The simple fact about the "poor" in America is that they are not poor in comparison to other countries of the world. "The food you eat, how much exercise you get and which zip code you call home. These are all things that can make you fat, according to a public health study. Dr. Lauren Smith, medical director for the state Department of Public Health, traced a direct correlation between child obesity rates and a community’s median household income."
This is probably the first time in the history of the world that the poorer you are the more obese you will probably become. The argument that poor people can only afford high caloric and highly processed food is actually a mute one because even if they could not afford "healthy" food they could still buy a can of corn.
I am not against the idea that the poor should not be helped but I am against the idea that the poor do not have ANY responsibility to take care of their children. I believe that much of the problems stems from the fact that we have taught generations of people that they have no responsibility for their actions..... what do you think?
I hate helping people who SHOULD help themselves!
ReplyDeleteGee...my near 80yo mother, who is on foodstamps, has never even tasted cold water lobster as far as I know...not that she has some burning desire to do so as far as I know. It does however, keep her from going hungry. So what again was your point Michael? That people can abuse the system? Gee, never would have thunk it.
ReplyDeleteI think if you read what he said then you would not worry about your mother.
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