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Students in Massachusetts will get free lunch and breakfast at school thanks to a new 4% tax put on people who earn more than $1 million.

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[–] sQuirrel21@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Free school meals should be a given since our taxes should go to what our elected officials have so thoughtfully decided where to apply them. What no one rarely brings up let alone tries to solve is the disgusting and unsafe food that the local, state and fed officials decide to make available. There's too much politics in cafeteria food. They should focus there budget in getting healthy food not the cheapest, uncles cousins or corporate friend contract.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reason why #3648393847 why representative democracy simply does not work.

[–] pedro@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

I think what is missing is control over the representatives. When you elect someone, you give them your power, you should be able to take it back when they abuse it.

In a representative democracy, transparency and control are key and when this is not enforced, people tend to think the system is broken and does not work. It would work if that is fixed

[–] md5crypto@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Will simply drive more rich people out of the state.

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[–] Compactor9679@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago

Have to love when people say anything is "free"

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