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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
In theory I agree with you, but in practice I think means testing does more harm than good. Some parents aren't gonna fill out the paperwork and we shouldn't punish kids for that. It also adds overhead to the programs.

And I don't think the ruling elite's kids are eating free lunch at public schools :)

>>Rebelg+ba
Adding on to this a bit, if the ruling elite's children did eat the same cafeteria good, I think it would be a net boon for society.

Think of how every family in Finland taking home a newborn baby gets a box of starter supplies. The box doubles as a crib, so most babies, regardless of their parents wealth, spend their first days sleeping in the same cardboard box.

IMO it's cool as shit to start everyone off the same way like that. From what I understand it also helps reduce the sort of stigma that can hurt kids taking advantage of free lunch programs

[1]: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22751415.amp