NO IT'S NOT.
The problem isn't not investing in our children. The problem is entitlement parents teaching their children it's ok to be a leech on society because the people with money (ie whitey) owe us and it's ok to live off of the government tit.
It is the federal government's responsibility to make sure school kids aren't fat morons, because we NEED to be competitive with the rest of the world, whether it's in labor, research, or war.
We didn't become a superpower and we won't stay a superpower by not investing in our children.
NO IT'S NOT.
The problem isn't not investing in our children. The problem is entitlement parents teaching their children it's ok to be a leech on society because the people with money (ie whitey) owe us and it's ok to live off of the government tit.
So the government should step in and do the job of the parents?
government should provide guidelines and let the parents utilize as they see fit.
What every happened to self accountability?
So the government should step in and do the job of the parents?
government should provide guidelines and let the parents utilize as they see fit.
What every happened to self accountability?
And your position, like Republican generally, does nothing to solve the problem, it just blames.
If the government has an anti-smoking program that saves 100,000 lives by countering the tobacco industry marketing and providing help, it'd be similar.
Democrats actually saving 100,000 lives while you say what you said above.
They are eating >2000 calories of junk and are still malnourished because it's nutritionally-lacking junk. But don't let the reality of that exact scenario happening affect your opinion otherwise.
God damn I hate this place. I'm done.
95% of what is said here about liberals is wrong or lies. I can't remember the other 5%.
You realize what you all are saying is it's not the school's responsibility to feed children anything more than ~600 calories of slop per meal and it's not the school's job to actually teach and reinforce better nutrition, right? You're arguing against schools teaching and promoting well being, very foundations of public education. Which is fine, but at least own up to simply hating the concept of public school, and don't be a hypocrite by sending your kids to one.
Republicans used a procedural maneuver Wednesday to try to amend the $4.5 billion bill, which would give more needy children the opportunity to eat free lunches at school and make those lunches healthier.
Again: TRUE nutritional deficiencies are RARE in the US today.
We, as a people, are NOT lacking vitamins and minerals.
What we have is too much food with too many calories and not enough nutrients. Thus fat folks with malnutrition. Deal with it.We are not lacking food. What we have is TOO MUCH food.
Yeah, you were done before you even started.
And you were overdone when you tried to equate a recent mild vitamin D deficiency trend with malnutrition.
That's outright false. ACUTE deficiencies are relatively rare, chronic deficiencies and related diseases are rampant.
Yes we are, see above.
What we have is too much food with too many calories and not enough nutrients. Thus fat folks with malnutrition. Deal with it.
I'm done because there's obviously no helping simple-minded morons like yourself. God forbid folks like you actually use the internet to learn something instead of posting your ignorance for all the world to see.
http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/tpl_rlinks_nav1up.aspx?id=5134
per that about 1% of children in the US are malnourished. that's 5 to 10 in a good sized elementary school.
Malnutrition occurs in people who are either undernourished or overnourished.
Overnutrition occurs in people who eat too much, eat the wrong things, don't exercise enough, or take too many vitamins or other dietary replacements. Risk of overnutrition is increased by being more than 20% overweight or consuming a diet high in fat and salt.
Wait - we have now defined obesity as malnutrition? Honestly?As I said, they have added "overnutrition" to the malnutrition definition. These are kids that get TOO MUCH nutrition. They are NOT kids that get too little and need a fucking handout.
Now, take away the "overnutrition" kids, and you find that TRUE dietary DEFICIENCIES (not over-abundances) are very rare in the US today.
Wait - we have now defined obesity as malnutrition? Honestly?
Freakin' liberals! Totally dishonest.
Now, take away the "overnutrition" kids, and you find that TRUE dietary DEFICIENCIES (not over-abundances) are very rare in the US today.
One thing is for sure, these kids are NOT "hungry children" in need of free food.
That says it all.in the U.S., more children suffer from malnutrition due to dietary imbalances rather than nutritional deficiencies.
Yip. From the link ...
That says it all.
Libtard answer...
"Exactly, and the government needs to take care of that by mandating free lunches and dinners for children containing all proper nutrition. Weekend meals should be provided as well for the nutrition of the child."
Well at least we've refuted the point that malnutrition can't result from nutrition imbalances. Now we're just arguing whether government should help alleviate those nutrition imbalances.
The point is that everyone puts in their fair share whether you use the government services or not.
Here's where your logic is flawed. Not everyone puts in a fair share. About 40% of Americans pay little or no taxes and that doesn't include illegal aliens who pay nothing yet utilize services.
Here's where your logic is flawed. Not everyone puts in a fair share. About 40% of Americans pay little or no taxes and that doesn't include illegal aliens who pay nothing yet utilize services.