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Conservative Lessons From My Father That Shaped My Perspective, by Patrick Hampton – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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He believed that relying on government assistance could encourage dependence, and I realized that my father’s hard work was subsidizing luxuries for others.

I remember the day I became a conservative. I was in eighth grade, sitting in the school cafeteria during lunch. I noticed that everyone in line was receiving free lunches, but I was not. My father had to give me cash each week to buy my lunch. Meanwhile, my classmates used their cash to buy juice and snacks. That was when I started to question why I didn’t qualify for free lunch like the others.

I approached the cafeteria lady and asked why I wasn’t eligible. She handed me a form to be filled out by my parents. I took the form home and asked my father to fill it out so I could get free lunch and use my cash for snacks. He told me that he made too much money to qualify. I was confused because I thought everyone just needed to fill out the form; I didn’t understand why I was excluded. ….

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