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In reply to the discussion: Parents Told They Could Lose Kids Over Unpaid School Lunches [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Counties have a lot of stuff going on, police, fire, teachers, ect to pay for. In poor counties is enough property tax money coming in to cover everything? Likely not, nor does enough state of federal money come in.
I feel that having children in a choice. People that make that choice should think about the expense of raising a child before becoming a parent.
I think that if school lunches are reasonably priced, say $5 per day for breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack, there is no reason why a parent can't set aside $25 per week for a child.
To the other poster, if a wealthy person steps in and pay lunch tabs for parents, where does that end? If the parents get bailed out once, how many more times would that happen. I am willing to bet you that the very same parents are constantly late on paying their child's lunch bill. Now, I believe in taxing rich people more, but the issue of parents not paying lunch tabs is deeper than fair taxation.