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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11260815

Over 7,000 students see their lunch debts wiped after $1 million donation

Over 7,000 students in Georgia with unpaid lunch balances are getting a helping hand following a $1 million initiative from the Arby's Foundation, the nonprofit announced Thursday.

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These 7000 well fed kids will soon grow into teenage cheap labor.

[–] eatham@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

When children can't pay for their pizza hut in American schools, they incur debt.

[–] eatham@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Can't they just bring food from home?

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 8 months ago

No becayse that's literally communism and it's stealing profit from Pizza Hut.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It depends on the terms of the contract the school signed with the food service company.

Assuming they have food at home, that is.

[–] eatham@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

That is incredibly stupid, they are literally not allowed to not pay? That should be illegal.

[–] havokdj@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Tony pizza, enforcer of the pizza mafia's racketeering bracket

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

Neat, Crossposted back!