> if we want the next generation of Americans to have happy, healthy childhoods, it seems imperative to provide as much assistance as possible to enable that environment

Define happy

Also what does “as much assistance as possible” mean? This sounds like a feel-good vague statement

Ultimately you are asking people to provide more than what parents are willing to do for their kids

I live in a state that provides free lunch for school kids

There are people in my community that can’t even provide lunch for their kids school

Are those parents doing “as much as possible”?