London is handing out free meals for all primary school children

Re:London is handing out free meals for all primary school c... by oarsinsync on Monday February 20, 2023 @12:47PM (#34870587)

> Parents used to feed their children when I grew up. What's changed? And if that's the case why is childhood obesity soaring in the same areas that so desperately need money to feed children?

Fast food is now a fraction of the cost of healthy food.

Cost of living has been steadily increasing (and more recently, more suddenly increasing) while wages have remained stagnant. Home ownership rates have declined, resulting in more people paying to keep a roof over their head instead of investing in their own future equity. Instead of having any security to support their families, they’re paying significant %s more in prepay utility services.

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Re:London is handing out free meals for all primary school c... by ploppyploppy on Monday February 20, 2023 @04:25PM (#34873135)

> Fast food is now a fraction of the cost of healthy food.

So are they feeding them fast food or not?

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Re:London is handing out free meals for all primary school c... by easytiger on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @04:11AM (#34878687)

> Fast food is now a fraction of the cost of healthy food.

No it isn't. If you would like to discuss specifically that I'm more than happy to demonstrate.

So your argument is these starving children are victims of cheap ultra high calorie fattening food and so need free food to stop them from hunger?

> Home ownership rates have declined, resulting in more people paying to keep a roof over their head instead of investing in their own future equity.

Spinning easily disproved tropes of victimhood. Over the timescale claimed you are saying that people are being forced out of homes?

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