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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
Like was stated earlier, I don't think the problem is that some parents can't afford food. Its that they chose to spend it on other things, like cigarrettes, booze, drugs, gambling, eating out to much, or luxury items. Or, like was also stated, lazy parents who basically let their kids fend for themselves for lunch at school.
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Except you're completely ignoring that much of these "choices" are steeped in mental illness and addiction.
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I really feel for the kids in these situations. However, when you see poor people on TV from third world countries. They are supper skinny and look to actually be starving. When I see poor people from North America, they generally seem to be obiese.
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This is a terribly flawed and completely anecdotal argument. The reason poor people are fat is because part of being poor is the inability to afford proper nutrition.