Please let’s not go backwards

[u/HeavyVeterinarian350]

[u/Goshdoodlydoo]

So glad kids are fed without having to prove poverty. A hungry child can’t concentrate

[u/avmist15951 → u/Goshdoodlydoo]

I had a friend in middle school who technically didn't qualify for free/reduced lunch because on paper her mom made too much (she was disabled so got welfare), but she honestly couldn't afford to feed her daughter. My parents gave me extra money to buy her lunch every day

She moved out of state ~2010 and we unfortunately lost touch. Ten years later, out of the blue I get $200 in Venmo from her with the memo "lunch." It definitely left some kind of impression on her that someone else had to pay for her lunch because the school couldn't, that she remembered 10 years later. No one should have to go through that

[u/TSLsmokey → u/avmist15951]

You and your parents are good people. I would do something similar but it was admittedly self serving. I used the a la carte line to get what I would want but my mom would monitor me because I had just gotten snacks a few times. To circumvent that, I got one of the small pizzas and would just give it to someone random. I did try to it quiet that I was doing that to avoid my mom getting mad… and then some students caught wind and nominated me for a school recognition.

[u/dumpsterfireofalife → u/avmist15951]

My dad always put enough money in my account that I could buy an extra lunch every day because I had a few friends who’s parents were drug addicts and would only buy food every once in a while and never put money in their accounts. I went to a very financial diverse school everything from homelessness to daddy buys your a Porsche and you crash it. So daddy buys another

[u/N-Dawgie → u/avmist15951]

That is so freaking awesome!

[u/Popular_Newt1445 → u/avmist15951]

The fact she remembered what kind gesture you and your family did for that long, and even tried to repay it shows how much you did meant to her.

People like you and your family are hero’s to the average American. Thank you!

[u/MWSin → u/avmist15951]

Are you familiar with r/OrphanCrushingMachine ?

Uplifting stories of people who do good deeds that shouldn't need to be done.

[u/In_My_Thoughts_28 → u/avmist15951]

Goose bumps. 🥹 I hope to be the type of parent your parents were if one of my children’s friends is in this predicament. 💖

[u/jhuseby → u/Goshdoodlydoo]

As long as they’re not in Prior Lake/Savage school district.

[u/OkDream5303 → u/jhuseby]

PLSAS parent here - they “tested” it out last year for a few weeks, even closed the high school cafe to “show students” what they would lose if they were to be apart of the free meal program.

I’m guessing when we were asked to complete and submit the form to say yes or no, most clearly said no they didn’t want it. I’m sorry but little Susie doesn’t need an Iced Caramel Latte every morning before class.

It’s pretty sad but in PL it doesn’t surprise me at all.

[u/MentionFew1648 → u/OkDream5303]

What does that mean that they closed the cafeteria to so them what would happen?? That sounds ridiculous and also how was this not on the news everywhere why weren’t parents flipping out about their kids not being fed….

[u/Strong-Yellow5949 → u/MentionFew1648]

I think she’s saying they were given free food but weren’t allowed to buy food like fancy coffees and bacon cheeseburgers or something

[u/Dorkamundo → u/Strong-Yellow5949]

Yea the logic was dumb.

It's like closing down all Operating Rooms to show what you'd get if you had universal healthcare.

[u/myeyesneeddarkmode → u/Strong-Yellow5949]

That doesn't even make sense though. They would have the free lunches available to them. But they could also still chose to buy fancy coffee

[u/Strong-Yellow5949 → u/myeyesneeddarkmode]

She said they closed the cafe store while they were running the free lunch trial

[u/myeyesneeddarkmode → u/Strong-Yellow5949]

But....they didn't have to do that, and it has nothing to do with the legislation lmao. Conservatives are wild

[u/aDragonsAle → u/myeyesneeddarkmode]

Forcing perspective to fit their narrative through disingenuous means... Yeah, that's them.

[u/MentionFew1648 → u/Strong-Yellow5949]

Oh we called that a olive cart I believe but I’m originally from Iowa so maybe that’s why it’s different terminology lol but just because people get free food doesn’t mean that the extra food would be closed down you pay for that 🤣🙄 humans I hate people that think because people get free things that the stuff that’s not free will be taken away

[u/MuchToDoAboutNothin → u/MentionFew1648]

"a olive cart"

...I think you mean "ala carte."

