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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1682229" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I'm all for having some sort of temporary provision to help families through a rough patch due to health issues or uncontrollable loss of income, but there is far too much dependence on government assistance. I remember back when I started going to a public junior high school, likely well over half of the children there received free lunches. Fast forward to today I believe that all are provided with breakfast and lunch here. Through voluntary ministry projects, I have seen a lot of situations, in that families have been totally dependent on government assistance for several generations. They receive enough benefits to not want to work, but yet are still living in poverty and need. Many become addicted to alcohol or drugs, and quite a few try to make money by dealing in it. It's a tragic cycle in which children are born into that lifestyle and there are literally nearly entire communities throughout this state that this is very common in. My concern is that this money meant to go towards children, will just be used by the adults to enable their habits or just spent on frivolous things. All children already have the opportunity to go to school and learn, and we as a country spend an astonishing amount of money to provide that, but many children don't have the parental support that is needed to encourage them to even remotely try to learn while in school.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1682229, member: 24816"] I’m all for having some sort of temporary provision to help families through a rough patch due to health issues or uncontrollable loss of income, but there is far too much dependence on government assistance. I remember back when I started going to a public junior high school, likely well over half of the children there received free lunches. Fast forward to today I believe that all are provided with breakfast and lunch here. Through voluntary ministry projects, I have seen a lot of situations, in that families have been totally dependent on government assistance for several generations. They receive enough benefits to not want to work, but yet are still living in poverty and need. Many become addicted to alcohol or drugs, and quite a few try to make money by dealing in it. It's a tragic cycle in which children are born into that lifestyle and there are literally nearly entire communities throughout this state that this is very common in. My concern is that this money meant to go towards children, will just be used by the adults to enable their habits or just spent on frivolous things. All children already have the opportunity to go to school and learn, and we as a country spend an astonishing amount of money to provide that, but many children don't have the parental support that is needed to encourage them to even remotely try to learn while in school. [/QUOTE]
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