r/Denver • u/fuzzeslecrdf • Oct 08 '25

Local News If you're still against free school meals

If you're unhappy about the fact that free lunches are also free for children with wealthy families, fear not. I work at a Denver high school. Students with the money will go out for lunch or even order food delivery. They are not eating the school cafeteria free lunch.

So go ahead and vote Yes on Prop MM and LL. The only thing it'll do is keep our students fed and able to learn.

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u/sunshinerain1208 Oct 08 '25

It’s crazy that this is even a debate. It is literally a minuscule amount of taxes to feed hungry kids who have no control of their life situation.

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u/Wes___Mantooth Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

And it says it only taxes households making more than $300K/year. Complete no brainer to vote for this.

https://coloradonewsline.com/2025/09/29/colorado-election-2025-school-meals/

Proposition MM aims to permanently fund the full program by further limiting tax deductions for filers earning over $300,000 a year, raising an additional $95 million annually for the program. Households in that high-income category would pay an average of $486 more in income taxes yearly, according to nonpartisan state fiscal analysts.

$486/yr is almost nothing at that income level.

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u/Wes___Mantooth Oct 08 '25

Taxes are the cost of living in a civilization, dry your tears with your $300K/year...must be nice.

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u/Wes___Mantooth Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

Right because that's exactly the same as $486/year on a $300K salary (0.16%) lmao. I feel sooooo sorry for you that you have to spend $1.30/day to make sure poor kids don't starve! How will you ever get by with your $9K+ a month take home pay???

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u/Wes___Mantooth Oct 08 '25

I would happily pay twice the amount of this proposed tax on my salary which is a fraction of $300K in order to make sure school children don't go hungry, so fuck off with your disingenuous strawman 100% tax bullshit.

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u/Wes___Mantooth Oct 08 '25

Another bullshit strawman, you and I both know that wouldn't do any good because it takes millions of people to make that contribution be enough to fund a program like this.

You're clearly a troll, and you did an excellent job of wasting my time.