Sanders pitches free
lunches for all children
Posted By: Ribicon, 5/13/2021 10:29:14 AM
Sen. Bernard Sanders wants more free lunches in the massive infrastructure plan Congress is writing—and this time he means it literally. Mr. Sanders’ plan would continue to give free meals to all schoolchildren, as the federal government has been doing during the COVID-19 pandemic, even if their parents are wealthy enough to pay for the meals. “In the richest country in the world, it is an outrage that millions of children struggle with hunger every day,” said Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist from Vermont who is chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.(Snip)The federal government spent $18.7 billion on school meals in 2019,
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Sanders pitches free
lunches for all children 29 replies
lunches for all children 29 replies
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Sanders pitches free
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Sen. Bernard Sanders wants more free lunches in the massive infrastructure plan Congress is writing—and this time he means it literally. Mr. Sanders’ plan would continue to give free meals to all schoolchildren, as the federal government has been doing during the COVID-19 pandemic, even if their parents are wealthy enough to pay for the meals. “In the richest country in the world, it is an outrage that millions of children struggle with hunger every day,” said Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist from Vermont who is chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.(Snip)The federal government spent $18.7 billion on school meals in 2019,
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"No free lunch? Hold my bong," says Comrade Bernie. The trick here is to know of such legislation in advance, and whether it will pass; that's how our esteemed members of the US Congress become incredibly wealthy while driving the nation into insolvency. Have your spouse buy large amounts of stock in the main foodservice vendors used by school systems, then sell after the stock increases; it's easy to win when the casino is rigged in your favor.