The governors have given varying reasons for refusing to take part, from the price tag to the fact that the final details of the plan have yet to be worked out. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ( R) said she saw no need to add money to a program that helps food-insecure youths “when childhood obesity has become an epidemic.” Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen ( R) said bluntly, “I don’t believe in welfare.”
There are a couple handful of Republican states that haven’t taken advantage of the expanded medicaid help for poor people as well. Even though Federal funds pay 90% of the bill. Republican voters and Republican reps have such a BDSM relationship.
They don’t like this program because they have no control over the funds. And it’s an election year so they want to virtue signal on welfare and spending. But they are fine with all the other funds their states leech off the federal government.
And Pillen is an especially big hypocrite here, because he’s a total welfare queen. Farm subsidies, millions in forgiven pandemic loans, 25$ million to build a pork processing factory. Pillen loves the government teat. What a piece of shit.
unpopular opinion: it’s not the states responsibility to pay for people’s children. if you think otherwise donate your money to non-profit charities that do what you believe in.
charities are good and all but they are not a viable substitute for a working civilized society.
the problem with charities is that they pick and choose who benefits from their “benevolence” and people pick and choose whether they give to them. charities can have agendas, bigotries, and other arbitrary restrictions on their charity.
social programs are taxpayer-funded and for everyone, and discriminating as to who receives benefits (as charities often do) is forbidden.
First off, it’s a federal funded program
Second, most of already donate taxes to our state
Instead of just donating to charities, people could vote to enact programs to do what they think the government should do. Such as social programs that work best at large scale and feed children.
But let’s think through this. It’s not the state’s responsibility. Who’s responsibility is it? What do we do if there are hungry children?
It is unpopular with people who understand that ditching a government program that helps everyone for a charity that can pick and choose who to help is a terrible idea.
2020 - S05E14 - The Kids Aren’t Alright
Republican governors in 15 states are rejecting a new federally funded program to give food assistance to hungry children during the summer months, denying benefits to 8 million children across the country. The program is expected to serve 21 million youngsters starting around June, providing $2.5 billion in relief across the country. The governors have given varying reasons for refusing to take part, from the price tag to the fact that the final details of the plan have yet to be worked out. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ® said she saw no need to add money to a program that helps food-insecure youths “when childhood obesity has become an epidemic.” Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen ® said bluntly, “I don’t believe in welfare.” - TV-MA, 54 mins
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If this were a west wing episode it would be dismissed as ridiculous and offensive.
i wish Bartlett was our president
damn these stupid fucking Republicans just want to make more shit head people. red states are about to be nothing but lowest common denominator states and the sensible blue enclaves are going to have to deal with that special brand of extra-leaded kind of retard shooting up Schools, raping other kids, polluting the environment, voting Republican and going to church. Fucking no-no thing hicks forget who buys their shit from them and it’s not broke ass rednecks.
Remember: The cruelty is the point.
