UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

User avatar
DBTrek
Posts: 12241
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:04 pm

UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by DBTrek » Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:30 pm

Photos of free* school meal packages in the UK spark outrage online

Photos showing food packages being sent to school children in the UK who are currently learning remotely have sparked outrage online, with many calling the parcels "shameful," "cruel," and "disgraceful."

Image

... The food parcels are supposed to contain the equivalent of £30 ($40) worth of food. Parents recently received a £30 voucher to cover food over the winter break, but during term time, food parcels are being distributed instead. But as @RoadsideMum pointed out, this parcel contains about £5 ($6) worth of food, mapping out the costs as if bought from supermarket chain Asda. This estimate was backed by Jack Monroe, the author of Tin Can Cook and activist known for campaigning about poverty, who replied agreeing "that’s about a fivers worth of food there."

Mashable added up a similar estimate for the same items from another chain, Sainsburys, for comparison, and the total amount came to just under £11 — and this was using full prices per kilogram of fruits and vegetables, not individual items...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/ ... r-BB1cGneg
*This shit ain't free, it was paid for by people who work
That's right, the government will charge you £30 to send £5 of food to a family. They'll do this for as many families as they can, because who wouldn't when you can pocket 83% of the taxpayer's cash?

But you know ... kids are starving because Bezos has too much money, and because rich people just won't pay their "fair share". Maybe if the UK can jack taxes again the program will work this time. Maybe we need to spend £50 per family, so the kids will get £6 of food. Just remember - poor kids starve because enterprising entrepreneurs make money, not because the government is corrupt, the politicians are liars, and because citizens feel ok taking other people's wealth on account of "disparity".

Derp.
Last edited by DBTrek on Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"Hey varmints, don't mess with a guy that's riding a buffalo"

User avatar
Martin Hash
Posts: 18718
Joined: Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:02 pm

Re: UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by Martin Hash » Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:35 pm

Good find, dude.
Shamedia, Shamdemic, Shamucation, Shamlection, Shamconomy & Shamate Change

User avatar
SuburbanFarmer
Posts: 25278
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:50 am
Location: Ohio

Re: UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:38 pm

Nice one
SJWs are a natural consequence of corporatism.

Formerly GrumpyCatFace

https://youtu.be/CYbT8-rSqo0

User avatar
SilverEagle
Posts: 2421
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:07 am

Re: UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by SilverEagle » Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:04 pm

+1
There is a time for good men to do bad things.

For fuck sake, 1984 is NOT an instruction manual!

:character-bowser: __________ :character-mario: :character-luigi:

User avatar
TheOneX
Posts: 1291
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 3:16 pm

Re: UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by TheOneX » Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:10 pm

They forgot to say that only $6 would be going to the food, the other $34 would be going towards administration costs.

User avatar
doc_loliday
Posts: 2443
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:10 am

Re: UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by doc_loliday » Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:19 pm

That raw ass potato is basically a big fuck you.

Here ya go sport, enjoy yer spud.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

User avatar
Xenophon
Posts: 2713
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:41 am

Re: UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by Xenophon » Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:29 pm

doc_loliday wrote:
Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:19 pm
That raw ass potato is basically a big fuck you.

Here ya go sport, enjoy yer spud.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
It's retarded. My kids are homeschooled, but the county can't discriminate against any children in the county, so they're required to serve my kids too. So, in my new quest to bleed the system of whatever I can get from it, I get these lunches for them sometimes because they're offering school lunches during lockdowns or distance learning days. They'll literally send a regular potato with instructions on how to create a baked potato in the microwave.

Thanks government. I can't imagine how the kids who actually have to subsist on this stuff must be faring.

User avatar
SuburbanFarmer
Posts: 25278
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:50 am
Location: Ohio

Re: UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:38 pm

Hah we’ve been doing the same.
SJWs are a natural consequence of corporatism.

Formerly GrumpyCatFace

https://youtu.be/CYbT8-rSqo0

User avatar
doc_loliday
Posts: 2443
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:10 am

Re: UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by doc_loliday » Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:40 pm

Xenophon wrote:
Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:29 pm
They'll literally send a regular potato with instructions on how to create a baked potato in the microwave.

They should just send you seeds with instructions on how to grow your own. Then they can charge you for a lifetime of potatoes.

User avatar
DBTrek
Posts: 12241
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:04 pm

Re: UK Socialists Shocked to Discover Socialism Sucks

Post by DBTrek » Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:55 pm

Been on a long email chain with Monte about this one. He said I could post his contrary views on the story here since he's banned, so I'll do my best to paraphrase his rather involved and complex observations:
Monte: "Nuh-uh, that's an evil private business ripping people off again. Socialism RULES!"
I'm sure he would agree that is a succinct and fair assessment of his position. And of course, if he doesn't find it to be he's free to state otherwise. Just ... you know ... quote the post and tell me where I'm wrong.

:twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
"Hey varmints, don't mess with a guy that's riding a buffalo"