Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public-school student will have access to free lunch.
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Massachusetts the eighth state to adopt a plan for free school lunch for all students who want it.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3160934

Students in Massachusetts will get free lunch and breakfast at school thanks to a new 4% tax put on people who earn more than $1 million.

  • firewyre@lemmy.world
    31·
    1 year ago

    In five more years everyone will be moving here trying to get away from climate disasters in other parts of the country anyway so I’m not particularly worried about it. We were also just rated the best state in the country to live and raise a family too so 🤷‍♂️

    • galloog1@lemmy.world
      11·
      1 year ago

      Given that Boston already has flooding as is due to increased rainfall and the degrading nature of the dams on the Charles, I would prefer we try to mitigate things before we pretend like we will be fine for us.