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My landlady spends all day watching right-wing news/chat programmes on TV, like GB news and all that. Today I overheard a conversation on TV, they were talking about how children of poor parents shouldn't expect society to feed them. A man phoned in to say he and his wife always fed their own kids, and the taxpayer shouldn't be expected to feed other people's kids. He said he'd travelled the world and had seen "real poverty" in other countries.

The presenter (a horrible woman, can't remember her name but whenever she's on TV she is always saying awful things) was agreeing with him.

What kind of sick, evil minds think it's OK to let kids go without food in the sixth richest country on earth? Who think it's fine to punish kids for their parents inability to feed them? Let's not forget many of these parents are in full time work but their wages are so low they can't afford rent and food.

And these conservative idiots always want to save a penny now, even if it costs pounds later. When kids become ill due to malnutrition and end up unable to work because of it, then these fuckers will be whingeing about the benefits bill.

I am sure this is what happened to me. I starved for years as a kid, and as an adult was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. A study recently came out showing that thyroid cancer can be caused by long-term malnutrition (especially selenium deficiency). Now I can no longer work. This is the real consequence of leaving children to starve.

And the idiocy of the man bringing "real poverty" in other countries has me enraged. Kids are going without food in the UK right now - that IS real poverty! I'd like to see that idiot look one of these hungry kids in the eye and say "Kids in India have it worse than you, so don't complain! It's your parents' fault you're hungry so why should I help?"