For those old enough remember in the 60’s and 7o’s in public schools we students paid for cafeteria food? It didnt cost much and the meals were pretty nutritious too. Although providing lunch for needy kids is just fine the waste and irresponsible handling of Federal funds allocated is damn disgusting!
I remember. Lunch cost c. 35 cents (that would be close to 3 or 4 $ in today’s token currency). However, in my school, the food budget was subsidised by the federal goverment, because so many of the students were children of federal employees, and the cafeteria received federal surplus foodstuffs from the Department of Agriculture.
As I recall (CRS and whatnot!) I paid 35 cents per lunch in HS Upstate NY '59 & '60. It went up to 45 cents and my Mom sometimes packed my lunch, as we always had more month left than money. The only thing I remember not liking was the Mac&Cheese - still won't eat it today! And the steam-table vegies weren't great either, but we didn't go hungry.
All of this can be laid at the feet of LBJ and his destructive 'Great Society'.