shawn1122 comments on Daily reminder that Charlie Kirk argued AGAINST free school lunch for kids. The multimillionaire said no child is hungry.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

Wouldn't it be remarkable if we lived lives so linearly predictable that we could plan like that? Surely there's never been a person that's had children and then ran into employment or financial challenges afterwards. It's so far fetched it's hard to imagine!

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[+] cookedonchems@lemmy.zip -7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’ve ran into both of those problems. Never have I had to rely on the government to feed my kids.

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[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Did you not send your kids to a public school with government lunches? The government subsidize like 1/3 of your children’s meals for most of their lives.

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

And yet you used government roads to drive to the grocery store. If you were truly self reliant you would've cut your own path through the woods.

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[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm grateful that you didn't have to go through greater hardship. In a community there are times we have to rely on each other and government can be a medium for that. I hope for a future where we can do more for those in need, collectively. When we lift them, we lift everyone.

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