The issue is whether taxpayers should continue to pay for meals for non-disadvantaged state school pupils aged 4-7. Not obvious they should.https://twitter.com/dianajohnsonmp/status/877162599510659073 …
-
-
Not it sin't. Means-testing is expensive, stigmatizes poor, & creates anomalies. This way we only MT once - when we tax people.
-
Universal benefits are cheaper to administer and fairer. I don't understand why you can't grasp that.
-
These "why should X pay for Y" arguments are infantile and misleading. They only consider one 1/2 of the equation.
-
It's a bit like saying "Why should I pay the same to post a letter to Leeds as it costs to send one to Edinburgh?"
-
& the answer to that question is: All things considered it's a much better, simpler, & cheaper system - no matter how daft that might seem
-
... to a naive mind.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Not if the cost is greater than that saved but also what monetary value do you put on stigmatism?...
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
I like universality in this instance.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Give kids from poorer families breakfast and lunch and nothing to those who don't.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Shhh... That's cruel and unfeeling and generally --- sigh --- unfashionable..
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
When there is an opt out many take it, it then becomes uneconomic for a primary school to serve hot meals at all. Just leave it alone.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
There is evidence to suggest improved educational outcomes when children eat together at school.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Also, children eating together is another chance to teach about healthy eating, like Europe where, incidentally, childhood obesity is lower.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.