Saturday, January 30, 2016

FEDERAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM, SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S USDA-APPROVED SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM IS NOT, REPEAT, NOT MANDATORY FOR AMERICAN SCHOOLS.

STATES CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE.
FOR ANY READER NEEDING THE DEFINITION OF "CHOOSE", ;LEAVE A COMMENT AND THE TEA ROOM WILL SUPPLY ONE.

IT IS A CHOICE SCHOOLS MAKE SO THAT THEY CAN GET FEDERAL MONEY TO FEED THEIR SCHOOL KIDS.

WHEN THEY CHOOSE, AS IN MAKE A FREE WILL CHOICE, AS IN DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES, TO SIGN ON TO THE FEDERAL PROGRAM, THEY RAKE IN CONSIDERABLE CAPITAL TO HELP THEM MEET USDA STANDARDS, USDA, STANDARDS, I SAY AGAIN, USDA STANDARDS, NOT MICHELE OBAMA STANDARDS AS SHE DECIDES NOTHING SINCE CONGRESS REIGNS OVER THE FEDERAL PROGRAM, AND SO THEY ARE LOCKED-IN ON WHAT THEY MUST SERVE TO SUIT THE USDA...AS IN, THE USDA, aka "THE FEDS". .

THEY HAVE TO FEED KIDS WHAT THE USDA SAYS THE KIDS NEED....NOT WHAT MICHELE OBAMA THINKS THEY NEED.  

Congress passed the school lunch act and congress votes on its funding.


SURPRISE!!!

IT'S ALL PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, FREE INFORMATION, BEEN AVAILABLE FOR YEARS ONLINE, AND CAN BE READ, IN TOTO, RIGHT HERE ON THE FEDERAL WEBSITE.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/NSLPFactSheet.pdf

IT IS A "FACT SHEET", EASY TO READ, BUT THE TEA ROOM REALIZES HOW MANY READERS JUST HATE FACTS AND DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY, BUT FOR THE REST WHO ARE AFTER FACTS, DO GO HAVE A LOOK. 

BARRING ACTUALLY GOING AND READING, JUST CALL UP YOUR KIDS' SCHOOLS AND ASK...ASK IF THEY CHOSE TO PARTICIPATE.

IF THEY WANTED FEDERAL FUNDS, THEY CHOSE TO SIGN UP, BET THE FARM ON THAT!
"The Food and Nutrition Service administers the program at the Federal level. At the State level, the National School Lunch Program is usually administered by State education agencies, which operate the program through agreements with school food authorities."

OHHH, NOOOO!
NOT BY AGREEMENTS!

YES, BY AGREEMENTS. 
"Generally, public or nonprofit private schools of high school grade or under and public or nonprofit private residential child care institutions MAY participate in the school lunch program. 
School districts and independent schools that CHOOSE to take part in the lunch program get cash subsidies and USDA foods from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for each meal they serve.

WHAT? 
KIDS AREN'T FORCED TO EAT OBAMA'S LEFTOVERS?
SORRY, 'PUBLICAN READERS, NO...

THE SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE TO SERVE "HEALTHY FOOD"?
NOPE, THEY CHOOSE TO, JUST LIKE I SAID.  


Federal meal requirements, decisions about what specific foods to serve and how they are prepared are made by local school food authorities

REALLY?
YUP!
SURPRISE!!!


HEY, IT'S FEDERAL MONEY AND STATES AND SCHOOLS AND EVERYBODY LOVES THAT, NO?

ACTUALLY, A FEW STATES ARE DECIDING NOT TO PARTICIPATE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT CHOICE.

1% TO 3% ARE DROPPING OUT.
MAINLY BECAUSE KIDS AND PARENTS ARE WHINING ABOUT THE FOOD AND STOPPED BUYING THOSE "CHEAP" LUNCHES.

"Freedom to Choose": Some Schools Drop Federal Lunch ...

Prior Lake ditches federal lunch program, losing $170K

 [Yeah, and no more free lunch for the 'underprivileged' kids. Yaaay, right?]
HOW MUCH DO SCHOOLS RAKE IN FOR CHOOSING THE FEDERAL PROGRAM?   

For the latest reimbursement rates visit FNS website at http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/rates-reimbursement.