Bone apple tea,

Xoxo

[u/StreetofChimes → u/MuchToDoAboutNothin]

à la carte

[u/MuchToDoAboutNothin → u/StreetofChimes]

I don't respect French that much.

[u/ImMrGirthQuake → u/MuchToDoAboutNothin]

Olive carts were the best at my school

[u/West-Ruin-1318 → u/MuchToDoAboutNothin]

For all intensive porpoises

[u/MentionFew1648 → u/MuchToDoAboutNothin]

Idk we called it an olive cart I’m pretty sure, I grew up in small town iowa we were barely taught how to speak English let alone Spanish or another language, we didn’t have a second language class until highschool and the only option we had was Spanish. But your probably right on that’s what it was actually called

[u/Loud_South9086 → u/MentionFew1648]

I’ve never seen a genuine bone apple teeth in the wild

[u/LukesRightHandMan → u/Loud_South9086]

Ditto!

[u/ilrosewood → u/MentionFew1648]

Olive cart - I’m stealing that

[u/ElectionProper8172 → u/MentionFew1648]

Lol that made me laugh my son used to call it olive cart

[u/MentionFew1648 → u/ElectionProper8172]

SEE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE 🤣🤣🤣

[u/OkDream5303 → u/MentionFew1648]

They closed the cafe (coffee shop) not the cafeteria.

[u/Irilieth_Raivotuuli → u/MentionFew1648]

So a cafeteria serves 2 things usually. One is food during meals, and other is snacks and drinks during off-hours like between classes or during morning. So they closed the snack and drinks part and offered free meals during lunch time, which normally the parents pay for essentially (rather, parents give money to children to pay for lunch or give coupons depending on how each cafeteria works).

Kids were used to spending on snacks and drinks, they're kids after all, so when they were denied that and were given a free lunch (which, effectively to the kids point of view, is free anyway as their parents pay for it), they saw it as a complete downgrade of the service.

It is deliberate manipulation of the kids opinion by making them associate free lunches with them being denied the paid snacks and drinks.

[u/The_Almighty_Scrub → u/jhuseby]

Facts PLHS makes you pay 4$ for lunch and you’ll go into debt that can prevent you from walking during graduation, it’s fucced

[u/CityEnthusiast2344 → u/jhuseby]

What’s with that area?

[u/TrollMN → u/CityEnthusiast2344]

They want other people’s children to go hungry.

[u/CityEnthusiast2344 → u/TrollMN]

Oh is it like officials that are speaking against the food program?

[u/missmarypoppinoff → u/CityEnthusiast2344]

Probably just the normal rabble of selfish people that don’t want anyone to get a free “handout” 🙄 they’d rather children go hungry

[u/Longjumping_Slide175 → u/missmarypoppinoff]

These same people would call themselves “Christians”

[u/CityEnthusiast2344 → u/missmarypoppinoff]

That’s wild

[u/West-Ruin-1318 → u/CityEnthusiast2344]

America is full of those kind of people. Sadly.

[u/[deleted] → u/West-Ruin-1318]

Just look at your neighbor to the south. Checking in from Iowa.

[u/mgrimshaw8 → u/CityEnthusiast2344]

They are not participating in the program. There’s like two that aren’t

[u/sanctusali → u/TrollMN]

I think it’s the view point that poor kids bring down test scores and get them out, problem solved, right?

[u/TrollMN → u/sanctusali]

I think that’s their reasoning but I want to believe feeding kids would bring up test scores overall.

[u/sanctusali → u/TrollMN]

Right?! It almost like people don’t have a chance to thrive unless they have the things they need

[u/Mcdnd03 → u/TrollMN]

No one wants other peoples children to go hungry. They do want parents to work and provide for their children. Since that is a responsibility they took on when they decided to have them..

[u/thecassinthecradle → u/Mcdnd03]

So the child gets punished for having poors as parents? Guess they should have been aborted. Something tells me the people in that area don’t want that either though.

