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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News: Should Kids Have to Work For School Lunches?
Fox News forwarded the notion that it might be appropriate for school children to be forced to work in exchange for free school meals, after a Republican lawmaker in West Virginia proposed such a requirement for a new law curbing child hunger.
On Fox & Friends First, on-screen text asked viewers whether students should have to "work for their school meals":
As The Washington Post blog "She The People" explained, the idea that students could be forced into labor in exchange for food comes from a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, who suggested the requirement be added to a bill intended to ensure no child goes hungry: ................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/media/fox-news-should-kids-have-work-school-lunches
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Fox News: Should Kids Have to Work For School Lunches? (Original Post)
marmar
Apr 2013
OP
Because there is a marked difference if your parents hand you the money for lunch.
LiberalAndProud
Apr 2013
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Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)1. *facebludgeon*
baldguy
(36,649 posts)8. +1
My first thought also.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)2. A link below with additional info
zbdent
(35,392 posts)3. as long as they're not on the football teams ...
DirkGently
(12,151 posts)4. Text "modestproposal" to 1-800-SLAVERY now!
We could just eat the hungry children, save a step.
Initech
(100,099 posts)5. Short answer: fucking hell no!!!
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)6. Because there is a marked difference if your parents hand you the money for lunch.
Kids are discerning like that.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)7. This is a new low. We the people will NEVER allow this to happen. nt
DotGone
(182 posts)9. May I have more porridge? n/t
Mnpaul
(3,655 posts)10. The lazy, so called journalists over at Fox should talk
Maybe they should do some work once in their life.
Skittles
(153,182 posts)11. I agree
Skittles
(153,182 posts)12. what is their obsession with fucking over the poor?
how about we have those thieving bastards who crashed the economy do REAL WORK for a change?
cynatnite
(31,011 posts)13. ....