Every time a new president takes office the first lady often takes on a project of her own that she believes is a benefit for the country. Mamie Eisenhower took on the Heart fund which raised money for heart disease, and Eleanor Roosevelt invested a lot of time and money into programs like the Salvation Army and the Red Cross. In the Obama Administration, First Lady Michele Obama has under taken the role of decreasing childhood hunger and obesity by making school lunches healthier and free for those who can 't afford them. However, This has been a very controversial social change because many people don 't like to be told what they need to eat in order to be healthy. In an article by Julie Kelly and Jeff Stier critiquing the Healthy, Hunger
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The Authors point out that a house subcommittee working with the USDA has deemed that over $2.7 billion dollars are wasted every year when it could be put towards food assistance in other ways. The attempt to be trendy has cost so much because the government has tried plans like paying millions of dollars for trucks to come to places they know kids will be at after school hours, or even during the summer, such as playgrounds and parks and offer them free food. In other cases there were attempts to bring the fresh from the farm vegetables and fruits straight to the school and that was also a costly …show more content…
All of these examples come from certain areas or places. For example, the principal that claimed that it is sad how much food they throw away is subject to just one school. Even though the public schools of Chicago get free meals to provide their students with doesn 't mean that every major city in the United States is receiving that same treatment. There is no doubt that money has been wasted on this venture, but in an attempt to protect something vital to the future of our country: the health of our children. This act can still be considered young, and needs to be revised in order to cut down on the rampant spending. However, much like the Articles of Confederation in the very beginning of our nation, it had to be revised to relocate power, but in the end we got a constitution which served our country well, and the same can happen with this act. The authors undoubtedly raised some red flags about the Healthy, Hungry Free Kids Act of 2010. They definitely tried to appeal to the readers wallet as a taxpayer in order to make us more aware of how the system operates. Their point did get across, this will make anyone fiscally aware cringe; however, this program should still be in its early stages if we want it to do the job it should, and that 's to make the United States in the future a healthier place to
The Authors point out that a house subcommittee working with the USDA has deemed that over $2.7 billion dollars are wasted every year when it could be put towards food assistance in other ways. The attempt to be trendy has cost so much because the government has tried plans like paying millions of dollars for trucks to come to places they know kids will be at after school hours, or even during the summer, such as playgrounds and parks and offer them free food. In other cases there were attempts to bring the fresh from the farm vegetables and fruits straight to the school and that was also a costly …show more content…
All of these examples come from certain areas or places. For example, the principal that claimed that it is sad how much food they throw away is subject to just one school. Even though the public schools of Chicago get free meals to provide their students with doesn 't mean that every major city in the United States is receiving that same treatment. There is no doubt that money has been wasted on this venture, but in an attempt to protect something vital to the future of our country: the health of our children. This act can still be considered young, and needs to be revised in order to cut down on the rampant spending. However, much like the Articles of Confederation in the very beginning of our nation, it had to be revised to relocate power, but in the end we got a constitution which served our country well, and the same can happen with this act. The authors undoubtedly raised some red flags about the Healthy, Hungry Free Kids Act of 2010. They definitely tried to appeal to the readers wallet as a taxpayer in order to make us more aware of how the system operates. Their point did get across, this will make anyone fiscally aware cringe; however, this program should still be in its early stages if we want it to do the job it should, and that 's to make the United States in the future a healthier place to