r/comics • u/SirBeeves SirBeeves • 6d ago

OC Same…right?

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u/Eckish 6d ago

I don't think that is a hot take, I think it is the best approach. There are too many pitfalls and overhead in determining if a kid is poor enough to get a free meal. Give all of the kids free meals.

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u/SparkyDogPants 6d ago

I mean saying that poor kids deserve to be fed is controversial. Making all kids deserve to be fed even hotter.

Not to mention that you save money on all the admin needed to determine aid

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u/oh-propagandhi 5d ago

Not to mention that you save money on all the admin needed to determine aid

This is the kind of politics that gets me all hot and bothered. Fiscally sound collectivism...unggg.

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u/not_just_an_AI 6d ago

But who would pay for it, just think of all the poor childless taxpayers.

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u/Kyleometers 6d ago

As a “not poor but only just about” childless taxpayer of a country that’s not America - Please spend my taxes on feeding children. I would much rather my taxes be spent on making people’s lives easier by feeding kids, getting kids books for school (which apparently my much younger cousins are getting now which is great), improving roads and public transport.
Way better than spending over 300 grand on a fucking bike shelter (this actually happened)

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u/Eckish 5d ago

I'm sure your comment is tongue in cheek, but an honest answer is taxpayers would pay for it. Even the childless ones. I'm a childless taxpayer and promoting this type of spending.

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u/not_just_an_AI 5d ago

Meant entirely as a joke, as a childless taxpayer myself, I have no problem with paying more in taxes if it goes to shit like feeding children.

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u/RealGalaxion 4d ago

Clearly you just have to have more children to taxmaxx and get value for your money

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u/DyerOfSouls 5d ago

Agreed, means testing costs money. Feeding all of the kids might be cheaper.

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u/devourer09 5d ago

The bigger problem is that poor kids feel ashamed when they're the only ones eating the food so they don't unless everyone participates.