Taniel: A new poll finds that 70% of Minnesotans approve of the state's decision last year to make school lunches free: minnesotareformer.com/briefs/free-...

A new poll finds that 70% of Minnesotans approve of the state's decision last year to make school lunches free: minnesotareformer.com/briefs/free-...

Free school meals overwhelmingly popular with voters, survey finds - Minnesota Reformerminnesotareformer.com More than 70% of Minnesota voters — including majorities across every ideological and demographic category — say they approve of the Legislature’s decision last year to provide free school meals...

30% of Minnesotans are complete assholes; having lived there for close to 12 years that checks out

Yeah, I get being budget conscious, but it should definitely end at “feeding kids”. What is wrong with these people.

Especially when I hear arguments about parents' rights to feed their kids what they want them to eat. These laws don't ban lunches made at home from the schools, they just don't charge kids to eat or force them to go hungry if they forget to pay up (or their parents can't afford it). Some people...

Some fraction of those 30% are sad that their kids won't be able to learn the traditional values like "bullying other kids out of their lunch money" and "making fun of the kids who bring their lunch."

1/3 of people are always wrong. It's just not always the same 1/3

About 20% of Minnesota's population is rural and I'd bet 10% are affluent suburb people.

Do you think the rural kids don't need feeding?

I think rural adults are by and large right wing nincompooops who don't give a shit if kids go hungry.

No one is missing you.

lmao I liked the 70% that were cool. And EVERY state has a good amount of assholes.

It was a positive story, that is where I like to focus.

Keyes Constant. www.chicagomag.com/city-life/ap...

Yep, which is a lot better than most.

Absolutely shocked by this information. Haha

I’m not even from Minnesota, but I also approve.

Me neither. Illinois here.

Has anyone polled Iowans? (Also, is there anyway to bypass Cruella de Governor and get the federal money to Iowa children?)

We should do that in Michigan

Our dem trifecta in MI has been busy 🌞 www.michigan.gov/mde/news-and...

I don’t think we’ve made it permanent yet though.

Can confirm, free lunch is good for kids. I needed financial assistance as a kid and going hungry was never a good time

Feeding children is popular! Who knew!

Damn GOP killed a similar bill in Illinois

Democrats killed it in Washington

Bull. Dems would do free lunches in a heartbeat in Washington, if the GOP didn't fight things like that at every turn.

Lololol literally a lie

How did the GOP manage to do that here in Illinois?

popular enough to flip 4 Rs in the house? Let's hope so!

The other 30% are opposed to anybody getting anything.

The MN GOP was running scare ads about this program, just completely disconnected from reality

Walz '28

"Republicans were especially likely to say both that the Legislature increased spending too much (62%), and that their Walz checks were too small (64%)." Clowns.

Minnesota seems like it would low-key be a cool place to live.

if u want an inside perspective its pretty nice here, especially with the amount of freedom queer people have compared to other states 👍🏻

Who would have thought that feeding hungry children would be popular among ... checks notes ... people.

It turns out people like it and it’s good policy.

and 27% is the Keyes Constant / Crazification Factor so that is pretty much all of the reasonable people.

As a former teacher, I agree that students should receive a healthy lunch to provide the proper nutrition necessary to thrive in school. As it is, the U. S. A. provides the least amount of funding for education of any developed country. That is deolorable!

Also good for agriculture. Food comes from somewhere

I remember thinking when this program stopped that there were suddenly millions of families that had something else to worry about.

Feed your neighbors' hungry children?! Communism. Sad.

People are going to start liking socialism. Next they will start demanding universal healthcare. . . .

Ya and things like better funding for schools and teachers. Next thing you know you have a society full of critical thinkers and intelligent problem solving. Who know what that could balloon into.

Oh No!!! It'll be like Europe ! ! ! !

well I don't know about that. some places in Europe maybe but lets face it. America is not quite like anything you can describe... even on it's best day it's an enigma.

The same poll also finds 30% of Minnisotans are curmudgeons.

Wait! Are you telling me that letting children go hungry is unpopular?!

Who the hell are the 30% who don't? Lizard people?

Good for Minnesota! Excellent!

I love Minnesota

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