No free lunch next year?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:These kind of programs significantly contributed to the inflation that we are facing now.

Ha ha, LOL. Worldwide inflation caused by MCPS lunches. LOL.

Actually, the PP is correct. Ha ha, LOL.

Educate yourself on how inflation works and the causes of inflation.

You’re a fool and have no concept of macro economics

How many people really wanted to buy those shitty school lunches!

I encouraged my kids to get them but they refused. Said it was disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really? Six pages and nobody’s quoted TANSTAAFL yet? Compared to the rest of my family, I don’t really qualify as a geek. I can’t believe I’m the only one who made this connection.

Seriously, though, I agree with the sentiment “There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.”. While I absolutely agree we need to help those who need help and that no child in our county should go hungry, everything has an opportunity cost. The more we spend on free lunches, the less we can spend on other worthy causes, at least without increasing debt, which will eventually have its own consequences. I am fully capable of paying my children’s lunches. Sometimes they packed a lunch and other times they purchased the school lunch which, however poor the quality, was not terribly expensive to begin with. Moreover, while our family was comfortable, we’re nowhere near the high income end of Montgomery County, much less DCUM. I’m happy for MCPS to provide free lunches to lower income families and to set a higher qualifying income standard to cover more kids. I find it totally unnecessary, wasteful, and practically obscene to give charity to people who don’t need it when it could be used to help those who do.

Well that’s one way of looking at it I guess. But I sure do miss the daycare days when a relatively healthy, tasty (according to my kids) lunch was provided with the cost baked into the tuition. Everyone ate the same thing, and my kids were much better eaters. Now they have the choice between a crap school lunch or one from home, but they complain that the lunches I pack don’t have enough junk food. Under the current model, school food will never improve. It has to be utilized by enough families who demand better and consider healthy eating important enough to accept slightly higher taxes to pay for it.

And don’t get me started on the breakfasts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really? Six pages and nobody’s quoted TANSTAAFL yet? Compared to the rest of my family, I don’t really qualify as a geek. I can’t believe I’m the only one who made this connection.

Seriously, though, I agree with the sentiment “There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.”. While I absolutely agree we need to help those who need help and that no child in our county should go hungry, everything has an opportunity cost. The more we spend on free lunches, the less we can spend on other worthy causes, at least without increasing debt, which will eventually have its own consequences. I am fully capable of paying my children’s lunches. Sometimes they packed a lunch and other times they purchased the school lunch which, however poor the quality, was not terribly expensive to begin with. Moreover, while our family was comfortable, we’re nowhere near the high income end of Montgomery County, much less DCUM. I’m happy for MCPS to provide free lunches to lower income families and to set a higher qualifying income standard to cover more kids. I find it totally unnecessary, wasteful, and practically obscene to give charity to people who don’t need it when it could be used to help those who do.

Well that’s one way of looking at it I guess. But I sure do miss the daycare days when a relatively healthy, tasty (according to my kids) lunch was provided with the cost baked into the tuition. Everyone ate the same thing, and my kids were much better eaters. Now they have the choice between a crap school lunch or one from home, but they complain that the lunches I pack don’t have enough junk food. Under the current model, school food will never improve. It has to be utilized by enough families who demand better and consider healthy eating important enough to accept slightly higher taxes to pay for it.

And don’t get me started on the breakfasts.

Are you kidding me? This is one of the craziest posts on this thread. Take some responsibility. How old are your kids? Who pays for the groceries in your house?

If you want your kids to eat better, then make it happen. Or choose private school if you prefer. Don’t expect taxpayers to pay for your kids to have a ‘better diet’.

You’re complaining that your kids want junk food for lunch. You are the one buying that junk food. Your kids were fed lunch at preschool because (as you say), the cost was baked into tuition. If you want to continue to pay tuition, and include food with that, there are PLENTY of private schools in this area that can do that for you. And many provide wonderful lunch options. Otherwise, pack your kids lunch and tell them to eat what’s in it.

[Anonymous]

DD’s school will have a staff member who will man the front door and take deliveries from the various take out joints.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really? Six pages and nobody’s quoted TANSTAAFL yet? Compared to the rest of my family, I don’t really qualify as a geek. I can’t believe I’m the only one who made this connection.

Seriously, though, I agree with the sentiment “There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.”. While I absolutely agree we need to help those who need help and that no child in our county should go hungry, everything has an opportunity cost. The more we spend on free lunches, the less we can spend on other worthy causes, at least without increasing debt, which will eventually have its own consequences. I am fully capable of paying my children’s lunches. Sometimes they packed a lunch and other times they purchased the school lunch which, however poor the quality, was not terribly expensive to begin with. Moreover, while our family was comfortable, we’re nowhere near the high income end of Montgomery County, much less DCUM. I’m happy for MCPS to provide free lunches to lower income families and to set a higher qualifying income standard to cover more kids. I find it totally unnecessary, wasteful, and practically obscene to give charity to people who don’t need it when it could be used to help those who do.

Well that’s one way of looking at it I guess. But I sure do miss the daycare days when a relatively healthy, tasty (according to my kids) lunch was provided with the cost baked into the tuition. Everyone ate the same thing, and my kids were much better eaters. Now they have the choice between a crap school lunch or one from home, but they complain that the lunches I pack don’t have enough junk food. Under the current model, school food will never improve. It has to be utilized by enough families who demand better and consider healthy eating important enough to accept slightly higher taxes to pay for it.

And don’t get me started on the breakfasts.

Are you kidding me? This is one of the craziest posts on this thread. Take some responsibility. How old are your kids? Who pays for the groceries in your house?

If you want your kids to eat better, then make it happen. Or choose private school if you prefer. Don’t expect taxpayers to pay for your kids to have a ‘better diet’.

You’re complaining that your kids want junk food for lunch. You are the one buying that junk food. Your kids were fed lunch at preschool because (as you say), the cost was baked into tuition. If you want to continue to pay tuition, and include food with that, there are PLENTY of private schools in this area that can do that for you. And many provide wonderful lunch options. Otherwise, pack your kids lunch and tell them to eat what’s in it.

Why are you getting worked up? MCPS I guess will continue to provide food to needy students at schools. That is the best way to ensure that kids get the nutrition they need

[Anonymous]

Free lunches should only go to those in need. My kids packed their own lunches starting in ~5th grade.

[Anonymous]

Y’all always want free things

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y’all always want free things

only because you want to believe this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y’all always want free things

digging up a 9 month old thread just to lob another grenade in the cultural wars?

[Anonymous]

Why spend money subsidizing for kids? War is imminent. The end is year. Better to die a fat cat than invest in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y’all always want free things

I'm a Republican, so only want free things for megacorporations and billionaires. Does that count too?