(Bill hearing) SB 1581 free school breakfast

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

SB 1581 had a hearing today. The bill explanation is “Requires school districts to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of income”.  Amendments and discussion on SB 1581 added that it may allow exceptions such as only letting a school provide the breakfast for students under the poverty level by 300%.   Others want free breakfast for all — regardless fo income.

Here is the risk:

The more Oregon provides benefits not found in other states or communities, the more people will migrate here and overwhelm our services.

– The Atlantic magazine said Oregon was seen as a “welfare utopia” by the rest of America.  As a result, people leave those states for Oregon.

– Homelessness has dropped across America, except for certain Blue states, like Oregon which saw a 30% increase.

– California has been cited for shipping their poor citizens to Oregon to take advantage of our unique benefits.

– Oregon has had more relaxed Food Stamp rules and therefore we are the nation’s #3 biggest Food Stamp state in America per-capita.

Lawmakers should be extremely cautious about creating new programs that invite more participants.