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52.1% of Kids Live in Households Getting Means-Tested Government Assistance

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Umka36 Proficient

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The school district we are at offers free lunch/breakfast during the summer. I agree kids shouldn't be starving for whatever reason. Hard for one to learn when you are hungry.

 

Beyond the school/food EBT, those in tough situation should go to food banks as well to help augment their supply of food for their family.

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Voice of Reason   10,298

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6 hours ago, Lupigirl said:

And these are all Americans, according to the study.  

 

Good thing they have immigrants to support them.

Was this meant to be funny, or are you ignorant as to how government assistance works?

 

Considering that the majority of Americans come from immigrant families...

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4 minutes ago, Satisfied said:

Was this meant to be funny, or are you ignorant as to how government assistance works?

 

Considering that the majority of Americans come from immigrant families...

why don't you explain to us all how government assistance works, oracle?

 

https://econofact.org/do-undocumented-immigrants-overuse-government-benefits

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2 hours ago, smilesammich said:

why don't you explain to us all how government assistance works, oracle?

 

https://econofact.org/do-undocumented-immigrants-overuse-government-benefits

*sigh*  What I was saying is that many of us are immigrants or descendants of immigrants.  So the comment of "immigrants supporting them" is either very uninformed,  or just an attempt at humor.

 

Having been on reduced school lunches as a kid, and on WIC as an adult supporting my kids, I am a) surprised that the numbers are not closer to 75%, and 2) not sure what the point of the article is, other than to say the percentages are on the rise.

 

On 2), well no kidding.  Incomes have not kept up with CoL for the past 40 years or more.

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