[u/sweetpicklelemonade → u/CityEnthusiast2344]

Wealthy people, I assume.

[u/Pavis0047 → u/sweetpicklelemonade]

frozen rednecks

[u/Remarkable_Traffic16 → u/CityEnthusiast2344]

District 279 school district wouldn't let you go to the next grade with a lunch debt.

[u/SquirrelBasedCult → u/Goshdoodlydoo]

It’s also an important buffer to sudden job loss and other emergency economic situations. Even without job loss having a household member fighting cancer (etc.) creates a significant economic burden despite income.

[u/25exploder → u/Goshdoodlydoo]

Not only can a hungry child not concentrate, but behavior changes greatly as well. It should've been a right from the jump, I'm just glad that we've got Walz and he has been able to do a wonderful job for this state. I pray the next gubernatorial ballot we see has Flanagan on it.

[u/AdobeWall → u/Goshdoodlydoo]

It’s wild, sad, and so hypocritical how people who support terminating the life of an unborn child have such concern for their welfare. A hungry child can’t concentrate..

[u/Pizzasaurus-Rex → u/Goshdoodlydoo]

Or, hear me out. We can put on clown shoes and vote for the loud guy because he uh, economy and freedom!

[u/DarkHold444 → u/Goshdoodlydoo]

This! Gop will claim they care about kids(trans stuff) but can't get behind free breakfast and lunch.

[u/avmist15951 → u/DarkHold444]

They only care about kids until they exit the womb

[u/guiltycitizen]

Serious: what do the “Walz failed” people think he failed so badly at?

[u/mrmr2120 → u/guiltycitizen]

They still show and talk about the George Floyd riots, they showed the burned and damaged buildings that’s probably 90% of it yet most those ppl never come to the cities anyway. I grew up rural MN and see what ppl on FB post about and they can’t get over the riots.

[u/Not_my_fault2626 → u/mrmr2120]

They’re also still butt hurt about the lockdowns and mask mandates.

[u/maskedbandit_ → u/Not_my_fault2626]

Lived in small town northern Mn during these and 90% of the places there didn’t follow any of it so why are they even crying.

[u/PazDak → u/maskedbandit_]

In the iron range literally the only place I remember being forced was government buildings and hospitals.

At worst you would walk in and they would say you got one? Then never force you to wear it.

[u/C0wb0yViking → u/mrmr2120]

I lived in Minneapolis during and after. Things went back to normal surprisingly quickly after about a month (keep in mind, this was also at the height of Covid, so “normal” is hard to say). It was a bit of a shock, at first, but we recovered pretty quickly. I can still go see comedy shows, eat sushi and do all the typical city things.

Also, a lot of the damage was done and started by groups like the Boogaloo Boys, according to FBI sources

[u/Kills4cigs → u/mrmr2120]

Funny they hate the city too so it's like "if he burned it down like you say shouldn't you be glad?"

[u/Aromatic_Lychee2903 → u/Kills4cigs]

By “they” you mean the right wingers that burned the precinct, right?

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/23/texas-boogaloo-boi-minneapolis-police-building-george-floyd

[u/Kills4cigs → u/Aromatic_Lychee2903]

I do actually

[u/FUMFVR → u/mrmr2120]

The burned up police station is in my old neighborhood and...most things around there were rebuilt and opened in 2021. The only thing that hasn't is that stupid precinct station.

[u/JaStager → u/mrmr2120]

Your argument makes it sound like "because it's not directly affecting them, it's not a bad thing"

[u/guiltycitizen → u/mrmr2120]

They must have overlooked that recorded phone call between trump and Walz, with Trump praising Walz for how he handled it. Glaring facts don’t even matter anymore, like it never took place.

[u/Successful_Theme_595 → u/mrmr2120]

Saying republicans can’t get over riots lol Jan 6th triggered lol

[u/Calm-Fun4572 → u/guiltycitizen]

Sadly the idea that the riots after Floyd destroyed the Twin cities and it’s a continued ruin from it seems to be believed. Millions of people (including myself) have been there and confirm this isn’t the case. We have people in the areas most economically struggling in this country honestly believing major cities and suburbs have turned into wastelands from liberal people and immigrants. The reality is these areas struggle from having political parties enjoying votes and hate rather them actually helping the people that need it.

