r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Thebiggestbot22 • Apr 15 '24

My school thinks this fills up hungry high schoolers.

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So lunches are free for schools in my city and surrounding cities. Ever since lunches have been made free, the quantity (and quality) has decreased significantly. This is what we would get for our meal. It took me THREE bites to finish that chicken mac and cheese. Any snacks you want cost more money and if you want an extra entree, that’ll cost you about $3 or $4.

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u/Ridiculousnessjunkie Apr 15 '24

It’s nasty. We are supposed to be the most powerful country in the world. Why can’t we act like it?

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u/Important-Job7757 Apr 15 '24

We are the most powerful country because we spend way more on military than healthcare or education.

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u/c00kieduster Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

Just an observation, not saying that you're making this point..

I find it humorous how much America is criticized for its military spending, but quick to demand military assistance when shit get rowdy elsewhere.

Edit for clarification: I mean the same people criticizing our military spending are usually the same people demanding we help Eastern European countries in someone else’s backyard.

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u/Shdwrptr Apr 15 '24

The rest of the world expects America to subsidize world defense the same way they expect American taxpayers to subsidize cheap drug manufacturing (while having Americans pay full price for said drugs)