The students who bought the food at the lunch sales most likely did not care what their money was going to. This was not like paying taxes, it was getting restaurant food at a markup at your high school. I'm sure that those who actually thought about where the money for their food was going were few and far between.
The end-result of this hack was that the student government opened up selling outside food at lunch time more often for more clubs than previously allowed.
I see this as good for everyone involved, with the possible exception perhaps of the poor kids.
The high-school I went to served pizza and french fries regularly. The food was extremely unhealthy and to my knowledge that hasn't changed much. It's far easier to deep fry a few hundred pounds of tater tots than to make a few thousand sandwiches and sliced apples.
I doubt either option was fairly healthy for the students, but I wouldn't use a high-school cafeteria as the epitome of healthy living.
Also for some reason the rich kids at my school typically brought their own lunch and ate more natural food than the middle-class or the poor kids. Anecdotal at best, but that was my experience.
The end-result of this hack was that the student government opened up selling outside food at lunch time more often for more clubs than previously allowed.
I see this as good for everyone involved, with the possible exception perhaps of the poor kids.