But eating doritos with Mountain Dew and 1/4 pounders is a better solution? Perhaps so ... for a short time .. but then when they develop health issues it's taxpayers who pay for the Medicaid they receive. It's all about responsibility ... and choices. Any kid, no matter how poor, deprived or otherwise challenged can succeed in life if they apply themself in the classroom. Ben Carson and Hermain Cain are two examples.
But they were poor and didn't make much $$. They just apparently persevered rather than giving up. Others can do the same. I see a few parents of kids I work with working 2 jobs trying to improve their lives. But the majority have an "I don't care" and "I deserve my handouts" mentality. They've been on welfare etc. so long they feel it's their right.