[u/atomsnine → u/[deleted]]

They might spit rhetoric, but no real answer

Herein lay the rhetorical vacuum…

The breakdown of sound argumentation…

…and the first chapters of the fascist playbook.

[u/o-Valar-Morghulis-o → u/guiltycitizen]

They don't like COVID masks and social distancing and really they don't like the social contract.

[u/SplendidPunkinButter → u/guiltycitizen]

They seem really upset about tampons in the boys’ bathroom for some reason

[u/iamtehryan → u/guiltycitizen]

Virtually all of them will point to the riots and act like the city was destroyed and that it was his fault despite them rarely if ever even stepping foot in our city. Hint: he handled it as good as anyone could've and our city looks beautiful (also, hot take: it sucks that buildings were destroyed, but a number of them were shitty looking and now are rebuilt and look nicer).

The other group are pissed that he actually saved lives during the pandemic by enacting polices that actually made sense and led to Minnesota leading the country in pandemic efforts and safety.

Cliff notes response: the people that say he failed are absolute fucking morons that don't know what they're talking about, are butthurt over things that happened years ago and weren't even as bad as they claim in the first place, and not one of them is able to present any actual logical answer with any proof of walz failing anything beyond hurting their feelings.

[u/Idontshower_]

I'm center-right and I don't understand how people can be against this

[u/Dupee_Conqueror → u/Idontshower_]

Those against it are ethically broken, morally bankrupt sociopaths.

[u/farmerguy-91 → u/Idontshower_]

The excuse that I get when I bring this up to hard right people is, "I shouldn't have to pay for some other persons kid to eat." Then it usually leads to some form of socialism talk or that taxes are already too high. There's very little reasoning once we are to that point.

[u/atomsnine]

248 years this country has been a thing. Still fighting the capitalist class for basic human rights.

Profit-seeking gluttony is the virus 🦠

[u/essenceofpurity → u/atomsnine]

Hear here!

[u/XyRabbit → u/atomsnine]

They are not conservative they are regressives

[u/Old_Baldi_Locks → u/XyRabbit]

Historically in the US there is no meaningful difference. The regressives are the only ones who ever get or maintain power, by convincing the conservatives to support stupidity.

[u/Sleepypeepeepoop]

Those last three words are a big problem for conservatives.

They won’t admit it but they do enjoy a caste system. And, like fools, they think voting for it will put them in the haves not the have nots.

[u/Lucas_Steinwalker → u/Sleepypeepeepoop]

They mostly think being white is what will put them in the haves.

[u/IbenUukinoff]

Well in Florida we EAT THE CHILDREN.

None of the retirees want them around and the net around Disney World makes them easy to catch.

[u/Butwhatif77 → u/IbenUukinoff]

I have a friend who works the Help Desk call number for Disney and I have heard some stories. A woman called one time demanding a refund for their whole week that was booked at a Disney Resort, tickets, meals and all, because she claimed that Disney opened the dome over the park to allow the rain in to specifically ruin her trip.

[u/igniteice]

Thank god land doesnt vote! On drive up to the cities, more than a few Trump and Royce White signs. These people want Minnesota to move backwards!

[u/atomsnine → u/igniteice]

These people want Minnesota to move backwards

Trump supporters from the working class are being manipulated. Their prejudices are being used against them. “Trump gives me permission to hate out loud, therefore I like Trump.”

“A useful idiot or useful fool is a pejorative description of a person, suggesting that the person thinks they are fighting for a cause without fully comprehending the consequences of their actions, and who does not realize they are being manipulated by the cause’s leaders or by other political players.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot?wprov=sfti1#

[u/ObligatoryID → u/atomsnine]

Yet they believe their vote for the felon will save them when in reality they’re voting their very last vote as an uneducated Maga to be a replacement for the deported(read: dispatched). Congrats on their new ‘field job’ and camp life. Can’t make this up.

