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Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch (www.businessinsider.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3160934

Students in Massachusetts will get free lunch and breakfast at school thanks to a new 4% tax put on people who earn more than $1 million.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

attributed to jefferson: "the measure of society is how it treats the weakest members"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good social welfare also benefits the entire society, not just the people in need of assistance

[+] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

More importantly there is no stigma to those who need the service and there are no hoops so that those in need get it rather than not because they are not system savy. This is definitely the way.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah but they are specifically not letting you get away with that tactic. You can't just pick and choose the parts of the argument that are best suited to your own opinions. What kind of change would ever be enacted if we go around saying we shouldn't do anything for people because a certain percentage might be benefiting when they don't need it?

If I decide to give away the rest of my cake and the fattest man in the room eats it...well I'm just happy someone got cake who wanted it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

A family with enough income to support them will not have to turn to crime out of necessity. They are also able to spend their money on non-essentials which stimulates the economy. They also don't need to work 2-3 jobs to survive, which will instead lead to more job opportunities

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And in a few years the lunches go, the taxes stay, and everyone is disgusted at the poors demanding stuff for free.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Ah yes, how dare "the poors" want to eat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Nah I think the taxes will be gone in less than a few years because the rich will throw a few thousand dollars at lawmakers and they'll change it for the rich.