August 10, 2004

School Lunch Prices Go Up

According to the AP, the price of school lunches will be going up this school year. It opens this way:

Back-to-school checklists will have children scrambling for a new item this year -- more lunch money.

In Somersworth, the price is going up by a stunning $0.25, although the "reduced price meal" for poor people is capped at $0.40 total. In my local newspaper I found that most of my local school districts' prices are going up by $0.10 to... $1.60.

Folks, that's better than Wendy's. Quit whining. Ten cents a day isn't going to break the bank for anyone. At minimum wage, ten cents is about a minute and twenty seconds. Most people hesitate to pick up a dime they see on the street; they lose dimes in the couch.

Some people....

Posted by Blog Jones at August 10, 2004 01:07 PM | Category: Other News

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