Obama school lunch debacle (Page 9)

Social Security's dramatic cost increase is not just a result of "old people" as previously stated.  The number of Social Security disability claims and recipients has skyrocked since 2008.  Not sure how so many people suddenly became disabled during this relatively short time frame, but my guess is that it has to do more with the economy, unemployment running out and tougher welfare requirements than actual disability.  Caveat, caveat - of course there are many truly disabled people who need help.  However, the increase (applications up over 27% in 2010) point clearly toward abuse.  With an average recipient age of 49, this becomes unsustainable.  So, don't jump to the conclusion that social security is just a sunk cost that is needed to take care of the elderly and truly disabled.  Do a google search and you'll plenty of websites instructing on what you need to say and do to be considered disabled so you can collect benefits.  I am sickened to think that people, their lawyers/advocates and their doctors lie about having disabilities so they can fleece us. 

Social Security's dramatic cost increase is not just a result of "old people" as previously stated.  The number of Social Security disability claims and recipients has skyrocked since 2008.  Not sure how so many people suddenly became disabled during this relatively short time frame, but my guess is that it has to do more with the economy, unemployment running out and tougher welfare requirements than actual disability.  Caveat, caveat - of course there are many truly disabled people who need help.  However, the increase (applications up over 27% in 2010) point clearly toward abuse.  With an average recipient age of 49, this becomes unsustainable.  So, don't jump to the conclusion that social security is just a sunk cost that is needed to take care of the elderly and truly disabled.  Do a google search and you'll plenty of websites instructing on what you need to say and do to be considered disabled so you can collect benefits.  I am sickened to think that people, their lawyers/advocates and their doctors lie about having disabilities so they can fleece us. 

Do you think a couple cheesburgers at school lunch is too much to ask for?

So is it regular cheeseburgers or double cheeseburgers? 

C'mon, you flip-flop more than Romney.

Whatever the kid can eat is good with me....and fries...and a chocolate shake....he's hungry!!

Why don't you just give him enough money to buy two lunches?

I can see I'm a little late to this party but if B.O. was so interested in actually healthy children, he should make sure the schools have a P.E. class. I was shocked to hear a while back that schools eliminated these classes, are you kidding me??

Also, I can probably count on one hand the amount of school lunches I had, it just wasn't an issue, we didn't have that kind of extra money. Mom just sent us out the door with a brown bag lunch that was generally either pbj or baloney and then a yummy sugary thing like a SuzieQ. Don't think she really thought about "healthy", it was just her making lunches for the kids.

We were also like never home, it was a pitstop to eat, then we were out the door to play with all the neighborhood kids. Unfortunately it's a different world and I wouldn't let my kids now have the freedom I had then.

 It was just a different lifestlye, kids played, there wasn't a ton of homework or video games to keep em in the house.

Oh and looks like my kids will have to brown bag it too b/c they're in a private school that doesn't even have a cafeteria. I'm not nearly as nice as my mom so they'll have to start making their own lunches once they get old enough

Patsy