Writing Exploration 3 From Charlie

Writing Exploration 3

 Charlie Stringer

Literacy Event

     I’ve been trying to think something to write about since last Wednesday and I just couldn’t think of anything.  My life is a revolution of school and work.  However, and quite unfortunately, I learned last night not to do my math homework late at night after a full day of moving furniture.  It should have been one of those “No Duh!” concepts ever present in everyone’s life.  In these moments you find out that you just make a lot of dumb mistakes and rewrite problems that need not be rewritten.  I must have rewrote the problems at least seven times.  I was so mad, it lacked all humor to me, and the next morning just showed that I had made seven copies manually.  Needless to say I won’t be repeating that mistake. It’s good way  to waste too much time and it breaks ones frustration meter to smithereens.  

Issues of Substantiation

Issues of Substantiation is: The fact factoring head game with a verbal “paper trail”. The grinding of truths. The dictionary tester. In other words testing of facts.

My chosen Local or State Issue

     There is a school program in Ohio that gives free lunches to minors throughout the summer months.  Because it a tax supported program there is always the matter of if the program is helpful or crippling to society; to both those helped and those paying.   Some of the questions that arise from this program is: Are we truly being helpful or are we crippling their ability to fend for themselves?   How much is too much and to what cost?  What is the benefit or incentive for those who pay taxes?  And are we creating permanent dependents on the system?  These are only some of the questions that arise. Because of these type of questions this matter would fall under the issue of evaluation categorization.

     I am in support of the program because I believe the strength of a nation lies in its treatment of its own people in addition to its world involvement.  I think that in addition to helping third world countries, and yes we should be helping, we should help those who are poor and hungry here as well.  A point to consider is that kids do not make their household’s money and unfortunately the household money isn’t always spent properly or even in the taking care of them, the dependents.  

     Yes, you will always have “free riders” in a public good.  Does that mean all public goods should be stopped because of “free riders”?  Only if you want the competitive market to step in, which unfortunately would be never.  You may ask why it wouldn’t.  The reason: Competitive markets are geared toward its own profits, not benefits or support beyond itself in the market place.  It’s pure Economics 101.  Now there are several organizations out there that do help; but usually they have an incentive to do so such as advertising, corporate imagery, and tax write offs.  

     I think there should restrictions and limitations on the ability to qualify for the assistance to limit the number of “free riders”. The lunch program does have certain limitations. In order to help limit “free riders”, the program places a limitation of age. The cut off is eighteen years old.

     Even those that are on the edge of eighteen are not always ready or capable of supporting themselves.  If we can help them, we should help them.  Helping doesn’t cripple, pampering does.  Help, with a mind and effort in educating young people in the workforce, build the workers and leaders needed to solve our nation’s ever present and rising problems.  What are our benefits or incentive? Well, if we are to make an investment in anything, shouldn’t we invest in a possible better future for them as well as ourselves?  Their success helps us in the long run. Our nation will be stronger. We can all help by feeding and educating the youth. 

Chart from the Columbus Dispatch Sep 13, 2015 from the article

"More Ohio kids living in poverty, lunch program shows"

ODE Summer lunch free meal program Flyer