All Our Children
No child should go hungry7 total reviews
Comment from Muffins
A convincing argument supported by facts and destruction of myths. Children in this "rich country" do suffer from food insecure. A dark blot on are nation that's getting bigger every day.
Without sounding preachy or irrational this essay speaks on the how we have justified corporate welfare and demonized welfare for the poor who mostly make up of children. Excellent essay.
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2016
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A convincing argument supported by facts and destruction of myths. Children in this "rich country" do suffer from food insecure. A dark blot on are nation that's getting bigger every day.
Without sounding preachy or irrational this essay speaks on the how we have justified corporate welfare and demonized welfare for the poor who mostly make up of children. Excellent essay.
Comment Written 18-Jul-2016
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2016
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Muffins, thanks so much for the wonderful six star review and extremely kind words. Bill
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Your welcome.
Comment from Judy Couch
This is well written and you stated your points clearly. I worked for over twenty years as a child protection caseworker. Most families in the U.S. who are needy are given adequate food stamps to feed the family if they are used wisely. Children in the U.S. go hungry because of parental neglect. Parents use their food stamps to buy junk food instead of nutritious food. For me, the classic example occurred when I stopped to visit a poor family about 8:30 one morning. The two pre-school children were having breakfast which consisted of a donut and a can of soda each. The great need isn't for more food stamps. It's for education.
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2016
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This is well written and you stated your points clearly. I worked for over twenty years as a child protection caseworker. Most families in the U.S. who are needy are given adequate food stamps to feed the family if they are used wisely. Children in the U.S. go hungry because of parental neglect. Parents use their food stamps to buy junk food instead of nutritious food. For me, the classic example occurred when I stopped to visit a poor family about 8:30 one morning. The two pre-school children were having breakfast which consisted of a donut and a can of soda each. The great need isn't for more food stamps. It's for education.
Comment Written 05-Jul-2016
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2016
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Judy, so sorry for the delay in responding. Thanks so much for your kind review. I am just a little confused by the point you are making. As a child protection caseworker, since you are working on potential child abuse situations, it stands to reason that you will come across cases in which children are being properly fed, but I don't see how this can possibly be representative of most food stamp recipients. I also don't see what two pre-school children having a donut and soda for breakfast has to do with child hunger. Sure, it's obviously not a nutritious breakfast, but it has nothing to do with whether or not the child is going hungry. I would also ask you, would it be much different if the child was eating a bowl of Fruit Loops, instead?
As far as your assertion that most families who are needy are given adequate food stamps to feed their family, I have to disagree. In NYC, for instance, the income cut off for eligibility for food stamps for a family of three is $2178 per month. The average monthly rent for a one bedroom apartment in NYC happens to be $2700. So, if a a family of three has a monthly household income of $2179, they will not be eligible for food stamps and they will be over $500 short of paying their rent. How do you imagine they will manage to pay for food? THAT is the problem.
The problem with my post is that I was severely limited by the 1000 word maximum. Stay tuned, I am hoping to expand on this issue in another post, in which I won't be dealing with any word restrictions.
Thanks again for reading and reviewing.
Bill
Comment from Susanne M. Psyris
You put forth a forcefully comprehensive argument about a very important matter, child hunger. Yes, there are surveys that have found if you provide food to the children in schools for breakfast and lunch, they fare better. No child should go hungry. Food stamps are a solution that has its downfall with a bad-rap about abuse. You are correct in that there are other programs that abound abuse. A very intelligent and interesting write. I believe you have a winner with this work in the I Believe contest. You definitely have my vote! God bless and hugs, Susanne
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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You put forth a forcefully comprehensive argument about a very important matter, child hunger. Yes, there are surveys that have found if you provide food to the children in schools for breakfast and lunch, they fare better. No child should go hungry. Food stamps are a solution that has its downfall with a bad-rap about abuse. You are correct in that there are other programs that abound abuse. A very intelligent and interesting write. I believe you have a winner with this work in the I Believe contest. You definitely have my vote! God bless and hugs, Susanne
Comment Written 05-Jul-2016
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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Susanne, thanks so much for the wonderful review and six stars. Your kind words and encouragement are greatly appreciated!
