it’s easy to say “let’s feed the kids!”, and it’s not a bad opinion to have - but I was curious when I looked at the bill mentioned in the article - added all up, its between $8 and $12 per child per day.
the number of days in a school year varies by State - between 160 and 180 - this means that for a “school year” the cost of feeding the children is between $70,912,000,000 - $79,776,000,000 (160 days) to $106,368,000,000 - $119,664,000,000 (180 days)
so, between $70.9 billion and $119.6 billion, every year. not really surprised that the bill is getting no traction in Congress.
Exactly. “Feed all the children” is nice until you have to pay for it. This debate is about allocating money to fund lunches for kids whose parents can afford it already.
I’m not saying I’m against it. I’m saying we should take a sober look at it. Not “WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN” clickbait bullshit.
it’s easy to say “let’s feed the kids!”, and it’s not a bad opinion to have - but I was curious when I looked at the bill mentioned in the article - added all up, its between $8 and $12 per child per day.
cursory searches indicate that there’s ~55.4 million children, K - 12, attending school in 2023. if that estimate is accurate, that’s $443,200,000 to $664,800,000 per day.
the number of days in a school year varies by State - between 160 and 180 - this means that for a “school year” the cost of feeding the children is between $70,912,000,000 - $79,776,000,000 (160 days) to $106,368,000,000 - $119,664,000,000 (180 days)
so, between $70.9 billion and $119.6 billion, every year. not really surprised that the bill is getting no traction in Congress.
Exactly. “Feed all the children” is nice until you have to pay for it. This debate is about allocating money to fund lunches for kids whose parents can afford it already.
I’m not saying I’m against it. I’m saying we should take a sober look at it. Not “WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN” clickbait bullshit.