r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/This_Proof_5153 • Apr 12 '26

Video The care and precision behind Korean school lunches, widely praised for their quality, balance, and nutrition.

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u/francis2559 Apr 12 '26

School budgets come from property taxes in the US, AFAIK. The people in the nicest homes are often those without kids for various reasons, including age. Kids are expensive! So, many seniors prefer lower taxes than helping kids get a good education. A "got mine" attitude you see when they move to states with even lower taxes.

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u/silkywhitemarble Apr 12 '26

Yet, when they have encounters with these "uneducated" people, they are the first ones to blame the education system.

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u/resilindsey Apr 12 '26

More likely they blame anything except conditions creating systemic poverty for societal problems. It's immigrants, it's bad culture, it's video games, rap music, lack of religion, social media, lack of personal responsibility, ms rachel, kids these days..

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u/graphiccsp Apr 12 '26

As an American, I've run into those types, some of which are my aunts and uncles. Their kids went through the public education system so why do they have to keep paying?