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Originally Posted by hedman2003
Cashman
Didn't realise there was a deadline to respond and if you read the original post I didn't say it was my idea but that there seemed some merit in the suggestion, it was posted to prompt some discussion. Many of the responses were about caring parents who give their children all the love and attention they possibly can even if they are on a limited income and I fully understand the arguments that people have put forward.
The point that was being made is there are pupils in many if not all schools who because of ineffective parenting do not get a hot meal each day.
If I saw a homeless person in the street I would prefer to give them a hot drink than money at least on that basis the money is not going on drink or drugs and for me the idea of a mandatory meal would ensure that child benefit was being spent on the neglected child and not frittered away by parents
I do not think I was right and everybody else was wrong but asked for peoples opinions after all its called free speech so thanks to everybody for their contributions
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the "You" i refered too,was meant as the collective body of your meeting/seminar,not you in particular, i also notice you highlighted that bit, n never mentioned, my point about most "respondents" not agreeing.