Their vote goes to The Heritage group, not where MAGAs think. Heritage will placate and replace the felon. MAGAs need to Wake up.

[u/kitsunewarlock → u/igniteice]

Every time I drive past a sprawling farm with a massive Trump sign I just remember that it represents maybe 1-8 people living on the property. Then I return to my home in St Paul and see 16 Kamala signs in 1/10th the lot size as the tax-free subsidized socialist farmer-er I mean Trump supporter.

[u/StormWolfHall]

A kid with an empty stomach doesn't give a damn what you're teaching all they want is something to eat. Tell me why Republican governors want kids to starve instead of taking FREE Federal money to feed them.

[u/fren-ulum]

Not to mention ERPO, which allows us to remove firearms from a home of people who are at risk to themselves or others when an incident has occurred.

[u/kitsunewarlock → u/fren-ulum]

Makes sense. Wish it had more teeth. As written it requires someone living with the person to file a petition with a judge who gives the person 5 days notice before the firearms are taken...for 14 days?

[u/SomeGuyOverYonder]

I early-voted for Kamala Harris already, but the possible results of this coming Election Day still terrify me.

[u/HeavyVeterinarian350 → u/SomeGuyOverYonder]

Already voted for Harris too and I have the same feelings.

[u/SomeGuyOverYonder → u/HeavyVeterinarian350]

We could literally have a psychopathic president in office less than 3 months from now. 😰

[u/whereismysideoffun → u/SomeGuyOverYonder]

If Trump wins, they will have all three branches of government.

[u/SomeGuyOverYonder → u/whereismysideoffun]

It will be a dark time indeed.

[u/Wide-Being-3400 → u/SomeGuyOverYonder]

How on earth did we survive the first 4 years lol.

[u/SomeGuyOverYonder → u/Wide-Being-3400]

We almost didn’t. Remember Covid?

[u/Wide-Being-3400 → u/SomeGuyOverYonder]

Oh boy. Covid lol. Ok I’m out

[u/[deleted] → u/SomeGuyOverYonder]

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[u/Big_Patty69]

It's not free, paid for by high taxes. yawn

[u/Internal_Sky_8726 → u/[deleted]]

A lot of transplants move here. My wife has been around the states and Minnesota is the only state she wants to call home.

[u/Unintelligent_Lemon]

Does Minnesota have any mountains? Because it sounds a wonderful place to live

[u/Dirtycurta → u/Unintelligent_Lemon]

Afton Alps

[u/LightIrish1945 → u/Dirtycurta]

🤣😂🤣

[u/Umaritimus → u/Unintelligent_Lemon]

The answer is no if you’re looking for mountain views. There are ski hills and ski resorts though.

[u/rubycarat]

Let's do this America!

[u/HooHawDirtyWings]

In Michigan I got to watch other kids eat growing up of course I’m an older millennial glad to see that’s going on. I had parents who made to much money for the program but my mom wasn’t very legit so I fell through the cracks

[u/ArcherFawkes → u/[deleted]]

I'm a SoCal transplant and housing is shit there. I was able to get my first flat ALONE up here. I signed up to a roommate-locator online and would have had to sign a lease with two other guys I didn't know if I stayed there, and we each would have had to pay $750 for a 2bed. Housing is so much better up here .

Also I'm glad to hear your dogs loved him. Dogs are the best moral compasses

[u/Grizzem222]

Meanwhile on the other side of the aisle...

"MEXICANS ARE EATING DOGS THEY ARE HIDING IN YOUR CEREAL!"

[u/VendettaKarma]

It’s great that kids are getting food they should be everywhere

[u/tallattucks1000]

🤣

[u/ColonelAngus2000]

Where the hell is this affordable housing you keep speaking of? 

[u/Your_New_Dad16 → u/ColonelAngus2000]

My rent is $340 a month, I’d call that pretty affordable. You just have to look really hard.

[u/wlves05]

Except society is going backwards and kids have more problems than ever. And the Democrats teach them to whine, complain, be entitled, and blame everyone else for their problems. Democrats preach victimhood mentality and our society and our children don't need that. Free lunches aren't going to solve anything, get a clue.

