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I don't believe in a country that has food banks and free school meals that anyone reasonable is failing to feed their kids.

viraptor 3y ago
"can't afford" is not "failing to". If you have no money and because of that get donated food to give to your kid, you still couldn't afford it.
profunctor 3y ago
Free school meals don’t happen everywhere at all times. Food banks are incredibly stretched. Many people are not “reasonable” but have alcohol/ drug dependencies or mental health issues and so their children suffer. Even if they manage to give their kids enough food the rest of their life can be incredibly difficult.
truckerbill 3y ago
Notice I said 'can't afford to' which your comment appears to support. I am being pedantic because there is an important distinction. If people can't spend money on feeding their own children they are certainly not spending money on things that usually support a healthy economy.
- password54321 3y ago
  So we agree they aren't failing to because of the support that is given but at the same time they can't afford to? I'm not sure if that says more about the economy or how people manage their finances.
  - truckerbill 3y ago
    Giving a person a tin of beans which they will eat that day, instead of a fair wage and an affordable home does not make them any richer. It's frustrating to constantly go over basic facts with fools who live in a bubble. This is a systemic problem not a moral one.
jplrssn 3y ago
Food banks don’t help much if you can’t afford to cook the food you are given. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/09/more-than-2m-adults-in-uk-cannot-afford-to-eat-every-day-survey-finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/09/more-than-2m...
pjc50 3y ago
You can't just turn up at a food bank, it's not a free supermarket, you need a referral from social services, and their capacity is limited. (anyone blaming poor people for badly managing their finances can be dismissed out of hand; this is a multi-century-old excuse that is simple ignorance)
- password54321 3y ago
  >(anyone blaming poor people for badly managing their finances can be dismissed out of hand; this is a multi-century-old excuse that is simple ignorance) Well that's an interesting statement, considering that the fast food, alcohol and gambling industries are booming in the UK.

viraptor 3y ago

"can't afford" is not "failing to". If you have no money and because of that get donated food to give to your kid, you still couldn't afford it.

profunctor 3y ago

Free school meals don’t happen everywhere at all times. Food banks are incredibly stretched. Many people are not “reasonable” but have alcohol/ drug dependencies or mental health issues and so their children suffer. Even if they manage to give their kids enough food the rest of their life can be incredibly difficult.

truckerbill 3y ago

Notice I said 'can't afford to' which your comment appears to support. I am being pedantic because there is an important distinction. If people can't spend money on feeding their own children they are certainly not spending money on things that usually support a healthy economy.

password54321 3y ago
So we agree they aren't failing to because of the support that is given but at the same time they can't afford to? I'm not sure if that says more about the economy or how people manage their finances.
- truckerbill 3y ago
  Giving a person a tin of beans which they will eat that day, instead of a fair wage and an affordable home does not make them any richer. It's frustrating to constantly go over basic facts with fools who live in a bubble. This is a systemic problem not a moral one.

jplrssn 3y ago

Food banks don’t help much if you can’t afford to cook the food you are given. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/09/more-than-2m-adults-in-uk-cannot-afford-to-eat-every-day-survey-finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/09/more-than-2m...

pjc50 3y ago

You can't just turn up at a food bank, it's not a free supermarket, you need a referral from social services, and their capacity is limited. (anyone blaming poor people for badly managing their finances can be dismissed out of hand; this is a multi-century-old excuse that is simple ignorance)

password54321 3y ago
>(anyone blaming poor people for badly managing their finances can be dismissed out of hand; this is a multi-century-old excuse that is simple ignorance) Well that's an interesting statement, considering that the fast food, alcohol and gambling industries are booming in the UK.