Poverty doesn’t have to be permanent. But the cure isn’t “free” stuff.

The Clark County School District announced last week that it will offer its students “free breakfast and lunch meals.” That’s due to the federal Community Eligibility Provision , which applies if 25 percent of students in a district or school are eligible for free meals without applying . That designation boosts federal funding for meals .

Because of this provision, the vast majority of Nevada students are automatically eligible for free school meals. Little wonder that Gov. Joe Lombardo previously vetoed a bill that would have funded universal “free” meals for all Nevada students. The only students not receiving “free” meals come from families that can afford food and attend schools in wealthier neighborhoods.

Yet,

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