IT RUNS ROUGHLY BETWEEN $2.50 TO A BIT OVER $3.00 PER LUNCH PLUS SNACK PER KID, PER DAY.  

BUT WAIT!
THE SCHOOLS GET EVEN MORE FOR CHOOSING THE USDA PLAN!  


In addition to cash reimbursements, schools are entitled by law to receive USDA foods, called "entitlement" foods, at a value of 23 TO 25 CENTS FOR EACH MEAL SERVED, as of fiscal year 2012-2013.

Schools can also get "bonus" USDA foods as they are available from surplus agricultural stocks. 

Moreover, here's a little-known fact about the NSLP: The reimbursement money given to schools must also cover everything from janitorial services to heating the cafeteria.
They also provide training to cafeteria staff.



WOW!
SCHOOLS MAKE A NICE HAUL FOR SIGNING UP, DON'T THEY?
NO WONDER SO MANY STATES CHOOSE TO SIGN UP FOR FED $$$$$$$$$$$!


CAN A PARENT FEED A KID A DECENT LUNCH FOR UNDER $3?
 HECK YEAH!
WILL THEY, DO THEY? 

CERTAINLY NOT THE ONES WHINING ABOUT LITTLE JOHNNY'S LOUSY LUNCH LIKE WE SAW CRUZ WHINE ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER GETTING BREAKFAST FOR LUNCH.

ANY PARENT, WAIT, ANY FINANCIALLY STABLE PARENT, ANY PARENT NOT WORKING TWO OR THREE JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET, CAN SURELY SLING A LUNCH TOGETHER FOR "JUNIOR" THAT THE LAD WILL EAT, RIGHT?

AND THEN, SAID PARENT CAN GO DOWN AND CURSE THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR SIGNING UP, FOR AGREEING TO, FOR DECIDING TO RAKE IN FED $$$$ AND SERVE USDA-APPROVED MEALS... OR JUST SHUT UP ABOUT IT IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO COMPLAIN, OR THE DESIRE TO FIX THEIR ANGELS' MEALS THEMSELVES!     

"STATES select entitlement foods for their schools from a list of various foods purchased by USDA and offered through the school lunch program. Bonus foods are offered only as they become available through agricultural surplus.

The variety of both entitlement and bonus USDA foods schools can get from USDA depends on quantities available and market prices.  

A very successful project between USDA and the Department of Defense (DoD) has helped provide schools with fresh produce purchased through DoD. USDA has also worked with schools to help promote connections with local small farmers who may be able to provide fresh produce."

OHHHH, NOOOO!
LITTLE JOHNNY HATES VEGGIES!
LITTLE JOHNNY WANTS JUNK FOOD, PIZZA, EMPTY CALORIE FOODS, STUFF MOM AND DAD LET HIM HAVE ALL THE TIME, NOT FRESH PRODUCE!

IT'S HORRRRRIBLE! 
VEGGIES! 
BLAAAAH!     



"A listing of all our State agencies may be found on our web site at
http://www.fns.usda.gov/office-type/child-nutrition-programs, THEN select your State from the drop-down box and select “apply.”  


NO, YOU DON'T APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM, YOU APPLY YOUR STATE'S NAME TO BRING UP STATE DATA....

THERE YOU HAVE IT, BLAME DISGRUNTLED, UNREAD, UNAWARE AMERICANS FOR SPREADING STUPID RUMORS ABOUT MANDATORY FEDERAL LUNCH PROGRAMS.

WE KNOW NOT BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T GO LOOK FOR OURSELVES. 

MOST DON'T QUESTION WHAT THE TOP DOGS IN OUR CURSED TWO-PARTY SYSTEM TELL THEM

AMERICANS MAY BLINDLY AND MERRILY ACCEPT RUMORS AND LIES BECAUSE THEY WANT TO.

LIKE MY UNCLE JOEL ALWAYS SAID,
"YOU MUST LIKE IT OR ELSE YOU'D CHANGE IT!"


AMEN!

NOW WHEN/IF TRUMP OR CRUZ, OR WHICHEVER GOP (OR  JACKASS PARTY) LIAR GETS THE OVAL OFFICE, CONTINUES THIS PROGRAM, LIKE BUSH DID AND LIKE ALL HAVE SINCE IT BEGAN, WHEN NOTHING CHANGES, THEN WHAT?

