I was just doing the math based on what I can find and I'm starting to have a change of heart.
The budget plan estimates that cutting the program would save the government $3 billion.
Meals on Wheels is one of the longest running programs in the Community Development Block Grant program, according to its website, and it served over 219 million meals to 2.4 million homebound senior citizens in 2016.
At a press briefing Thursday, President Trump's Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney characterized the proposal as "compassionate," because it would protect taxpayers from putting money toward inefficient or ineffective programs.
"You're only focusing on half the equation, you're focusing on the recipients of the money," he told reporters. "We're trying to focus on the recipients of the money and the folks who give us the money in the first place. I think it's fairly compassionate for us to go and say, 'We're not going to ask for your money anymore unless we can guarantee to you your money is used in a proper function.'"
http://time.com/money/4703456/trump-bud ... on-wheels/Three Billion dollars divided by 219 million meals equals $13.70 per meal. That seems like a lot for one of those TV dinners.
But then I remembered from the first video I posted, from the guy advocating meals on wheels that, that is only the share the federal government pays towards it.
Some states like Georgia he claimed pay more than half of the cost themselves while other states if I remember correctly receive as little as 1.5% from the program and pay the rest out of their own pocket. I think the video said the average was around a third or 35% which would mean if my calculations are correct, each one of those crappy TV dinners costs somebody close to $45.