tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post851381077593988528..comments2023-06-13T04:53:25.935-05:00Comments on On the left in Victoria: You Live and You LearnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-89492284235758182742013-12-22T22:06:08.682-06:002013-12-22T22:06:08.682-06:00Not angry at all.....:-)
Everything has stats. F...Not angry at all.....:-)<br />Everything has stats. From Wiki<br />"Social science is an academic discipline concerned with society and the relationships among individuals within a society, which often rely primarily on empirical approaches. It includes anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology. "<br /><br />I think the rich are greedy and a dollar that goes to the poor is a dollar that does not go to them.... <br />Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-90046416136850560182013-12-22T21:18:54.260-06:002013-12-22T21:18:54.260-06:00oops, didn't remember to answer the second par...oops, didn't remember to answer the second part of that.<br />Rich people never think they are taking handouts because they also think that everything is owed to them, only it is on the other side of the same coin.<br />But, by the same token, the rich people look down their noses at the poor that are forced to take handouts because they think are better than "those" people....NOT!!<br />It's all about perception.born2Bmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089087764341576162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-39503709458274487132013-12-22T21:13:24.850-06:002013-12-22T21:13:24.850-06:00I'm not meaning to ruffle your feathers. :)
Y...I'm not meaning to ruffle your feathers. :)<br />You know I don't go by statistics and this is something that cannot possibly have any statistics.born2Bmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089087764341576162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-45774020816069668982013-12-22T19:29:23.163-06:002013-12-22T19:29:23.163-06:00I cannot make a blanket statement because I don...I cannot make a blanket statement because I don't the percentage of people who think they are owed everything and those who who actually for what they had.I do know a lot of them are sick and tired of income inequality and they are letting their voices be heard. There's a difference between a hand up and a hand out.<br /><br />Today,believe it or not,Mike Huckabee said that his conservative friends look down on those who receive public aid but didn't lift an eyebrow when our government bailed out Wall Street ($ 700billion)...He shocked me....:-) You see those execs paid for their school lunches and still held out their hand for the bailout...Just saying<br />Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-1254888107912835502013-12-22T19:10:30.367-06:002013-12-22T19:10:30.367-06:00I cannot speak for how it is today. Kids, and par...I cannot speak for how it is today. Kids, and parents, think they are owed everything, even though they have no other choice. There are so many kids on public aid, and free lunches, that it is not possible to find jobs for all of them to do. <br />I'm just remembering my days in school and some of the thoughts that went through my head at the time. I've heard how my husband felt about his time in school. He developed a great work ethic, both on the farm and in school. He never believed in taking something for nothing and still doesn't.<br />Today, it's a different story and I'm not blaming the poor of today. It's not their fault that there are no jobs and too many low-paying jobs.born2Bmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089087764341576162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-79875849909467516802013-12-22T18:58:47.020-06:002013-12-22T18:58:47.020-06:00Born.you said it makes you learn to make good grad...Born.you said it makes you learn to make good grades,how is that? Unemployment is at 7.0 (12% for African -Americans)and people with college degrees aren't getting jobs but unemployment is lower for that group. <br /><br />I don't believe people wake up wanting to be poor.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-90346601679539115672013-12-22T18:54:09.798-06:002013-12-22T18:54:09.798-06:00Free or reduced meals was started by Pres. Truman ...Free or reduced meals was started by Pres. Truman in 1946 and yes,during that time there were government programs. We've HD free programs since FDR's New Deal.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-67702464072635480212013-12-22T18:44:41.465-06:002013-12-22T18:44:41.465-06:00I had a lengthy discussion about work for school l...I had a lengthy discussion about work for school lunches on FB....The proponents of that idea think that it will instill a work ethic and a belief that nothing is free....Ok,how do we prove that? We could single out a few schools to test the theory and then revisit it in 5 years. <br /><br />I've already mentioned my objections.<br /><br />The " Leave to Beaver" era is long behind us,we are now a multi culture country. Today's world is a lot more complicated.What would we do if the kids refused to work? Are we going to deny them breakfast?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-14201609588780967242013-12-22T18:27:04.250-06:002013-12-22T18:27:04.250-06:00This was back when nothing was free. It was not m...This was back when nothing was free. It was not mandatory to give the free lunches (I don't think). It was something each school district decided to do. Husband didn't mind because he felt like he was earning his meal. Other kids didnt' mind because they felt like husband was earning his meal. Paying kids learned that if you don't work, you don't eat. Paying kids also learned that they didn't want to ever be in that position, so they worked harder to make the grades.<br />It was a much simpler time.born2Bmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089087764341576162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-72742402852579236492013-12-22T13:20:01.474-06:002013-12-22T13:20:01.474-06:00I'm sorry but I disagree because that's pu...I'm sorry but I disagree because that's punishing children because their parents are poor. That's also setting up poor children to be ridiculed even more than they already are. <br /><br />Besides the obvious administration problems of 100 students working and not being in the classroom with their classmates,there's the obvious child labor laws...<br /><br />Want to teach a lesson?Increase the minimum wage so more children get out of poverty. I think we have thinking backwards and the reason so many people make the poor the scapegoat.<br /><br />I think children learn the lesson of hard work from their parents. <br /><br />I understand what you are trying to say but I don't think it will achieve what you think it will. <br /><br />Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-24194243745532661452013-12-22T12:44:16.908-06:002013-12-22T12:44:16.908-06:00When my husband was in school and they got free lu...When my husband was in school and they got free lunches, they had to work in the cafeteria during lunch time. I do think it was a good teaching opportunity for everyone in school. I wish schools were still allowed to do those kinds of things.born2Bmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089087764341576162noreply@blogger.com