GOP Rep. Jack Kingston Proposes That Poor Students Sweep Floors In Exchange For Lunch

[Swede Atlanta]

9. What is wrong with these people?

For one he is baiting his base (the over 50, white hair or no hair racists of the Southern GOP) because what he really means is the poor black children should be sweeping the floors in exchange for the privilege of attending a public school.

Schools are there to educate. These children need more than anything to be focused on their academic progress so that they can be prepared to compete in the global economy.

I am not opposed to having programs that give older adolescents an opportunity to earn some pocket money but this needs to be children 16 or older. I recall I actually had an "on call" job for a local hotel at age 15 to help deliver bags when a tour bus would come into town and always had a summer job. That was very useful and taught me a lot about what I did not want to do for a living.

But forcing poor children who are already disadvantaged to sweep floors just to get a hot school lunch? Really Jack? I suggest you do some work for your salary and benefits other than voting to repeal Obamacare and shutting down the government.