Bill
Comment from djsaxon
Gonna burn a six pack because I am equally passionate about your protest. I think that you should expand the premise point by point. Don't let passion get in the way of the articulate pen. We have a similar problem in Australia. Children? What children? I struggle with the A List Hollywood stars who are paid $48 million dollars for a few weeks work, adopt a kid from somewhere trendy, and then get paid another $100 grand by a magazine to brag about their benevolence. Spare me. Raise the fist. Good write - DJ
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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Gonna burn a six pack because I am equally passionate about your protest. I think that you should expand the premise point by point. Don't let passion get in the way of the articulate pen. We have a similar problem in Australia. Children? What children? I struggle with the A List Hollywood stars who are paid $48 million dollars for a few weeks work, adopt a kid from somewhere trendy, and then get paid another $100 grand by a magazine to brag about their benevolence. Spare me. Raise the fist. Good write - DJ
Comment Written 05-Jul-2016
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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DJ, thanks so much for the wonderful review and six stars. I understand what you mean about expanding the premise point by point. I was actually considering writing a follow up piece, in which I would not be limited by the 1000 word maximum of this contest, or rushing to complete the work. I was up against the contest deadline and made it by less than ten minutes. Thanks again for review my work and for the six star review. Bill
Comment from Brett Matthew West
Well written story addresses one of the biggest problems of Modern society: feeding the children of the world.
They are the future. How they are raised today will determine what they will become tomorrow and how the future will be.
No child should go hungry.
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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Well written story addresses one of the biggest problems of Modern society: feeding the children of the world.
They are the future. How they are raised today will determine what they will become tomorrow and how the future will be.
No child should go hungry.
Comment Written 05-Jul-2016
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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Cody, many thanks for the very kind review. Bill
Comment from LisaD123
This is eloquent and beautifully expressed. The ideas are not naive but should be the right for every child everywhere in the world. Good luck for the contest.
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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This is eloquent and beautifully expressed. The ideas are not naive but should be the right for every child everywhere in the world. Good luck for the contest.
Comment Written 05-Jul-2016
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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Lisa, thanks so much for the wonderful review and six stars. It is greatly appreciated. Bill
Comment from joannakruk
A superb and well thought out piece. My sentiments align with yours. It is heinous that there are extensive laws and policies drafted to protect the richest in the country from being taxed, required to make social contributions and generally have any risk attached to their wealth. The easiest to target are always the most vulnerable and who is going to stand up for the poor who can't even afford the basics in the hierarchy of need let alone legal representation? The rich will always protect their arses and will appoint an army of lawyers to ensure this. Who controls the government? I guarantee you its not the beggar on the street, nor is it the apparent head of states who are simply the puppets for the rich.
A,complete mindshift is necessary but for this to happen calamity is necessary.
Its a sad state of affairs and I hope that there is an alternative means to solve it.
Thank you for sharing your thought provoking piece.
Jo :-)
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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A superb and well thought out piece. My sentiments align with yours. It is heinous that there are extensive laws and policies drafted to protect the richest in the country from being taxed, required to make social contributions and generally have any risk attached to their wealth. The easiest to target are always the most vulnerable and who is going to stand up for the poor who can't even afford the basics in the hierarchy of need let alone legal representation? The rich will always protect their arses and will appoint an army of lawyers to ensure this. Who controls the government? I guarantee you its not the beggar on the street, nor is it the apparent head of states who are simply the puppets for the rich.
A,complete mindshift is necessary but for this to happen calamity is necessary.
Its a sad state of affairs and I hope that there is an alternative means to solve it.
Thank you for sharing your thought provoking piece.
Jo :-)
Comment Written 05-Jul-2016
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2016
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Jo, thanks very much for your very kind review and words. I agree with every word you said. You are so right: a complete mindshift is necessary. Thanks again for reading. Bill
