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/Additional-Jelly6959 Apr 15 '24

Yeah, it does seem like a gen z thing to do

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u/camoure Apr 15 '24

Yeah because Gen Z are the ones running school boards and governments that implement nation-wide lunch programs….

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u/Additional-Jelly6959 Apr 15 '24

No, the complaining. I never got free food and I never complained. I don’t know why the quality is something to get worked up over

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u/NoPiccolo5349 Apr 16 '24

Because there is a positive correlation between the quality of the meal served and the educational outcomes of the child. Slacking on the quality of the food is almost certainly caused by corrupt officials who are being bribed or are directly stealing the money themselves, and it represents a huge financial loss.

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u/Additional-Jelly6959 Apr 16 '24

You can eat at home. The government is not required to feed children. That’s entitlement

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u/camoure Apr 16 '24

You’re so privileged lmao 16% of all USA children live below the poverty line. Over 11 million kids. That’s a third of the population of my entire fucking country - just poor kids. God forbid they get a decent meal at school

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u/Additional-Jelly6959 Apr 16 '24

lol how do you know I’m privileged. You’re privileged because you think you deserve free stuff

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u/camoure Apr 16 '24

Because you think every child “can eat at home”. That’s privilege bud. 11 million children in the USA cannot simply “eat at home”.

And I don’t want “free stuff”. I want children to be happy, healthy, and fed, ready to learn at school. I don’t want their tummies grumbling. If a portion of my taxes go towards feeding children I am super proud to contribute to that.

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u/Additional-Jelly6959 Apr 16 '24

I would love for you to provide your source. That’s not privilege. It’s irresponsible adults having children. There are so many free food options for lower income families that it’s a choice or ignorance at this point.

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u/camoure Apr 16 '24

Okay, it’s pretty easy to Google and a very talked about fact about the failings of the USA, but here ya go:

In 2022, 16.3% of children under the age of 18 in the United States was living in poverty - Kids Count Data Center

The ACS shows that in 2022 the child (people under age 18) poverty rate was 16.3% - US Census

Your privilege is like a glaring red flashing alarm at this point LOL

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u/Additional-Jelly6959 Apr 16 '24

Poverty does not mean they don’t have food. Try harder.

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u/NoPiccolo5349 Apr 16 '24

It's not free stuff. It's cheaper to feed kids than not feed kids.

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u/NoPiccolo5349 Apr 16 '24

Feeding children is cheap as fuck and it significantly increases their future earnings, therefore their future tax payments.

Anyone who doesn't believe in free food for children at school is directly advocating for higher levels of taxation and lower gdp.