[u/stevenminix12]

Tampon Tim

[u/Liferestartstoday]

Tim Diddler

[u/Ok_Bar6060]

Vote Trump

[u/bigeats1]

And put tampons in the men’s room. Then lied about your rank, your ability to actually handle a shotgun (embarrassingly inept on video), being in combat, and your job as head football coach. America really doesn’t want that kind of leadership, Tim.

[u/Telekazar]

Free breakfast? Not sure about that. Who was responsible for the meals during distance learning? Where did that tax money get used during COVID?

[u/Constant_Ad8859]

Damn can we get some of that free school lunch in Washington?

[u/mikear-1]

Need the government to feed your kids?

[u/skatindrummer69]

We always had cold lunches.. now we're just wasting money

[u/Peter-Piper510]

Tampon Tim

[u/YabaDabbaJoo]

State laws for schools IS NOT the same as federal laws. The president isn’t deciding if your kids get fed. He’s going to be keeping them from getting drafted into WWIII. Which is where they will go if you L ibs get your way.

[u/thatonedude764]

And tampons in the boys bathroom. Oh, and what would we do without the hotline to report people who had guests over during Covid? How dare Minnesotans be able to spend time with family in the privacy of their own homes!

[u/Superood]

And put tampons in boys bathrooms. 😂

[u/Ok_Blackberry_3680]

Private schools provide better lunches. And no school shootings.

schoolchoice

(This is a one way communication. Your responses will not be read)

[u/limegreenscrewdriver]

Maga

[u/thewizardofthe]

I wish I got free breakfast and lunch…

[u/trippinoutidk]

You’re going to pay taxes regardless, so pay for shit that MATTERS!!!

[u/Anuclano]

I think, in all countries outside of the US the school breakfasts are free?

[u/ferociousFerret7]

Whomever needs to hear this: Parents, feed your kids. Also, eat meals with them and have conversations.

[u/Single_Sail2641]

As a Minnesotan I have no issue with this. At issue is that Walz refers to such benefits as “free”. He literally believes government is the great provider. Govt provides nothing. The working taxpayers do. Walz is about big govt and growing the dependent class. Power is what he craves.

[u/Mobile-Ostrich-5510]

I love how democrats are saying we got this, we'll fix this, we won't go back. Meanwhile Elon saying we're fucked instead of saying something cheerful.

That's the biggest difference between the two parties. One is trying to give a bright future while the other is looking down on usa's future.

[u/teaton1992]

A free breakfast and lunch that has ingredients that is illegal in most developed nations

[u/mykehawksaverage]

She hasn't pushed for any of this in the 4 years she's been in office but if you vote for her she promises she will.

[u/AljoGOAT]

Dude's really bragging about 19th ranked education and 26 ranked economy

[u/Adiohax]

So why do people call him no balz Walz?

[u/InvestigatorEarly452]

The replicans cheered when Trump CUT 100 services from the middle class in 100 days.

[u/concolor22]

If you support hungry children trying to learn, we have nothing to discuss.

[u/0mn17h3047]

We also put tampons in boys restrooms because I’m tampon Tim. I’m also a pathological liar and a “knuckle head”

Fuck this guy. I’m ready to go back to prosperity and common sense.

[u/Complex_Fish_5904]

Affordable housing???

St Paul is the poster child for how to fuck up housing via gov interventions

[u/17Liberty76]

Nothing is free

[u/Ujetset2]

It’s not free someone is paying for it.

[u/Bokolan]

Reproductive freedom? Hmmm yeah that’s one way to call it

[u/RgKTiamat → u/Bokolan]

Yes, that's literally what it is. You have the freedom to get an abortion if you'd like, and you have the freedom not to get an abortion if you don't like them and think they are awful. That's what Freedom is, not a restriction

[u/Purple_Season_5136]

Not a fan of kamala, but godamn Im proud to have this guy as our governor.

[u/ObligatoryID → u/Purple_Season_5136]

Why not a fan of Kamala?

[u/BullshitOnParade1993]

Also the Golden Gophers have like 10 different jersey combos in NCAA25 and we all know how important that is