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valiberal26

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84. Why even pay for food?

Reply to PennsylvaniaMatt (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 11:42 PM

Mar 2013

Having to pay for food is an inherent injustice in the modern world. Farmers with modern technology can produce amounts of food that are beyond comprehension; the distribution of the food in this nation is top-notch. There is no reason for any of us in this society, adults and children alike, regardless of class to even be asked to pay for a sandwich.

Its time to nationalize agriculture and the food distribution network; and make the food stamp program universal. Everybody ought to get a card with a certain amount of money or credits loaded onto it every month, so that they can eat. Simply take the card to a food distribution center, select your groceries for the month; or in this case present it at the school cafeteria; and have food with nothing more asked in return. Its simple and quite doable.

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Thoughts? Elem. School Taking Away Regular Lunches From Students Who Owe Money, Replacing With Tuna [View all] PennsylvaniaMatt Mar 2013 OP

I think this is reprehensible.... mike_c Mar 2013 #1

And a tuna sandwich SoCalNative Mar 2013 #42

so you don't think having your lunch TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU IN LINE, in front of your classmates, niyad Mar 2013 #46

Well, you win for the Zoeisright Mar 2013 #104

I have no problem with this, MadHound Mar 2013 #2

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #97

Kids = pawns in a game- digonswine Mar 2013 #2

Our school has the same policy, but it passes out pb&j or grilled cheese sandwiches. FSogol Mar 2013 #4

They did this here too.... rppper Mar 2013 #91

Whats wrong with tuna or pbj? My kids ate that for years. MichiganVote Mar 2013 #5

so you think it is okay to humiliate the child by taking her/his lunch away, at the checkout line, niyad Mar 2013 #11

What in the world are you talking about? You have some nerve suggesting that. MichiganVote Mar 2013 #28

because of this sentence, which most of the posters here seem to have ignored: niyad Mar 2013 #39

To my knowledge most schools simply tell kids in private that the next day they will need to get MichiganVote Mar 2013 #45

that is NOT what is happening here, as the OP clearly indicated, and confirmed downpost. niyad Mar 2013 #48

Well you raised the issue of humiliation and there is nothing wrong with expanding MichiganVote Mar 2013 #57

your answer is no. Occulus Mar 2013 #75

You have some nerve, period. Zoeisright Mar 2013 #105

And here's more to add to your wide body of ignorance: Zoeisright Mar 2013 #106

did I understand that sentence correctly? the children are in line, with their lunches, which are niyad Mar 2013 #6

You're correct... PennsylvaniaMatt Mar 2013 #16

That is totally wrong Smilo Mar 2013 #37

that is hideously ugly Skittles Mar 2013 #58

I don't think you should punish the child. upaloopa Mar 2013 #7

Probably healthier than most of the crap that gets passed for school lunches. Initech Mar 2013 #8

I was just going to post that. My kids won't touch the school lunches riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #12

After reading the post below I stand corrected! Initech Mar 2013 #14

Report Says Tuna Could Be Dangerous for School Kids dogman Mar 2013 #9

Absolutely disgusting! LeftofObama Mar 2013 #10

I like tuna sandwiches slackmaster Mar 2013 #13

do you also like being publicly humiliated in order to have them? because that is what we are niyad Mar 2013 #24

I don't believe it would have occurred to me to feel humiliated at that age. A tuna sandwich... slackmaster Mar 2013 #27

Niyad, I'm not sure its humiliating. The way its set up, any number of kids are turned away riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #41

this isn't about being turned away--this is about having your lunch tray taken away, at checkout, niyad Mar 2013 #50

Yup, the food is taken away. And you don't get anything else. riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #56

My mercuryblues Mar 2013 #15

My daughter's school doesn't extend ANY credit or freebies. If your balance is zero riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #35

Seems a poor choice all around johnnyreb Mar 2013 #17

investigate the idiot parents KT2000 Mar 2013 #18

In some of the extreme cases... PennsylvaniaMatt Mar 2013 #21

You bill the parents, and keep them out of school until they pay. lindysalsagal Mar 2013 #61

YOU'RE a teacher?? Zoeisright Mar 2013 #107

What's in the "regular" lunch? jberryhill Mar 2013 #19

SPAM sandwich, I think. Or High School meat loaf. nt longship Mar 2013 #81

I know, right? jberryhill Mar 2013 #93

When I taught high school mathematics in CA I ate tuna fish sandwich all the time. longship Mar 2013 #99

Since leaving school jberryhill Mar 2013 #110

Pardon my ignorance, but how can a student owe money to a school? DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #20

They don't have money in their account when they go to pay for lunch... PennsylvaniaMatt Mar 2013 #23

