I'm not saying that feeding everybody is a bad idea. I support it actually. I'm saying that kids aren't going hungry at school in states other than California. If California solved any problem, it was only reducing the administrative costs of figuring out who needs free lunches. But everybody would be getting fed anyway, one way or the other.
I'm saying that kids aren't going hungry at school in states other than California.
This assumes a great deal about the attitudes and competences of thousands of local administrations across a nation notable for its cruelty and incompetence. There certainly are public school boards who want poor kids to suffer, and there certainly are public school kitchens that can't provide every nutritious meal it is their duty to provide.
