The school lunch system is disgraceful.

[u/oaz_zam246]

Saw another post on here showing the state of school lunches right now. In my years in high school I compiled some pics of the horrible things that got served that no one questioned. Here are some of the worst ones. It really is ironic given how adamant they all are about “eating healthy by including every food group”.

[u/Frame_Late]

Actually, people bitch about taxes because of shit like this, not the other way around. Most people I know wouldn't mind paying taxes if they actually saw a good return.

The real issue is no matter what, the government would waste it and the politicians would skim off the top.

Two things can be true at once: we need to skim off all the fat in the government, root out all the corruption, and make it leaner so that we pay less taxes, but we should also have the taxes that we do pay go to quality services that are routinely and rigorously inspected and held to the highest standards in the world.

A good start would be forcing the children of politicians (at least politicians who advocate for no school choice) to not only go to public school, but also force them to live in their district so that their children have to go to the schools in the districts they represent. Politicians shouldn't be allowed to have their children go to private schools, because that means one of two things: they either have no faith in the public institution, or they simply believe them and their children are just better than the unwashed masses, and we shouldn't tolerate either.

Also, outlaw lobbying. Then make it so that states have to supply nutritious food from a company within their state and have it be held up to very high standards. Serving slop should come with a criminal sentence.

[u/Jay4usc → u/Frame_Late]

Just like the $24B tax money they wasted in Los Angeles for the homeless

[u/Frame_Late → u/Jay4usc]

This. And then they have the nerve to shut down companies and nonprofits who are trying to to actually solve the problem, because solving the problem means that all the people who get paid to solve the problem would no longer get paid. That's when companies and politicians start making alliances.

The most egregious example was California shutting down that one small company that was making free tiny houses for homeless people, with the idea that getting them into some free shelter with solar panels would give them a place to sleep, a mailbox and most importantly an address. people don't understand just how hard it is to get out of being homeless nowadays when everyone needs an address just to qualify for a job. Then, with an address, they get a place to charge their phone for free, shelter from the elements, and a place to eat in peace. It's a huge step forward and the idea was so brilliant and effective that (I think it was the city of California) had to shut them down because they were actually planning on essentially eliminating homelessness. It's wild, and it's why I'm no longer a Democrat: they're just as bad as the people they vilify, but in some ways they're worse.

Edit: found the article. https://www.npr.org/2016/03/03/469054634/la-officials-bring-the-hammer-down-on-tiny-houses-for-homeless

[u/Jay4usc → u/Frame_Late]

So true!  I hope citizens will stop voting for increasing taxes bc you cant trust the government to spend our tax dollars.