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The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. I don't suppose it ever occurred to that mean, stupid bastard

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Fri Dec 20, 2013, 09:54 PM

Dec 2013

that making poor kids sweep floors just so they can learn that "there's no free lunch" is punishing the kids for the poverty of their parents. Say Dad lost his job, the family is broke, so their little 7-year-old in second grade has to do some work to get lunch, to teach the kid a lesson?? And what lesson would that be - that if your family falls on hard times you have to be punished and humiliated?

Kingston should be sweeping floors somewhere, or better yet, scrubbing gas station toilets with a toothbrush, to pay for his lunch.

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US Rep. Jack Kingston Proposes That Poor Students Sweep Floors In Exchange For Lunch [View all] bench scientist Dec 2013 OP

What I thought was interesting is Turbineguy Dec 2013 #1

I don't suppose it ever occurred to that mean, stupid bastard The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #2

hey it's the GOP let's bring back child labor! bench scientist Dec 2013 #3

Non-poor kids should then have to work for their allowance! JEFF9K Dec 2013 #4

My kids work for thier allowance groundloop Dec 2013 #5

Thanks for the nice story about the kids at your wife's school. JEFF9K Dec 2013 #6

Here's his facebook page, if anyone else cares to comment on it groundloop Dec 2013 #7

I let him know what I thought. bench scientist Dec 2013 #8

Thanks for replying to this moron.... groundloop Dec 2013 #9

GA seems to have a plethora of moronic politicians bench scientist Dec 2013 #10