Republican governors in 15 states reject summer food money for kids
Republican governors in 15 states reject summer food money for kids
The federal program, set to start this summer, was approved as part of a bipartisan budget agreement in 2022.
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.”
Wow, he basically said “because some kids are fat, none of them should be fed”. Yikes.
“Use SNAP benefits and get a job” -Jesus, apparently.
Jesus is shockingly libertarian.
Some say his cloning of fish and wine teach us that corporations shouldn’t be beholden to intellectual property rights, but at the same time not allowing the common folks to clone those materials themselves shows he is against piracy.
Through Jesus’s teaching we can reach a true free market paradise.
And thats because those "fat" children eat way more fast food than those that don't need the program because it's cheaper and quick. The parent(s) have to work more hours so they can't cook healthy meals as often nor have the income for the high price of groceries.
But Republican politicians don't have the hardware necessary upstairs to root cause issues logically, just acting on incorrect assumptions all around.
"no, you don't understand: if you're fat, it's because you're weak and deserve to starve."
-- the GOP
*she.
But yes to the Yikes.
They just used the "starving kids in Africa" excuse for the entire state
"Fuck those little bastards, let them starve because poors aren't really people."
-Supply Side Jesus
But also:
What? You can't have an abortion! That baby's life is precious!
-Republican Jesus
They are Christians - is this the choice Jesus would make?
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Remember: The cruelty is the point.
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 (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.” - 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
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.
Republicans, where the only children they give a shit about are the ones not born yet.
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.
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.
From the preamble to the Constitution of the USA:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
I think any one of the bolded items could be reasonably interpreted to include "make sure kids have food". You are of course free to disagree but that seems pretty disingenuous to me.
That's not just an unpopular opinion, it's objectively stupid and shortsighted. By allowing children to be malnourished, all you're accomplishing is making them less productive adults and costing society more.
Your cargo-cult fiscal conservative argument is bad and you should feel bad.
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
Well yes that is an unpopular opinion. I agree with you on that much.
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.
That’s not an unpopular opinion, it’s straight wrong.
States exist to look after the people who make it up, why else would we come together to make a state if not for our benefit.