Paul Cantrell
@Lana is spot on.
Minnesota just started free lunches for •everyone• in K12 schools. And you know what? It’s great. Folks make really good use of it. And wow do I not miss the hassle of refilling the meal account.
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Paul Cantrell
To her list, I’ll add: when everyone uses something, the people with power tend to make sure it gets some degree of upkeep and doesn’t totally suck. (Think interstates, parks, social security.)
When it’s need-based, we as a society seem to be just fine with giving it an air of punishment. (Think food stamps, unemployment and disability benefits, public housing.)
Paul Cantrell
Don Whiteside
@inthehands @Lana Yeah the operation that manages our meal accounts charges $2 to reload, regardless of how much you’re adding to the account. If you can afford to drop $100 at a time it’s less than the CC processing fee (which leads me to suspect they’re paid by the district above and beyond this fee) but for anyone else it’s pretty punitive when lunches are $3.50.
But the cost of these programs don’t count when they’re paid by citizens and are not on a budgetary line item, right?
Raven667
@inthehands this observation applies to to the whole of public schools as well, in the presence of charter, magnet, voucher, private and home schools which segregate students across economic, racial or religious boundaries; with full funding for the privileged and poor education for the less privileged
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