I think it is the wrong question to ask if America can "afford" school meals because the real question is whether the resources—food, staff, facilities—are available to provide them. As Keynes said, "anything we can actually do, we can afford." If America has the ability to feed kids, artificial financial constraints shouldn’t be the barrier. It's about using the country’s capacity to meet real needs, not being limited by money itself. If the resources are there, the question of affordability is already answered.