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Re: Why we give?
Yes, Margaret, I think many of us were in the same boat as far as the small amount of money there was in 'those' days. I have no idea how my mother managed in the way she did, always making sure we had sufficient food - have a feeling that she must have very quietly gone without a lot of things herself to make this happen. Never complained. There was never any spare cash to waste but we accepted that as being the way it was.
Such a different concept of money these days - some Smart Alec has come up with a suggestion that kids should be paid 25 cents a day (from the Government, therefore from the taxpayer) as a payment/reward if they eat more vegetables and fruit at school. One young student (looked about 10) was asked if he would do this and his reply was 'for 25 cents, I don't think so!'
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