Weekends Without Hunger Act

[JBeukema]

Bill Summary & Status - 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) - H.R.5012 - THOMAS (Library of Congress)


I say nay. I don't see the need for federal involvent here. Also, it's redundant; SNAP is supposed to address these problems. if SNAP isn't working, fix SNAP.

 

[WillowTree]

I voted No. The food stamp program should cover "weekend" hunger" Next up "HR 131133" Snack for Snoozers"

 

[Madeline]

This is a good idea gone bad. If the children of the poor are undernourished, but live at home with their own parents, then those parents are neglecting them. If that neglect is unavoidable, then curses on us and we should be moving heaven and earth to address the problem.

But if that neglect is willful, then the answer has to lie elsewhere. There is no more powerful place to civilize a child than the dinner table. Whether the fare is rich or poor, it can be nutritious and well-prepared and served with love. The idea of lazy parents telling their wee ones to go catch a meal in the school cafeteria on the weekends because they cannot be bothered to make Sunday dinner is so disturbing, I hardly know where to begin.

It is not my job to make dinner for my neighbor's child, any more than it is to read that kid a bedtime story or take him to the MD when he is sick. The very worst possible substitute for a parent is government.

There has to be a better way to feed the hungry than by segregating the children from their families.

 

[bucs90]

Oh My God. What next?

REMEMBER the healthcare classifies a "child" as 26 years old. We're gonna see lines of 18-26 year olds outside their high school cafeteria on Saturday afternoons!!!

And the gov't wants control of the internet.

Soon, the gov't will control your childs:

- Education
- Nutrition
- Healthcare
- Entertainment
- Transportation
- Housing

Really, this is like a Communist glacier that has been creeping in for decades, and will keep slowly creeping in until 2075 when we'll be the new USSR.

 

[mudwhistle]

This is a good idea gone bad. If the children of the poor are undernourished, but live at home with their own parents, then those parents are neglecting them. If that neglect is unavoidable, then curses on us and we should be moving heaven and earth to address the problem.

But if that neglect is willful, then the answer has to lie elsewhere. There is no more powerful place to civilize a child than the dinner table. Whether the fare is rich or poor, it can be nutritious and well-prepared and served with love. The idea of lazy parents telling their wee ones to go catch a meal in the school cafeteria on the weekends because they cannot be bothered to make Sunday dinner is so disturbing, I hardly know where to begin.

It is not my job to make dinner for my neighbor's child, any more than it is to read that kid a bedtime story or take him to the MD when he is sick. The very worst possible substitute for a parent is government.

There has to be a better way to feed the hungry than by segregating the children from their families.

Once again we rush into another stupid program that has a warm fuzzy feeling about it but never addresses a perceived problem and costs millions if not billions.

Go ahead....continue. I'm not gonna get evolved in this one.

 

[bucs90]

Not to mention............this takes away yet one more item of responsability from parents who do a shitty job raising their kids.

Hey, Shanequeesha, don't worry about feeding little La'Jamar any more, the school cafe is open 7 days a week now!!! Go spend that welfare money on a new hair do instead!!!

Hey, Bobby Billy Jo Willis, don't worry about feeding little Bubba any more, the school cafe is open 7 days a week now!!! Go buy that new NASCAR collectible plate you wanted!!!

And of course, we didn't forget you Pedro and Juanita!!!! Bring ALL your precious immigrant children to the cafeteria Saturday!!!! They eat for free!!! Yes, even the ones that dont attend school here, because we sure as hell ain't gonna make you prove it!!!!

 

[blu]

shoot people who have kids when they are unable to support them. would solve most of the country's problems in one generation or less

 

[bucs90]

Or how about this:

Get your tubes tied or sterilized, and pay no payroll taxes for life. Only eligible for people over 18 with no kids.

The ghetto and trailor parks would have lines miles long!!

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Oh My God. What next?

REMEMBER the healthcare classifies a "child" as 26 years old. We're gonna see lines of 18-26 year olds outside their high school cafeteria on Saturday afternoons!!!

And the gov't wants control of the internet.

