Jebslund wrote:Ethel mermania wrote:In the US a family of 4 making less than 180% of the poverty line is not paying much if anything in taxes.
And, again, this whole issue would go away if no families at all had to buy lunches. Schools should be funded by taxes and willing donations, not by nickel and dimeing families.Ethel mermania wrote:I am not unsympathetic but there has to be a point where something gets paid for, and if it's not paid for you get called out for it. You want to raise the subsidized lunch to 200% ok I can go along with that, but end of the day there has to be a line.
You are entirely unsympathetic.
That said, raising the line from one arbitrary percentage to another isn't going to solve the issue of it being a line (with which reality is rarely so obliging as to comply). Get rid of the fee for school lunches. Include it in the tuition (IE: The taxes that are supposed to be funding public schools).Saiwania wrote:Lunch Shaming isn't really a thing, and if it is- it's not a big deal. I for one, went without eating lunch for nearly the entire time I was in K-12 out of choice. School food is nasty, no one eats it unless they don't have options for something better, like from home or off campus. It's a waste of money to be buying lunch from school.
I used the time wasted on a Lunch hour, to get plenty of homework done ahead of time. At a job, I wouldn't be using a lunch hour either. I'd want to keep working.
You... didn't read past the title, did you?
Nah, you want to be holier than thou you pay for it yourself, and call yourself saintie and pat yourself on the back about what a woke boy you are, feel free.
The school system is not obligated to feed all kids, while I dont mind paying for kids who cant, I have no desire or responsibility to feed those who can feed themselves.