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  • My family fostered 40-50 kids over a ten year period, and I've seen what starvation can do to a kid. Most people can't imagine that trauma, and the fact that his has become a state-level issue should be reason to vote out every single politician in Washington, if you ask me.

    • I don’t understand why it’s such a hard concept for politicians to side with. US politics is just a cesspool of political lobbyists throwing money at politicians to get them to act in the best interests of corporations.

      It’s “we the people” not “we the LLC”

      • The people share part of the responsibility for voting for those politicians over and over again. Yes, they are falling for corporate messaging but they are also adults who should be able to vote out the politicians who deny funding for feeding children.

        Unfortunately a lot of people are selfish pricks who would rather children starve than pay an extra dollar in taxes.

      • Strangely, I feel like even businesses should be behind this idea. Foodservice companies like Sodexo, Aramark, Sysco, etc should be pushing for this 100%. School food (like any food) doesn't come out of thin air. "Lunch ladies" aren't going to the grocery stores to find what to make. All these school districts have contracts with a foodservice company like the ones I mentioned to provide the food and meals to school cafeterias.

        By providing free meals to students, governments are also providing guaranteed revenue to these companies. Because now the school is providing ALL the lunches for kids, whether or not some kid still come with a lunchbox from home. That's gotta be more revenue than before. Admittedly, I don't know that for sure.

        To me, it seems like a win-win. Kids aren't going hungry all day, and big business gets to make its money.

    • My great grandmother also fostered kids for a decade or more. She told us a story of one kid in particular who wouldn't let go of his plate after they had dinner because he was afraid no one would ever give it back to him.

      There isn't a fiber of my body that could ever deny meals for children. It's the perfect use of my tax money.

      • The worst we had was a three year-old girl who made a habit of stealing and hiding food, because that's how she'd survived. The habit kept up for almost a year before she realized she was safe.

  • Think of the children, except when they're starving. Or homeless. Or dying. Or,

    • Organizing to save humanity and a habitable environment against the interest of my rich buddies!

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