美国穷的是真穷,而且他们的贫穷是没有希望的贫穷,中国人再怎么穷,也会把希望寄托在孩子上,美国基本就没这文化,像Kevin Durant的母亲那种自己饿着给孩子吃,拼命工作不让自己一家变成homeless的人大概是不多的。。。 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States One out of 50 children or 1.5 million children in United States of America will be homeless each year.[3] In 2013 that number huaren.used to one out of 30 children, or 2.5 million.[4] There were an estimated 57,849 homeless veterans estimated in the United States during January 2013; or 12 percent of all homeless adults. Just under 8 percent of homeless U.S. veterans are female. Texas, California and Florida have the highest numbers of unaccompanied homeless youth under the age of 18; comprising 58% of the total homeless under 18 youth population [5] Because of turnover in the homeless population, the total number of people who experience homelessness for at least a few nights during the course of a year is thought to be considerably higher than point-in-time counts. A 2000 study estimated the number of such people to be between 2.3 million and 3.5 million.[6][7] According to Amnesty International USA, vacant houses outnumber homeless people by five times.[8] Causes of homelessness in the United States includes lack of affordable housing, mental illness, substance abuse, lack of needed services, and low-paying jobs. Homelessness in the United States affects many segments of the population, including families, children, veterans and others. Efforts to assist the homeless have included federal legislation, non-profit efforts, increased access to healthcare services, affordable housing, among others.
我听说过我们这里一个学校,常常有孩子早上没有吃饭到学校的,还是不少孩子。但是我觉得更多的是因为父母不管孩子,所以没有吃早饭。而一般这种不负责的家庭都是穷人,可包括在因为穷没有吃早饭的学生里面了吧。都是住在section8房子里的。
曾经看过一个foodnetwork的节目,一次参加chopped四个人都是小学的cook,其中一个大概是比较穷的区,学校经费也有限,她说周一都是pasta午餐,因为周一孩子特别饿,周中在学校他们起码有顿饱饭,周末在家挨饿,。。。所以周一他们要提供特别管饱的午餐,pasta是在有限经费的条件下他们能提供的最管饱的。
就是。给小孩的钱都花在大人身上了
老实说这些慈善机构派发的东西,我觉得不是不得已的人家冒领实在。。。没劲。
我去帮手的那家,一般分发的食物几大类
1 大米,面粉,玉米粉,糖,奶粉,面条,豆子。。。这些干货,这些还罢了,一般人家也吃,也不容易坏,但是也不值什么钱,大米豆子都是大包拆开了分装小包再发,两周领一次的,一般给一磅大米/豆子,面粉玉米粉选一个,是5磅装的。
2 罐头,各种蔬菜水果汤肉酱罐头,盒装的早餐麦片。。。如果是商家捐赠的,都很接近保质期了,这类是派发的大宗
3 鸡蛋,这也凑合,当然不是很新鲜也不是有机,而且给的量很少,一盒子12个,都要剪开的,一家一周才给半盒子
4 面包,他们都是从固定的商家拿,都是夜里关门的时候撤下来不能再卖的,这个charity收来之后,立刻冻起来,到受助者来领取或者派发(行动不便的残障人士或者老人,有专人送上门)的时候才拿出来装袋,我去的那家,好多冰箱,下面冻箱都是冻面包,上面就是鸡蛋。
火鸡之类的东西,只有感恩节圣诞节才有。
我一次碰到一个女的,第一次来领,她家原来老公工作,2个孩子,还过得去,后来老公失业,来领,她只要干货,也拿了几件衣服,不要罐头。也碰到过麻烦的,不要罐头,磨叽要多拿面粉糖什么的,不许可的,她不肯罢休我们就只能叫管理。
比如说很多公立学校的免费午餐,就是补助低收入的墨墨,其实那些墨墨都打现金工,根本就付得起孩子的午餐。但是左逼们收买墨墨要他们的选票呗。我家阿姨(华人)的儿子就在学校吃低价午餐(不是纯免费,是比正常价低),她家就是享受低收入福利的,但其实他们打现金工,手里的钱不少,只是不存银行,不走W2,帐面上是低收入。他们付孩子的午餐绝对付得起,但是不拿白不拿呀。
