Actual letter from a southern conservative about why food drives aren't needed!

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.thecherawchronicle.com/news/letters/153789975/Postal-food-drive-shouldnt-be-necessary

LETTER: Postal food drive shouldn’t be necessary
Last updated: May 31. 2015 4:01PM - 145 Views
By Kenneth R. Garner

To the editor:

Re: “County excels in food drive,” by Cheraw Postmaster Kim Gulledge, May 21.

This food drive was run by the United States Postal Service, as if our government allows people to starve. This event was the 23rd annual “Stamp Out Hunger” and was called the world’s largest one-day food drive. The letter stated that 23 percent of our children live below the poverty line.

The letter implied that those children are hungry and neglected, particularly at home because they are fed at school. It also stated that the school food programs will soon end. This is far from the truth and only serves to make the post office, or any other group holding a food drive, look good to the local community.

No one in the United States is starving for the following reasons. South Carolina, and the rest of the country, has welfare, food stamp and Medicaid programs that give money, food and medical care to those who are deemed underprivileged or below the poverty level. In addition, the schools have free food programs for students, even in the summer, when school is out. Therefore, there is NO reason for hungry children or anyone else in school or at home.

If there are people starving in our state, it should be reported to the proper authorities and those responsible should be investigated for selling their food stamps for cash to buy cigarettes, alcohol and/or drugs or for some other nefarious use. There have even been cases where the grown children of the elderly steal their food stamps for personal use.

FULL letter at link.

[JaneyVee]

1. "Compassionate conservatism" strikes again.

[shenmue]

2. What a piece of shit