Concretebob
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Do you believe that the vouchers are being used to buy drugs and alcohol?We will now switch to vouchers that can be used for anything................ and god help the kids.
Do you believe that the vouchers are being used to buy drugs and alcohol?We will now switch to vouchers that can be used for anything................ and god help the kids.
Do you believe that the vouchers are being used to buy drugs and alcohol?
Sadly I do. Are you implying that the picture on the right isn't entirely what was received?Do you believe they will be used solely to feed the kids?
I believe that many will have differing priorities and that the food parcels should be far, far better than those shown.
On the left a parcel from a Welsh council to feed a family of 3 for 2 weeks.... which is nearer where we should be.
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One is a family food parcel and the one on the right is just for kids lunches for 5 days.... don't get me wrong it's crap still but just not an accurate comparison!Do you believe they will be used solely to feed the kids?
I believe that many will have differing priorities and that the food parcels should be far, far better than those shown.
On the left a parcel from a Welsh council to feed a family of 3 for 2 weeks.... which is nearer where we should be.
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Sadly I do. Are you implying that the picture on the right isn't entirely what was received?
One point you are missing is that this "kid's lunch" may be the only food they get all day. If they are already on free school meals, do you think they are getting a nice filling breakfast before school, a snack after school, followed by a nutritious dinner before bed.It may have been what some people received, equally it may not! The joy of social mejia.... folk grab 1 thing out of tens of thousands and it becomes " the norm".
End of the day it is free food to feed the kids for lunch.
The bigger issue is that somebody sent out £5 worth of food and happily billed HMG for £30 or so.
I haven`t seen any comparisons barring the Welsh larger volume family box for a similar price.
As long as the parents are spending more than 16% of vouchers on food they’ll be offering more than those greedy companies.Do you believe they will be used solely to feed the kids?
I believe that many will have differing priorities and that the food parcels should be far, far better than those shown.
On the left a parcel from a Welsh council to feed a family of 3 for 2 weeks.... which is nearer where we should be.
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One point you are missing is that this "kid's lunch" may be the only food they get all day. If they are already on free school meals, do you think they are getting a nice filling breakfast before school, a snack after school, followed by a nutritious dinner before bed.
Are you saying the parents are spunking their kids food money on wide screen tvs and coke?
Are you saying the parents are spunking their kids food money on wide screen tvs and coke?
What would you consider to be a non-essential item or luxury that people choose to spend money on over feeding their kids?No I`m saying what some prioritise and what they consider essential may well be different to you and I.
It’s a fair point - they can eat the food as much as they can spend the money on other things.I'd just add that the 'parents will spend children's food vouchers on drugs and flat screen TVs' argument is a bit daft. If you send the family a food parcel, these mean parents could eat the food themselves and waste the money they would have spent on it on whatever else instead. Neither guarantees the children would be fed.
Not much point distributing vouchers either as I wouldn’t put it past some of these parents to use them to toot gear while they’re sat in front of their 50 inch TVs.It’s a fair point - they can eat the food as much as they can spend the money on other things.
You’ve convinced me. Give them f**k all.
What would you consider to be a non-essential item or luxury that people choose to spend money on over feeding their kids?
Not a loaded question - I am genuinely interested. Mainly because I’ve seen a lot of nonsense from people saying things like, “I bet they have the Internet though” as though the Internet isn’t an essential utility in 2021. Also their kids need it to stand any chance of learning right now, as well as some sort of laptop or computer that those same people also think is some sort of P**s take for them to have. I’ve also seen people saying, “Huh, got mobile phones to take pictures on before posting them online though haven’t they?!” Probably the same people who don’t realise that having a landline phone costs more in rental charges in a year than a cheap handset and a few top ups, which in year two becomes even cheaper still as the handset is a one off purchase while the landline charges never end.
I’m just genuinely unsure as to what people think is going on and what they think people have that they shouldn’t, or what it is that they should be giving up. I grew up very poor (especially until the age of about 10) just as it seems you did, so it’s something I take an interest in. While we don’t always agree I like to think that you might be able to provide me with some genuine insight into things that parents are spaffing their kids’ food money on that aren’t the things I’ve already mentioned above. I am fully aware that some parents are more responsible than others and don’t doubt for a second that there are some out there who simply fail their children through bad choices, but I would like to try to understand more about what those choices are.
Why can't poor people be kept in cages underground, where they are forced to work for no money?