Free Lunches at Public School are BAD

Yes. Some kids need to starve.

Before I go on..

This blog is ALL about advocating SELF-EMPOWERMENT and criticizing SELF-ENTITLEMENT. I believe the only way a society can help itself is by letting individuals take control over their lives, including finances, health, and personal guidelines. There is nothing a goverment can do that will change or help people unless people themselves want to change.

Does mandated universal public education make people want and value education? No.

Does all this government spending on why people need to get their fat asses off the couches and go out to exercise make people want to get healthier and value their bodies? No.

Will mandated universal health insurance improve the health of the population? Probably not.

Now, all this has to do with personal desire. People get what they MUST have, not what they're told to have. When you legislate these things to people, it's just a law and that's all it is. The most important thing that's lacking is DESIRE.

Now... going back to the starving kids issue..

When you give out things for free, people automatically associate FREE with ZERO value. That's when people start taking things for granted, including free meal programs at public schools. In fact, I think giving kids free meals is actually a form of welfare. We're training kids to think that the government will take care of them and that they don't have to fight for their share since they'll get things for free.

Don't get me wrong. I've had free public school meals. I am VERY grateful that they existed. I have plenty of friends who were in positions of need, and have benefitted from them. However, like myself, many of these people have eventually learned to stand on their own two feet and not rely on government for the rest of their lives.

In fact, I would argue that if some of these kids starved a couple of times when they were young, they would develop a drive and motivation to stand on their own and NOT to rely on anyone else b/c they think they DESERVE it. Better to suffer a little early than to suffer (and complain) for YEARS later.

Do I propose that we ban public school lunches? No. The government should subsidize the food program, not make it free. Let the families come up with the rest so they'll value, not take for granted, these food programs.