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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJack “Kids Should Sweep the Floor” Kingston Eats a Lot of Free Lunches
Jack Kids Should Sweep the Floor Kingston Eats a Lot of Free LunchesPosted on January 10, 2014 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby
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In December prior to the holiday break, Representative Jack Kingston (R-GA) asked are there no workhouses?
KINGSTON: But one of the things Ive talked to the secretary of agriculture about: Why dont you have the kids pay a dime, pay a nickel to instill in them that there is, in fact, no such thing as a free lunch? Or maybe sweep the floor of the cafeteria and yes, I understand that that would be an administrative problem, and I understand that it would probably lose you money. But think what we would gain as a society in getting people getting the myth out of their head that there is such a thing as a free lunch.
Not very many people were amused by Kingstons remarks, myself included, because there is a such thing as a free lunch and it turns out Jack knows all about that.
Local NBC affiliate WSAV dove into Jack Kingstons expenses and found that he eats quite a lot of free lunches.
Kingston and his staff expensed nearly $4200 in meals for business purposes to his congressional office, paid for by the American taxpayer, WSAV 3′s Dan Kartunen reported. The amount could have purchased nearly 2,000 Georgia school lunches.
WSAV also found that Kingston also racked up $4,289 of free meals paid for by third-party groups like the Georgia Bankers Association and the Congressional Institute. Kingston has also travelled to a handful of continents on congressional business racking up $24,313 in costs. Those expenses include more than just meals. Whats more, Kingston also expensed $145,391 worth of meals for campaign events.
WSAV also found that Kingston also racked up $4,289 of free meals paid for by third-party groups like the Georgia Bankers Association and the Congressional Institute. Kingston has also travelled to a handful of continents on congressional business racking up $24,313 in costs. Those expenses include more than just meals. Whats more, Kingston also expensed $145,391 worth of meals for campaign events.
Its clear that where poor students went wrong was not having a third party, a lobbyist, or their campaign pay for their lunch.
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Jack “Kids Should Sweep the Floor” Kingston Eats a Lot of Free Lunches (Original Post)
kpete
Jan 2014
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Cirque du So-What
(25,934 posts)1. Good thing for lobbyists that I'm not in charge of things
I'd run them ALL out of town on a rail. Then I'd start on elected officials who take so much as ONE free lunch on the taxpayers' dime.
LisaLynne
(14,554 posts)2. But, it's ok for him to get free things.
He's rich!
riversedge
(70,204 posts)3. It makes me sick to read vile stuff like this