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[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago

One of the major reasons they became free was because the Black Panther Party was doing free meals for kids and the elderly. This obviously made people more interested in their cause, while making the government look incompetent or malicious or both.

Since the BPP is a shell of its former self, the powers that be have no reason to keep free lunches.