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>>pessim+(OP)
I think this is a good idea. That is the first time in a long time I have thought "wow, the state is doing something useful with my tax dollars"

>>starsi+H
also free lunches in schools

https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/states-that-have-passed-univer...

>>tarr11+95
All school lunches and breakfasts should be free. It is abhorrent that any child in a country as rich as the United States should go hungry at school.

>>megama+N6
As a taxpayer who funds public schools, I find it acceptable to subsidize the food of those who are struggling, but I do not have any desire to subsidize the ruling elite (who, in many cases, intentionally keep working class pay low). They can pay for their own children's food.

>>torste+v7
There is no reason not make it universal. A lot of kids will still bring their own lunches. Teens in high school will choose paid lunch options some of time. The program would probably have a similar cost to SNAP.

Hungry kids don't learn well, so feeding them will lead to a modest increase of academic achievement on average. Academic achievement correlates with higher earnings, thereby paying for the program with their future taxes.