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Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority (newrepublic.com)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Give the poor nothing and we will have nothing left to lose. eyes guillotine hungrily

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Literally everyone in this comment section is missing “regardless of the individual eligibility of each student”. Everyone is getting hysterical over something that isn’t even in the cards. This isn't about not feeding the poor. This is about not giving the free food you should be giving the poor to people who simply don't need it.

Of course a lot of kids rely on free school lunches and they aren’t trying to take that away. They’re trying to restrict free lunches to kids with parents who are actually incapable of feeding them. If parents can afford food for their kids, feed your fucking kids.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I would rather see my taxes go to feed every single kid in this country, poor or rich, than see another cent go into our absurdly bloated military budget, militarization of our police forces, and tax cuts for the rich. THAT is why everyone here is missing the fine print. You don't need to read between the lines to see that haggling down what little the working class has is an exercise in cruelty. It's ridiculous to penny-pinch social safety nets. Period.