We're now seeing red states refusing federal aid because 1) it shows the federal government isn't the demon they make it out to be and 2) if they don't accept federal funds, they don't have to accept federal stipulations like "you can't not give this to poor gay children" and "Black children deserve to eat too."
Dark times are ahead.
Don’t forget the “welfare queens” lies that a lot of the right believes. I know a lot of idiots that believe poor people are poor because they’re lazy.
Corporations are bigger welfare queens than poor people will ever be.
Good things happening while a Democrat is in the Whitehouse is bad for business. If anyone ever asks the GOP why they rejected the funds it'll be some lie about illegal immigrants getting the money.
sadly you are correct. Ask most conservatives about feeding white or christian children they are for it. Sudden including all those other kinds of people and they would rather let their own starve rather give help to 1 person they think is unworthy.
Ask most conservatives about feeding white or christian children they are for it
I think you need to change that "or" to an "and". Or maybe just remove the Christian part altogether.
The vast majority of immigrants crossing the southern are Christian after all, but that doesn't seem to evoke much sympathy from the MAGA movement.
That’s exactly why they’re refusing.
Also how much you wanna bet they’re blaming the feebs?
Feds: "We have money that you can give to families so kids can eat over the summer."
MO politicians: "That seems like it would be a lot of hard work for us, so nah."
As usual, the cruelty is the point.
Billionaires and corporations want the American slaves working making them money. No handouts.
Missouri’s education department has largely cited administrative hurdles to dispersing the benefits — which requires coordination between schools, the education department and social services department. The state needed to gather eligibility information about students in a form it didn’t previously collect and share data across platforms that didn’t necessarily share the same format.
Holy shit that's depressing. Hundreds of thousands of kids will go hungry in Missouri because the government doesn't know how to set up EDI?
Them: "we need small government with less bureaucracy! Let's dismantle all the useless parts of government and eliminate all those pesky regulations."
Also them: "we can't help the kids because we haven't kept track of them because we can't be bothered."
Sounds more like people didn't want to change forms which is even fucking more sad.
More hungry kids! I bet that will own the libs who dare to send money to help them!
Their response is probably: "If the kids are hungry, they can get summer jobs in a meat packing plant for under minimum wage. And then they can continue to work there when school starts back up. In fact, forget school and go right to packing that meat with your tiny, easily severed fingers!"
Red state shithole being a red state shithole. Remember, they don't want to abort babies because they'd miss the chance to torture children for their entire lives.
The cruelty is the point
Yeah, they're going to have to stop saying they are "Pro Life" and claiming they worry about "the babies".
Ribbit
Are there federal bodies or third parties that can assist in these measures? Just because the state is fucked and run by terrorists, shouldn't mean that someone can't step up and help. I knows it's not that easy geographically, but every little bit helps.
I dunno, it's pretty unclear to me. I think half the reason all this stuff gets delegated to the states is because any time the feds try to do... much of anything, really, you can count on a state suing to block it and the supreme court siding with them. The first example that comes to mind is how the ACA got crippled by such lawsuits.
Missouri is one of the worst states ever. I found nothing good there. The people can't even drive.
Sounds like they are competing with Florida
Spread the word everyone, Missouri loves dead kids.
Just another reason I'm trying to get the fuck out of this hellhole
STL checking in. I hate it here so much.
Yknow, it felt like 5-6 years ago you could make a legitimate argument that things were looking up. Don't get me wrong, we've always had tons of problems, but it seemed like there was a chance.
I've given up. If the tides change enough for me to stay/come back if I make it out, I gladly will. I truly do love this state, it's absolutely gorgeous. There's so much good here, and so much more good that could be, but we just have to keep voting in people to fuck it up it seems.
We need a nonprofit or something that will help low income red state families relocate and find affordable housing and jobs in blue states. Red states are third-world and deserve a refugee program.
That's what they want. That way they stay red.
I'd rather people not suffer from starvation than not convert to my political affiliation
Republicans and the right wing in general are happiest when they can cause others to suffer.
Ugh, paperwork. Can't they just buy food with their trust funds?
Seriously. Haven't they thought of selling off some pieces of their artwork collections?
...and now we can all see their platform was never about "protecting" kids. It's all about hurting non-rich people. That is it.
Folks, please make sure to vote.
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