I completely agree with the NYC policy of feeding every child. sm - VTMT

Posted: Sep 13th, 2017 - 4:28 pm In Reply to: Record 73.3% of school lunches served in FY16 were free or - reduced price.

Taxes pay for meals. No child should go hungry or feel less than because they don't have money. Young minds learn and become better citizens when their stomachs are not growling. There is always the option of packing your child a healthy lunch which skews the figures in this study a bit. The majority of the poor do rely on the free or reduced breakfasts and lunches, but many, many moms pack a lunch for their kids. The main issue is, children should not go hungry no matter their family circumstances. Having a free basic meal for students is a good thing.

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Record 73.3% of school lunches served in FY16 were free or - reduced price. (Views: 880, 2017-09-13, 1:55 pm)
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      - For the one who dislikes it, don't worry, I - didn't like it either that (Views: 450, 2017-09-14, 8:27 am)
        Good for you! - Bless your heart - (Views: 519, 2017-09-14, 9:28 am)
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- I completely agree with the NYC policy of feeding every child. sm - VTMT
- Statistically the schools with the lowest test scores have the highest - percentage of strudents receiving free meals. (Views: 411, 2017-09-14, 2:28 am)
  - Actually statistics show. nm - VTMT (Views: 778, 2017-09-14, 6:08 am)
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- TANSTAAFL - nm (Views: 444, 2017-09-14, 4:36 am)
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- Wonderful. But who is going to pay for it, since the - US govt cannot pay the bill (Views: 715, 2017-09-14, 11:30 am)
- And tax cuts for the fifthy rich are an entitlement - that should not be ignorned. sm (Views: 812, 2017-09-14, 11:46 am)
  - sorry FILTHY rich. - NM (Views: 412, 2017-09-14, 11:47 am)
  - We can talk about that if you want. Don't assume - people are for corporate welfare. (Views: 390, 2017-09-14, 12:45 pm)
    - I doubt anyone is for it either. - sm (Views: 396, 2017-09-14, 12:57 pm)
      - I wasn't even a lazy single mom. I wasn't - getting welfare. I was (Views: 424, 2017-09-14, 2:28 pm)
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      - Good job! I did the same most of the time. I did fill out... - sm (Views: 557, 2017-09-16, 2:46 pm)
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