Quote Originally Posted by Marigold2 View Post
Back to social services for this is a concern. Aren't these services health, education, Medicaid, etc dictated by the state? Did any of these people go to elemantary school? Did they have a school principal or teacher to give the child and parents a helping hand as to what and where these programs are? I can see this being a problem in 1829 but not 2009. Aren't schools responsible for attendence? Or police for that matter if a child doesn't show up for class? Wouldn't a teacher ask about that child? Notice the child is hungry? Isn't there a free lunch program for these kids? That is state mandated I believe. Aren't their births recorded? School records recorded? Yes some will fall through the cracks but most should not. Most of these kids look like they have been to school and if they have they are eligible for social services. Teachers, pastors, social workers these all need to help and get involved and last, you can lead a horse to water but after that he is on his own. These are questions that should be asked and answers sought, not just pushed under the rug. What about the mayor, the governor, the chief of police, the church leaders do they not get involved or are they just overwelmed?
And no I am not bitter, I am practical. Each generation should improve on the last, otherwise we would all be living in caves. After all the Eyptains had flusing toliets 5 thousand years ago.
I take this entire post as a person asking good questions. Questions you're asking because you don't understand what the problem is.
That is my point. You don't know these people, you haven't visited these people and you don't know what's right/wrong for these people.

You continue to group them together with the national standard. They are not the national standard. What else can I say?