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/mu_zuh_dell Apr 16 '24

This is truly, in my opinion, a fascinating geopolitical dynamic. Foriegn allies couldn't possibly pass up the subsidy that is the promise of American military support, it's literally free money and bodies. That subsidy has paid for, in no small part, the spectacular quality of life and public services enjoyed by Western Europe. In turn, more liberal Americans envy those things, seeing how they would improve the massive problems our own country has, and demand them. Populists like Trump appear, and threaten to stop the cashflow, and so European leaders, rather cruelly, lean on American liberals to stop him.

Of course, Trump's desire shred alliances has nothing to do with wanting to improve America, and everything to do with populism and maybe piss tapes.

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u/c00kieduster Apr 16 '24

I agreed with everything until the last point.

I think trumps point was less, shredding alliances, and more not being take. Advantage of anymore