We& #39;ve all read stories about "lunch debt" in the US – schools taking kids& #39; lunch, forcing them into debt, ppl doing "heartwarming" fundraisers to buy out these kids& #39; debt. WELL! Let me tell you how NY is doing the literal exact commie opposite! All public school families are

receiving a $420 EBT (food benefits) card in the mail. Why? During normal times, all kids get free school lunch. No means test. Poor kids don& #39;t feel different. Well, during school closure March-June, kids missed lunch. So we& #39;re all getting $420 in food benefits

This results in pretty well-off people receiving "food stamps."

They can& #39;t be transferred, so if you want to donate your $420 to a food pantry (a great thing to do!), you need to buy the groceries yourself (and take them to a pantry, or just buy yourself some groceries and donate equivalent $ instead)

THIS IS POSSIBLE. NY has its share of problems, but little socialism baby steps? Done. Are we destigmatizing using benefits? Hell yes we are. I am pleased! I pay more than $420 in increased taxes to live here and I am still pleased because I am not a shitlord.