OR...WHEN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS ARE ENDED AND YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE LUNCH TO YOUR DARLINGS, THEN WHAT?

OR, WHEN IT'S $10 A DAY FOR A LUNCH, NOT $2.50, WILL YOU PACK A LUNCH FOR THE LITTLE DARLINGS THEN? 


OH, BTW,

DAMN POOR KIDS...JUST WANTED TO GET OUT OF FIGHTING, RIGHT? 

DAMN THE POOR....

NO...DAMN THE AMERICAN IDEOLOGY THAT DAMNS THE POOR.

AND TO ALL WHO DO NOT MAKE CERTAIN TO BE PROPERLY INFORMED.... TSK, TSK, TSK. 

SAY "BAAAAAAHHHH" FOR ME?
BLEAT LIKE A SHEEP, PRETTY PLEASE?

THINK.... INDEPENDENTLY, THINK!
QUESTION EVERYTHING.
STOP BELIEVING WHAT THE PARTY LEADERS TELL YOU TO BELIEVE.

BE "WE, THE PEOPLE", THE "BOSS", THE ONE WHO PAYS THE SALARIES OF THOSE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA, AND US WITH IT.
STEP RIGHT UP, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
RESTORE THE CONCEPT OF A GOVERNMENT OF, FOR AND BY THE PEOPLE.

READ THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, READ THE BILLS, SEE HOW THEY ALL VOTE UP ON THE HILL.

LOOK AT WHICH BIG WALL STREET NAMES FUND THEM.

SEE THE FACTS, EVEN IF THEY HURT.
DEMAND THE TRUTH, ESPECIALLY FROM YOURSELF.
MEMORIZE THE CONSTITUTION, THE BILL OF RIGHTS, TEACH YOUR KIDS TO DO THE SAME.

EDUCATE YOURSELVES ON HOW THE CROOKS GET AWAY WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THEN STOP THEM FROM DOING SO.

WATCH THEM, WATCH DILIGENTLY.
A NATION LEFT UNGUARDED BY ITS POPULACE FALLS.

MOST OF ALL, REMEMBER THAT EVERY AMERICAN IS JUST AS AMERICAN AS THE NEXT.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A LESSER AMERICAN.
WE'RE ALL GREAT, BECAUSE WE ARE AMERICANS, TO THE BONE.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SMALLEST, YOUNGEST, OLDEST CITIZEN HAPPENS TO US ALL.











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  2. LET ME JUST STICK THIS DOWN HERE WHERE NOT 1 IN A THOUSAND WILL SEE IT....
    In case no one has noticed, it is the Tea Room's terrible habit to play "Devil's Advocate", to defend and or spotlight, at least, positions, beliefs, worldviews, a particular "side" of a situation, event, or thought that I do not personally subscribe to.
    I do this to make certain we see ALL "sides", ALL views, ALL possibilities and so OPEN OUR MINDS to the absolute possibility that WE, I , YOU, ALL of us CAN be and sometimes ARE wrong.
    As we age, we change.
    We MUST make changes sometimes.
    If we can't admit we're wrong, we'll stagnate, we'll be vulnerable to being DUPED.
    We'll be LED instead of LEADING.
    We'll grow IGNORANT instead of WISE.
    I will "goad", I will "press the issue" to extremes. I admit that.
    All so that we continue to THINK INDEPENDENTLY, USING OUR OWN ADEQUATE MINDS to learn, see facts, dig deeper, demand excellence, demand justice for ALL, ALL, every single one.

    We, all of us ARE America!
    America is what men and women just like us built.
    Some gave their lives to build it.
    Some gave their own flesh and blood.
    It's well worth saving and defending and making sure it's EQUAL JUSTICE FOR ALL, freedoms for ALL, the SAME for ALL.
    I hope that clears things up a bit as to why I seem to "go off on a tangent" as I have been accused recently of doing.
    Do I "rant"?
    Hell, yes!
    WHY?
    Ahhh, there's a good question!
    Go look for the answer.
    Question everything, even the Tea Room.
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