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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]that is fine with us, we can afford it but we saved about $900 dollars not buying breakfast or lunch for our 8th grader.   ball park $5 per lunch and breakfast *180=$900, so if we had 2 kids attend school we would've spend $1800 dollars, its a shame they are no longer doing this program, I know if you're really poor you can free lunch, but still the middle class needs help too. our HHI is for 2021 was $103,212.  we have 1 DC still in school the others are alll grown.  [/quote]

$103,212 and you think you need help with lunch? I recognize cost of living here is high, but this is ridiculous.[/quote]

I can't speak for the PP you're judging; but that person did say they CAN afford it.
Nevertheless, there is always a cut-off line and therefore always people who just miss the cut-off. You never know what the financial situation is for any family.  There may be a lot of additional health expenses for a child with special needs or illnesses; student loans and/or home mortgages to pay; etc.

The point, I believe, is that there are a lot of families considered middle income who are having a more difficult time making ends meet with inflation, yearly rising property taxes, more and more fees for everything - and increased fees, and always having to pay the full fee for everything.  A family with an income of $103K/year is expected to pay the same as a family with an income of $203K or $250K+/year.  Logically, the $250K family would have significantly more discretionary income to spend on all these things without feeling as much of a pinch.[/quote]

+1 to everything. People move here because the salary looks amazing. After a couple months they realize how much it actually costs to live here, add a bit of inflation and then $103k doesn't look that rich.[/quote]

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