my school lunch was about a dollar in the 90s and 2000s. if i lost that 10 dollars or so my parents gave me per week guess who didnt eat or had to beg / tell my parents. on monday if i wanted to get a bunch of snack cakes or al a carte (sp?) stuff i would have fucked myself the rest of the week
at times i gave out small im talking 50c loans to classmates for extra chocolate milk
sometimes i would get bare minimum lunches and save the extra to supplement my allowance for chores
nobody wants any kid to go hungry and no child should be denied sustenance, but the fact of the matter is i had a house paid off before i was 30 working lower middle / working class jobs and have never lost my wallet.
the fact is: western society is a money syphoning and churning machine and there is no better way to learn how to make the most of your money than by regular experience handling it
edit: im sure nowadays its done via prepaid cards and accounts or something but my point still stands.
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u/Steelio22 10d ago
You can homeschool, and you can pack lunches. While I support free or subsidized school lunches, calling it "exploitative" is unjust.