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RE: Two Shocking and Interesting Things I Learned About Kids and Dogs 😱
I really don't think the lunch debt has anything to do with credit cards or actual debt... It's about families being unable to pay for their kids' lunches. It's a growing problem & very sad.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/04/us/boy-pays-off-lunch-debt-trnd/index.html
Yes I wonder why they are not able to pay?
Many reasons. Poverty is probably the biggest. School is expensive. When families, especially single parent households, aren't making enough money, things get really difficult. Debt can be another huge factor. Child hunger is a growing problem in the US & Canada, more & more children are going hungry because food prices, tuition & other expenses keep increasing while wages either stay the same or decrease, maybe parents lose their jobs.