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33. My children and a few of their cousins grew up with free lunches.

Mon Mar 25, 2024, 09:32 AM

Mar 25

They were excellent students in high school, got accepted to great universities, and now in their thirties have well paying jobs. Some of them own nicer homes than we, their parents, do.

If not for those free lunches they might have been billionaires.

When we first moved here it felt awkward to me that there was no way to pay for school lunches. Everyone 17 and under can get a free breakfast and lunch, even during summer break.

I got over my discomfort.

We live in a California agricultural community.

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Republican budget proposal would do away with universal free school lunches [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 24 OP

Huh. I had no idea there were universal free lunches. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 24 #1

The article says only 9 states have it IronLionZion Mar 24 #17

Only in communities with a high enough proportion of kids eligible for free -- so it wasn't pnwmom Mar 24 #22

As much as I'd hate to lose him.. greatauntoftriplets Mar 24 #2

Charity? What charity? Jean Genie Mar 24 #3

Why print the article without telling the % of public school kids at or below the povert level? mpcamb Mar 24 #21

How about you do some homework? SunSeeker Mar 25 #28

Damn! They are some mean-spirited fucks! CrispyQ Mar 24 #4

Those doggone freeloader kids! PatSeg Mar 24 #6

I wish liberalgunwilltravel Mar 24 #5

NASA needs to get people to the moon NOW. Build huge warehouses and send the GOPs there Trueblue1968 Mar 24 #16

I wrote this comment on a recent comment about starving children in the world kimbutgar Mar 24 #7

I'm unchristian NanaCat Mar 25 #29

I'm a better Christian than my End-Timer Talibangelical mother and I'm not even a believer. OMGWTF Mar 25 #39

Monsters mahina Mar 24 #8

They are such sickening hypocrites BlueKota Mar 24 #9

As George Carlin once said... sakabatou Mar 24 #11

GOP: Cruelty is a feature of our party sakabatou Mar 24 #10

Idiots Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 24 #12

They probably also Diamond_Dog Mar 24 #13

From the pdf... Grins Mar 24 #14

Only Meal of the Day Camaromjr Mar 24 #15

A hungry kid is a distracted kid, truthisfreedom Mar 24 #18

I think NYC does too IbogaProject Mar 24 #19

Call it REUBLICAN POST BIRTH ABORTION Warpy Mar 24 #20

Those layabouts can work if they want to eat. limbicnuminousity Mar 24 #23

My free school lunch at my Los Angeles elementary was often the only meal I got that day. SunSeeker Mar 24 #24

💙 sheshe2 Mar 25 #27

I remember that bullshit growing up and all it accomplished was to humiliate any the kids who needed the help. cstanleytech Mar 24 #25

Not only should there be universal free lunch at (public) schools swong19104 Mar 25 #26

Good Lord, just feed the damn kids. Every kid. This is just insanity. And, Hungry kids can't learn a damn thing. ashredux Mar 25 #30

Make poor women have a lot of kids so they can have fun watching them starve. appleannie1 Mar 25 #31

Anything maga's can do to support childhood hunger they will be on board. Zilli Mar 25 #32

My children and a few of their cousins grew up with free lunches. hunter Mar 25 #33

Does corporate America still get to write off their so called "business lunch and or dinners"? Hotler Mar 25 #34

"Conservatism is selfishness" you hit the nail on the head dingosatemyusername Mar 25 #37

Another good campaign point for Biden. RepUghs love to be cruel. ificandream Mar 25 #35

More of republicans compassionate values. republianmushroom Mar 25 #36

If kids are required by law to be in a building all day, it's your responsibility to feed them. Period. OMGWTF Mar 25 #38

Just vile! Hikerchick57 Mar 25 #40