我一朋友在产科工作10+年,经常有某族裔妇女去生产,带一堆娃去,从快20岁的,到满地跑的,都有。人家的大娃,到点了知道自己出去买快餐,但不会给下面小的买。然后,妈妈就理直气壮的让护士给小的们拿吃的。医院,一般都有多余的食物,长备的。再几年前,圣诞前,各超市不都有让大家认捐的小朋友的东西么,有些是衣服,鞋子,玩具啥的到罢了,还不少要电子产品的。
来现金的工作,一般美国公民反而比移民(非法多数)难,因为美国公民明显受法律保护更多,一般老板不会去招惹美国人,让人抓住点违法的小漏洞,就要被告的连裤子都可能丢了。还有说西班牙语的人垄断一些行业,比如清洁工,说英语的美国人想挤进去不容易的。
今天的新闻,kmart要关好多店,又是大量人丢饭碗了。产业工人除了有工会保护的少数行业,基本上工作岗位年年在流失,现在retail工人也不行了,受网店冲击越来越大,百货商店都要关门一大片。
不管怎么样,能免费吃到一顿可口的热餐的机会并不是很多,我这边一般都是要过节时,慈善机构才会有这种“大餐”吃,平时最多发些干的米面罐头类,好吃是不可能的,再加上很多美国人根本没有做饭的能力和知识。
估计那个贴里大部分都是嫁老美的。
我觉得肯定有穷的,但多数是懒的和不劳而获的
我妈的几个中产朋友的小女儿们也就是6-9岁,圣诞礼物可就9-12刀的样子。
反正自那以后我再也不干这种SB事儿了。
是的,所以支持这个反而是恶性循环。
换成任何人要选择每月拿福利还是每年交几万税,应该没谁选后者吧,反正都合法
我初高中的时候也每天早上都处于饥饿状态。。。因为起晚了每天早上都来不及吃早餐。。。
最后人家现金给我了付全了……一打现金啊……!!!
现在还在考虑,他跟我说他娃吃不饱饭是认真的么……
恭喜吃到福利,我倒是宁可给同胞吃,等到中产全部负担不起税的时候,就一起反政府吧
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States
One out of 50 children or 1.5 million children in United States of America will be homeless each year.[3] In 2013 that number huaren.used to one out of 30 children, or 2.5 million.[4] There were an estimated 57,849 homeless veterans estimated in the United States during January 2013; or 12 percent of all homeless adults. Just under 8 percent of homeless U.S. veterans are female. Texas, California and Florida have the highest numbers of unaccompanied homeless youth under the age of 18; comprising 58% of the total homeless under 18 youth population [5] Because of turnover in the homeless population, the total number of people who experience homelessness for at least a few nights during the course of a year is thought to be considerably higher than point-in-time counts. A 2000 study estimated the number of such people to be between 2.3 million and 3.5 million.[6][7] According to Amnesty International USA, vacant houses outnumber homeless people by five times.[8] Causes of homelessness in the United States includes lack of affordable housing, mental illness, substance abuse, lack of needed services, and low-paying jobs. Homelessness in the United States affects many segments of the population, including families, children, veterans and others. Efforts to assist the homeless have included federal legislation, non-profit efforts, increased access to healthcare services, affordable housing, among others.
够cheap的,那些垃圾午餐让孩子往肚子里吃。
想想一个孩子,出生在贫困区,毒品泛滥,家长普遍不负责任,只管生娃不管教育。娃一生下来周围环境就是乌烟瘴气。学校也没人学习,充满了 bully,因为学生太差,老师也不好好教课,反正大家都是混混,甚至因为被欺负有些孩子宁愿不上课也不去学校,家长老师都不管,自然也没有所谓的免费午餐。更何况,不上课的时候就没有免费午餐,就饿着肚子。
这种感觉,其实跟出生在中国穷乡僻壤跟外界联系不多并有着各种恶俗的村里感觉也差不多。