Too bad I never heard about the free food. I would have partaken for sure. Who wouldnt.

I know, right?

Bankrupting our country is likely what the enemies of America want. And they’ve been hard at it.

That wasn’t real Paneraism!

Common sense is all that would be needed to see that this socialist idea can only work until the wealth of panera was depleted, and then BK ensues

Lol. Best response!

Isn't it? Just so many looters and not enough victims cowed into guilt to pay for it...

You just said it, 'thinking' is the hard part!

Yup. That's why it actually ended. If it were the government, they'd just keep racking up debt saying "but it's got to work sooner or later!"

Unless you have a degree from a modern university led by professors more interested in social justice than reality. [cough, cough] Paging AOC...

They were probably instituted by the same professors who gave Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez here degree in economics...

Someone needs to explain to the masses what Medicare, as instituted now, really is. For starters, it's not free. Retirees pay a premium out of their Social Security payments, and it only covers 80% of medical costs. Medicare recipients either pay for the other 20% out of pocket, or fork over another monthly premium for supplemental coverage.

The scam currently going on is that no one would have to pay anything for medical care, but to institute that policy, the cost would be much higher than even the $35T ten year estimates given. Expect to see Harris and others waffle on that promise as the primaries get closer and questions get harder to answer. Gleaming socialist promises can't stand the light of day.

I'm beginning to notice that the highly developed "social consciousness" of most Metro areas are of the mind that corporations, like Panera, are entities of the rich that obtained their wealth by ripping off the masses and the poor and by exploitation of the workers. Therefore, sarcastically saying, taking free stuff from such entities whenever possible until they go out of business is a duty and a right. Clearly the Panera management, who are so desperately trying to be socially responsible here, can see the social justice visited upon their establishment.