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minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIf you want to buy sugar on your own dime, you can hurt your own health. But why should the government pay for it?
minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWhy should the government regulate how people eat based on their income?
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoIt’s not based on income. It’s based on whether the government is paying for it or the person is paying out of their own pocket. Similarly, school meals should be healthy and not include sweets and soda
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agoIt is their own dime. The government is everybody, and it’s here to serve. Somehow they got in your head that they aren’t entitled to that, but they are. Edit: had/head
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoNo, public and private funds are different things
If you want to buy sugar on your own dime, you can hurt your own health. But why should the government pay for it?
Why should the government regulate how people eat based on their income?
It’s not based on income. It’s based on whether the government is paying for it or the person is paying out of their own pocket.
Similarly, school meals should be healthy and not include sweets and soda
It is their own dime. The government is everybody, and it’s here to serve. Somehow they got in your head that they aren’t entitled to that, but they are.
Edit: had/head
No, public and private funds are different things