Soon, the gov't will control your childs:

- Education
- Nutrition
- Healthcare
- Entertainment
- Transportation
- Housing

Really, this is like a Communist glacier that has been creeping in for decades, and will keep slowly creeping in until 2075 when we'll be the new USSR.

I fail to see how giving out school lunches on the weekend to kid is "controlling" anything.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

 

[WillowTree]

Oh My God. What next?

REMEMBER the healthcare classifies a "child" as 26 years old. We're gonna see lines of 18-26 year olds outside their high school cafeteria on Saturday afternoons!!!

And the gov't wants control of the internet.

Soon, the gov't will control your childs:

- Education
- Nutrition
- Healthcare
- Entertainment
- Transportation
- Housing

Really, this is like a Communist glacier that has been creeping in for decades, and will keep slowly creeping in until 2075 when we'll be the new USSR.

I fail to see how giving out school lunches on the weekend to kid is "controlling" anything.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Nanny NANNY nANNY. FANNY MACnANNY

 

[The T]

This is a good idea gone bad. If the children of the poor are undernourished, but live at home with their own parents, then those parents are neglecting them. If that neglect is unavoidable, then curses on us and we should be moving heaven and earth to address the problem.

But if that neglect is willful, then the answer has to lie elsewhere. There is no more powerful place to civilize a child than the dinner table. Whether the fare is rich or poor, it can be nutritious and well-prepared and served with love. The idea of lazy parents telling their wee ones to go catch a meal in the school cafeteria on the weekends because they cannot be bothered to make Sunday dinner is so disturbing, I hardly know where to begin.

It is not my job to make dinner for my neighbor's child, any more than it is to read that kid a bedtime story or take him to the MD when he is sick. The very worst possible substitute for a parent is government.

There has to be a better way to feed the hungry than by segregating the children from their families.

Once again we rush into another stupid program that has a warm fuzzy feeling about it but never addresses a perceived problem and costs millions if not billions.

Go ahead....continue. I'm not gonna get evolved in this one.

Yep. Never holds the source responsible. Just another avenue for the Imperial FED to dictate terms...tell people how to run their lives...responsibility...no one is responsible but the FED any longer.

 

[The T]

Oh My God. What next?

REMEMBER the healthcare classifies a "child" as 26 years old. We're gonna see lines of 18-26 year olds outside their high school cafeteria on Saturday afternoons!!!

And the gov't wants control of the internet.

Soon, the gov't will control your childs:

- Education
- Nutrition
- Healthcare
- Entertainment
- Transportation
- Housing

Really, this is like a Communist glacier that has been creeping in for decades, and will keep slowly creeping in until 2075 when we'll be the new USSR.

I fail to see how giving out school lunches on the weekend to kid is "controlling" anything.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

It absolves PARENTS being responsible for their prodginy. It enables parents to SHIRK their responsibility at the expense of others.

 

[JBeukema]

I'm not gonna get evolved in this one.

 

[Bullfighter]

Feed Americans First!

 

[skookerasbil]

Im laughing..........meatheads like Jbeukema think this is a first. Meanwhile, 11 trillion spent in the past 40 years to battle poverty. 11 trillion...........

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Everyone's Obese. Haven't they heard? The old "Millions of Kids are Starving" shtick is way out-dated. They're actually eating too much. This thing is stupid and unnecessary. Just like so many things our Government does.

 

[Two Thumbs]

We already give the parent/s enough money to feed thier kids. During the school year we also "give" many breakfast and lunch, some idiots want to include dinner, and now they want us to feed them on the weekends?

No Fucking Way

This is whiney crybaby nanny state bullshit run unchecked.

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Obesity is now all the rage with the whiny Socialist/Progressive types. I would think a weekend diet is exactly what all these fat kids need no? All those "Millions of Starving Kids" is just a myth. If anything,they're eating too much. Most of em are a bunch of fatties. This Legislation is just so ridiculous. Time for them to go away on Recess. Before they destroy or nation some more.

 

[Bullfighter]

Feed Americans First!​

Count the rolls of flab on this Mexican kid's arms and tell me again how poor the Mexican people are.