It cost about 2 bucks for a lunch trumad Mar 2013 #26

In our district...it is not even 2 bucks for the regular "hot lunch" meal PennsylvaniaMatt Mar 2013 #30

My daughter's school won't even take $$. Either the acct is current or you don't eat riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #44

If the students are eligible for free or reduced then the parent(s) must fill out the paperwork. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #22

My kids school would give them a peanut butter sandwich - lynne Mar 2013 #25

I think it's okay Hayabusa Mar 2013 #29

question brought on by a post below--do the children get anything with that tuna--a drink and niyad Mar 2013 #31

That wouldn't have been punishment for me tularetom Mar 2013 #32

It doesn't make sense to punish the kids. HooptieWagon Mar 2013 #33

Why aren't the parents giving their kids lunch money? appleannie1 Mar 2013 #34

Right on schedule, the Great DU Cheese Sandwich War (now with tuna!): petronius Mar 2013 #36

"It's like the unlooked-for return of an old friend..." countryjake Mar 2013 #112

Can we just feed the kids??? Sivafae Mar 2013 #38

thank you!! niyad Mar 2013 #43

Yes. Every year it costs me more and more to send my kids to public school. In my day, every kid Ed Suspicious Mar 2013 #79

Every elementery school kid gets free lunches in our community. hunter Mar 2013 #80

I have mixed feelings. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #40

It doesn't seem to be a cost-effective move HeiressofBickworth Mar 2013 #47

I was thinking the same, Kali Mar 2013 #86

I'm not sure how others will agree. Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #49

there have been a number of schools that have adopted this approach--the meals are fresh, niyad Mar 2013 #82

In middle school or high school it may be about teaching the kids responsibility.... nessa Mar 2013 #51

please note that this is an elementary school niyad Mar 2013 #55

Too much tuna isn't good for the health of growing youngsters Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #52

Never too soon to begin conditioning them for their future in the workforce. bluedigger Mar 2013 #53

No money, no lunch FarCenter Mar 2013 #54

When I was in elementary school (1986-1992) they did the same thing. tammywammy Mar 2013 #59

My kids school has done this for years, but they use a different system. Xithras Mar 2013 #60

My thoughts? *Every* child should be getting free lunches Lars39 Mar 2013 #62

+10000000. nt riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #65

Its so easy to get on the school lunch program... bhikkhu Mar 2013 #63

My 16 yr old would take ANY opportunity to excoriate me if she could riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #64

this is happening at an elementary school niyad Mar 2013 #67

The entire school district K-12 is serviced by the same food corporation riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #71

Yep, the kids with lots of friends will do OK, they won't go hungry Fumesucker Mar 2013 #73

My daughter's a loner. I've posted about her troubles on DU before. riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #74

Children are all different, what is no big deal to one will be horribly embarrassing to another Fumesucker Mar 2013 #77

. riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #83

Don't know much about poverty, do you? Zoeisright Mar 2013 #108

Nothing wrong with tuna fish, but... Bonobo Mar 2013 #66

And what do you do if the parents just don't pay or won't fill out the paperwork? Bake Mar 2013 #68

That is a matter for the legal system, I guess. Bonobo Mar 2013 #69

At the elementary school where I am a lunch lady Cairycat Mar 2013 #70

+1 MichiganVote Mar 2013 #72

I call bullshit, sorry but that has NOTHING to do with "in the hole" I would like to see 4 t 4 Mar 2013 #78

a very good point niyad Mar 2013 #90

"In the hole" would simply mean the kid's account has a negative balance. (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #94

My kid's school did this kind of thing, but it was a plain cheese sandwich. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #76

Why even pay for food? valiberal26 Mar 2013 #84

welcome to DU--what a great idea niyad Mar 2013 #89

The method is wrong. Kalidurga Mar 2013 #85

I wouldn't like it- I despise the taste of tuna... richmwill Mar 2013 #87

Here it's a cold cheese sandwitch. Most people pay their bill when their child comes home and says RB TexLa Mar 2013 #88

Cheese sandwich in my district too. And this does not target the poor (who get free meals), Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #92

mmmmmmm....mercury poisoning as punishment. glinda Mar 2013 #95

Parents should pay up or fill out the fucking forms. JVS Mar 2013 #96

I think it's a horrible policy. I would have starved since I don't eat fish and I hated PB when forestpath Mar 2013 #98

How can we discuss and fix the bullying issue donheld Mar 2013 #100

Sick, even tho tuna was one of my favorites. elleng Mar 2013 #101

This makes me incredibly sad! Nt peace13 Mar 2013 #102

It's worse here. aroach Mar 2013 #103

I would be OK with the substitution if they weren't doing it LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #109

I GOT THIS! jberryhill Mar 2013 #111

Three thoughts Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #113