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Edited to include full article explaining this gave away packages of 30+ lbs food per car. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-line-up-in-dallas-texas-to-receive-food-ahead-of-thanksgiving-food-bank-donation/
Chefpnut
Well at least they got the new Supreme Court Justice in. /s
EvilDeadTed
WelCoMe tO SoCiAlIsM
Gantzz321
and more than half of them will tell you Socialism is evil
sprfrkdvd
But they'll never blame themselves or their GOP representatives that they elected. You caused this fuckwits.
LouisSlungpue
grimol
This is what the capitalists keep warning us will happen under socialism.
MacklinBurtMacklinFBI
Trump Train
VeryOk
And these tards wanted 4 more years of Trump?
twisteddkarma
Trickle down
putcleverusernamehere
Downvote for BS clickbait
Gantzz321
ok I downvoted you, not sure why but you asked for it
KleptoKea
Non American here. really sad to see what's become of USA. People too busy fighting each other instead of working together.
Khikik
And yet the state still voted for Trump....
deputycartman
Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and most definitely Austin are islands of blue in a sea of red. Not all of us Texans are GOP dittoheads.
Troliosis
RIP Austin from my 90s childhood
Dimr3ver
Thing is...Dallas city voted Democrat. The surrounding counties voted Republican. Chances are...the later might be people in the lines.
xj4low
A lot of unemployed people here in DFW politics aside.
Snarfflebutt9
MAGA time, Texas. You voted RED, right? What did you have to lose, right? Only everything. Dudes!
rto2793
The guy Texas voted for president doesn't give a shit! Let's also not forget the death toll in ElPaso!
300Hectares1TankofKerosene
This a goddamn embarrassment for the whole USA. This is happening and Texas voted for Trump, AGAIN. Fuck you and your worthless state.
Dovahkiink
Uncalled for. We’re all people, dude, and this isn’t the fault of Texas.
300Hectares1TankofKerosene
Yea totally normal to see thousands of cars 4 lanes deep to the horizon, waiting for free food. Things are going great!
EndarSpire
Sauce :https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/15/us/dallas-texas-food-bank-coronavirus/index.html
imaginaryfriends
People helping people. Awesome.
solarscreen
Fake news in the title
Gantzz321
Senate refused to help the people, and hurried to push a person onto the supreme court that is not qualified.... title seems accurate
geeshmo
Hey! Fuck you!
VC999999
Obviously fake news moochers, they all drive nice cars! /s
rawdog
#TRUMPSAMERICA
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imgal76
Wrong.
ikagawa
Except you literally supported what they stated. They also gave more food on top of their normal turkey drive.
imgal76
They suggested less than needy folk waited forever for cheap give away they don’t really need. Reality is GOPs fail led to wide spread need
DarthDrizzt42
Am I bad for having some very judgemental feelings towards whoever is driving the red Dodge Charger?
AFSamizdat
Vehicles have purpose, not just ideological ones.
PallasCatgirl
Why didn't they just drop the turkeys from a helicopter? Worked in Cincinnati.
OpieCunningham
Cincinnati has the best turkeys. And everyone knows it.
SingularWit
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
EvilKrikkit
Capitalism is working fine everyone! Nothing to see here.
PutItInNeutral
You don't want to live in a communist country and have to wait in long lines for food do you.
Camelspotting
No, and no one was suggesting that.
PutItInNeutral
This guy can't smell the sarcasm.
Camelspotting
Fair
PoorlyContrivedUsername
Capitalism made this possible. It’s a nonprofit turkey give away. NTFB who only gets 18% of their funding from government. 25% from
PoorlyContrivedUsername
corporations. So, your narrative is DOA here. Capitalism literally created this act of charity.
DudeThatsRacist
Every time capitalism fails, we look to socialism to bail us out and then go back to the status quo that got us fucked in the first place.
EvilKrikkit
Honestly I'm ready for Gay Space Communism.
flashmozzg
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274518/
EvilKrikkit
That's.....a thing....
DudeThatsRacist
trekkiedane
*Luxury edition only for members already registered...
EvilKrikkit
That's the one!
DudeThatsRacist
Count me in !
DrewBerg
Damn socialism!
GodsFoot
Something something bootstraps
xj4low
25k helped saturday.
Mcknizzle
Not sure this is government funded, but okay...
TxDragnier
Partially funded by the state
Mcknizzle
And what partial amount is that?
TxDragnier
https://www.dallascounty.org/cares-act/food-pantry-en.php#:~:text=Dallas%20County%20recognizes%20that%20food,the%20current%20COVID%2D19%20pa
Mcknizzle
This is for food pantries. What’s being cited here is an annual thanksgiving meal giveaway.
DrewBerg
I'm being sarcastic and you missed the point. I say "damn socialism", because the people most against socialism claims it would destroy >
DrewBerg
Society and gave everyone in bread lines, whilst pretending capitalism has no issues. Meanwhile we have miles long bread lines and its >
DrewBerg
Happening in part because if capitalism. You get it? I was being facetious.
TxDragnier
I pointed him in the right direction
Mcknizzle
I followed. You missed what I was saying. I don’t believe this is entirely, or even largely, supported by the government. A society that
Oblok
Amazingly colorless/bland cars. White, grey, black, and a few red. Is something wrong with being different there?
GadenKerensky
Not unique to the US. Especially since white cars don't get hot as quickly.
Flortzweich
It's hot as fuck and dusty as hell... Best to get something as light color as possible or dust colored for the added benefit of no washing
FakePlasticTreehugger
This isn't unique to the US. Most cars globally are white, black or grey.
Calicious
Most car companies barely even sell colored cars anymore. They don't sell fast enough. Look back at the 70's, the difference is striking.
santini35
Car insurance rates varying by color enticing people to go for "bland" colors?
FlyingScot
I think the insurance rates varying by color has been an urban legend for a long while
k20167
Your point is good but red is more expensive than say, blue. There are few blue cars here. So it's more likely a result of taste/ avail.
k20167
Whote black and silver tend to be the most widely available and sought after.
sirlapins
red has poor coverage,[ 3 coats white 1coat ] however use a white primer [ not grey ] much better coverage and effect
k20167
Yeah but paint doesn't tell the whole story. One must consider traffic tickets, and most importantly, resale value.
Kyckling1234
"We’ll hold the distinction of being the only nation in the history of the world that ever went to the poor house in an automobile."
NoobsStfu
and yet people still fail to comprehend how privileged we are, as a nation, relative to the rest of the world.
PoorSucker
Still have money for gas.
johnrocks
First world in luxury, 2nd or 3rd world in the rest
op32007
Grape of wrath was banned in the USSR because it depicted that even the poorest Americans still owned a vehicle. Things haven't changed
leorex
Yes they have! Grape of wrath is no longer banned in the USSR.
tlamstrike
The USSR is still around?
ProfessorChaos
And I bet almost every one of them is still making payments on those cars.
kinkyreggae
I work in auto finance and this is true.
xattuu
Dude these people need to get to their jobs somehow. A car I essential. There's almost no public trans in some cities
Jak8714
I know. Its basically the cherry on top of a this whole sh!tty sundae, that making a living requires such an expensive commodity.
Varcova
I've driven thru Texas recently. It seems like nearly every 10th vehicle on the road there had temp plates from a dealer.
nero4ty2
Millions of people still out of work or underemployed due to a pandemic, what are they supposed to do?
CloudStrife668
You mean barley making payments.
xj4low
DFW isn't known for it's public transportation. You can get around but it isn't cheap and takes 2-4x longer.
Ycsmd13
Doesn’t this describe most metropolitan areas in the United States?
Ireallylikepuzzles
Is my understanding that public transport in 'murica sucks. So cars must be somewhat essential.
SexyLearningDisability
Murica is very big
DarkwingDuc
For the vast majority of the country, yes. Especially so in Texas.
xj4low
Urban sprawl. A drive to work could take 30 min, public trans same trip would be 1.5 hr and be $192/mo for regional pass.
freshthrowaway1138
Plus, you'll die of heatstroke waiting for the next bus.
LurkingHusky
Yes, unless you live deep in a big city everything is so spread out
mthrndr01
That, plus lots of places that are spread out in a way that makes public transit kind of useless
Drakitomon
Las Vegas is 1.5 hours away, at 80mph, on a freeway with no stops. Salt Lake City is 4.25 hours away at the same speed.
FakePlasticTreehugger
The only cities where you can really live without a car are NY, Boston, Chicago, and DC and all 4 have insane costs of living in the city.
mrtweeter04
The Bay Area Ca, Seattle, Portland LA.
BreakablePotato
NYer here. Lots of the city has public transport so bad, a car is still necessary. All the expense of city life, none of the upside.
JuJuBee64
It doesn’t go to nearly as many places outside cities as it should
DarkwingDuc
For the vast majority of America, it doesn't go *anywhere* outside of large cities, and even in most of those it's wholly inadequate.
charlottadupont
Most of public transportation doesn't go enough places inside the cities either. And very few midsize cities are at all pedestrian friendly
JuJuBee64
Agreed!!! My only relatively good examples are NYC and Boston (live in the northeast), but Europe did so much better
charlottadupont
Indianapolis is a joke and a half. You can't even walk anywhere
bugeyetex
Well, if I take my car to work, its a 15 to 20 minute drive. If I take public transportation, its an hour and 10 minutes.
Ireallylikepuzzles
Yeah that can be expected. And the cost? If it was cheaper with public transport I bet some people would take the 1hr, it's not even a lot.
Camelspotting
It's 25% more time at work.
Ireallylikepuzzles
Wut? 25% so… 4hr work per day? Even then, wouldn't be some more minutes to sleep? Why would you want to be 1hr earlier at work?
cheshirecat00
Sad thing is its illegal to own a car if you're homeless, so that means you don't have reliable transportation meaning you can't get a job
cheshirecat00
So yes cars are essential to everyday life in America, if you dont have one good luck surviving outside without living with family,
cheshirecat00
Or under a trade program with dorms like California conservation Corp, or job Corp, usually most choose military
rgs1000
It's illegal to own a car if you're homeless!? I though you were the land of freedom? Can you own a gun if you're homeless?
cheshirecat00
No
EmergencyChocolate
What state is that illegal?
cheshirecat00
The whole country, but most people don't know it, they think if they lose their homes they can liv in their cars,but without an address it's
cheshirecat00
Illegal, because of license plate tracking etc
EmergencyChocolate
So I had to look that up. What I found said that some cities have made it illegal to sleep in cars in public spaces, but you can own the car
Rookie8286
This is the North Texas Food Bank’s annual turkey giveaway. They gave away 7,000 this year; they give away thousands ever year. A major 1/2
300Hectares1TankofKerosene
No its a fucking food bank line. Saw it in the news.
Lexodus
I'm not familiar with the story, but the comment you replied to pointed out this was a giveaway at a food bank
300Hectares1TankofKerosene
Yeah its not some fun annual “turkey give away”. Its for regular food because people are broke and out of work.
3dartwork
Exactly, not for people who can afford $50,000 full size trucks. I'm 100% with you. Downvotes are uncalled for
Isatronium
It's a bit of both. Depends on your circumstances. It's a no questions asked food line.
imgal76
Wrong. This was full mobile pantry that included but was not limited to 7000+ turkeys. Link to full story is above.
imgal76
RagefaceRS
WAIT NO! YOU’LL FUCK UP A GREAT NARRATIVE.
Nadyanilo
Hardly. The reason it was so big this year was a because of the pandemic. So, sort of highlighting an already good thing that got bigger.
RagefaceRS
It’s always huge, mouth breather. Larger? Sure.
Nadyanilo
What's your argument? You're agreeing with me, but wanted to try and troll, too? Lol I LIKE YOU. BITCH.
EvilDeadTed
THEY'RE STILL RESORTING TO CHARITY INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO BUY IT THEMSELVES, YOU FUCKING MORON.
RagefaceRS
It was already massive charity so saying it’s bc of the GOP esp. when Dems also blocked a stimulus is BS.
Nadyanilo
Are you mad at a charity for handing out more food this year because of the pandemic?
EvilDeadTed
The fact that massive charity is needed is the problem! Mitch McConnel blocked the bill, you moron.
Nadyanilo
This dude is just mad he didn't get his turkey.
Rookie8286
contributor to the NTFB (a private charity) is the Perot family, a very rich capitalist family.
NeoHelios
Hey! Isn't that family one of the other Capitalist bullets we dodged before we accidentally elected Trump?
SkepticMech
Now, I don't know how long that line actually takes, but even at idle, I would think the gas costs alone wouldn't be much less than a turkey
Nadyanilo
They got bags of potatoes and other foods. Enough for a family meal.
ImHydrophobia
WKRP did it better!
IPlayWithFire
Ah yes, the infamous Cincinnati turkey massacre
MostLikelyNotWearingPants
Turkeys can’t fly! The horror!
memorminey
Need to reduce that reported income somehow eh
Pherlin
As in Ross Perot?
xj4low
Yep. Also has a museum downtown dallas.
invalidredditor
Amazing museum
Jrhoney
There's a name I haven't heard in a very long time...
MaladaptedMedic
Yes
Pherlin
Neato
Lulabel73
So not so much as lines to feed starving families more people getting a free turkey.
Isatronium
Bit of both really
Nadyanilo
"With the pandemic going on this year, so many people are laid off. So many people furloughed and losing their jobs." -P. Brown
xj4low
Fed about 25,000 people. People here have been unemployed for a while. Food banks have had trouble keeping up.
Lulabel73
So they are for starving people?
xj4low
Unemployment doesn't care what color you voted for.
imgal76
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-line-up-in-dallas-texas-to-receive-food-ahead-of-thanksgiving-food-bank-donation/
imgal76
Tyco2
"I waited in line for a few hours burning gas in my car just to get a free $30 turkey from the food bank. Merica"
1998wasthepinnacleofexistance
I bought a turkey at Publix for 49 cents a pound. 30 pound bird less than $15.
DOWNVOTEALLEMOJIS
Cool story bro
imgal76
IKR! https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-line-up-in-dallas-texas-to-receive-food-ahead-of-thanksgiving-food-bank-donation/
imgal76
flarflarf
well i guess that makes massive wealth inequality ok
Criscartersfallguys
No but it certainly changes the narrative of this post. No need to lie about stuff, we have enough true shit to make us look bad.
imgal76
Post is accurate. Comment above is full of shit. Full story edited into post above.
OperationRustysBlanket
There was no lie. Both can be true
flarflarf
I dont think it does, no. The king throwing coins to the serfs on christmas from atop his castle does not make feudalism ok either.
Bolkstoff
What do you perceive as a lie? How does the donorship change the narrative to you?
Criscartersfallguys
The donorship doesn’t, the reason they’re in line does. Lining up for a turkey giveaway and a food bank are very different things.