2009 alone, the Department of Justice spent $121 million to host or participate in 1,832 conferences.
RoboSquirrel. $325,000 was spent on a robotic squirrel named RoboSquirrel. This National Science Foundation grant was used to create a realistic-looking robotic squirrel for the purpose of studying how a rattlesnake would react to it.
Cupcakes. In Washington, D.C., and elsewhere across the country, cupcake shops are trending.
The 10 cupcake shop owners who received $2 million in Small Business Administration loan guarantees, however, can only boast so much of their entrepreneurial ingenuity, since taxpayers are backing them up.
Food stamps for alcohol and junk food. Though they were intended to ensure hungry children received healthy meals, taxpayer-funded food stamps were instead spent on fast food at Taco Bell and Burger King; on non-nutritious foods such as candy, ice cream, and soft drinks; and on some 2,000 deceased persons in New York and Massachusetts. Food stamp recipients spent $2 billion on sugary drinks alone. Improper SNAP payments accounted for $2.5 billion in waste, including to one exotic dancer who was making $85,000 per year.
Beer brewing in New Hampshire. Despite Smuttynose brewerys financial success and popularity, it is still getting a $750,970 Community Development Block Grant to build a new brewery and restaurant facilities.
A covered bridge to nowhere. What list of government waste would be complete without a notorious bridge to nowhere? In this case, its $520,000 to fix the Stevenson Road Covered Bridge in Green County, Ohio, which was last used in 2003.
All of the above are "good intentions"..."Verrrry interesting, but..'stupid', ".
Arte Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
