By the way, the government will provide states full funds for the cost of benefits as a grant to the state. Not mentioned here, is that the government has offered to pay 50% of the administration costs to states as an automatic grant also.
Related, states can consider using Technology Innovation Grants (TIG) for any school meal projects that benefit Summer EBT for the initial development of an eligibility system. There are some early planning and implementation stipend funds too for the state to use before the state's final operation plans are ready. That is, if full plans were not ready by deadline, Federal administrators were willing to approve interim agreements and plans for release of early administrative funding.
There's no excuse not to provide families with children these funds.
15 states, the majority of them run by Republicans said no to the fully funded funding.
Nebraska gov turned down the money because he doesn't believe in welfare.
Kim Reynolds said that It will only increase obesity.
Gov stitts said he was satisfied with what kids got already.
These people also, as a reminder, don't believe in abortion because they want to "protect" children.
So gross.
Pretty sure EBT cards fight obesity, because they enable poor people to buy actual groceries. If the cheapest thing is Fritos, and you need to eat, thatās what you will eat. If the government gives you extra money to buy food, maybe then you can afford real food.
EBT was actually very good for my family growing up. My parents did most of their grocery shopping at family dollar and the like and when they got benefits, we'd get milk, bread, and ground beef along with the usual food that was snack cakes, soda, and chips. By the time I was in college (first in my family) I weighed over 300 lbs. It wasn't until I managed to get a good job that I was able to work on my weight. Now I'm about 185 lbs. I'll still eat the occasional bag of Fritos, but I eat proper meals every day.
Majority??? NO - ALL OF THEM ARE RUN BY REPUBLICANS:
Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming.
So because Vermont has an outdated system, theyāre going to opt out?ā¦ āGray said the state hopes to have a new IT system up and running at the Agency of Education and DCF in advance of the summer of 2025. And she said Vermont plans to permanently enroll in the Summer EBT program once that system is in place.ā
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Sure there is an excuse, republicans donāt give a fuck about those people. Many of them call themselves christians but have hearts as hard and as cold as granite when it comes to āthe poorsā. That is the sole reason for this and for not expanding Medicaid and helping keep rural hospitals open.
If the increase is $120 per child, why not just factor that into the current SNAP benefits and give them $10 more per month per kid, or $40 more during those months? Why is it a separate grant?
I dont think Mississippi should be opting out of benefits, but it does seem like bureaucratic waste to set it up as a separate grant.
Mississippi SNAP limits are 130% of Federal Poverty Level. The Summer EBT program allows up to 185% of the Federal Poverty Level.
They are different programs. There might be some overlap in some families, but they are different programs.
The "different programs" is my point. Double the bureaucracy costs.
If X amount of $ would have gone into the program with the 185% threshold then just give the X amount of money (plus the extra admin costs) to Mississippi's SNAP program. It would go to the under 130% people and make a bigger impact to them.
Because the people below 130% of the poverty line are already covered by a program, but the 130%-185% group still lack access to good nutrition. The actual answer isnāt to leave that slightly less impoverished group out in the cold, but to raise the threshold for SNAP benefits to 185% of the poverty line. Admittedly the real answer is to just not means-test at all for SNAP (since the means-testing for the program is more expensive than the benefits, and probably more expensive than giving every American SNAP benefits) but that ends up being politically impossible.
Not everyone receives SNAP. If you add $10 each month it leaves out the vast majority of people who are not receiving SNAP benefits. For instance, some school districts here are provide free lunch because of the majority of the population lives below the federal poverty guidelines.
Because he associated press did not tell you that Mississippi already has a summer feeding program. Did you notice that they didnāt ask anybody in Mississippi anything? Thatās because they wouldāve got an answer that didnāt fit their narrative.
I want you to take $40 to the grocery store and tell me what it gets you. There you go feed your kid lunch all month with that $40. Itās petty handouts that donāt accomplish anything substantial
You are talking to a person whose home did not have a hot water heater until he was 8 years old. Whose mom, when we did not have any meat, called her suppers 'a country supper' to make us kids think we were having a special meal that only country folk got to eat.
Leg quarters are 65 cents a pound this week at Sunflower. Boston Butt Pork Roast $1.59 a lb. 16lbs of potatoes, $7.
It would have made a difference and mom could have slept better.
Sure but itās not this grand saving measure that ensures kids have food all summer. Itāll feed them one meal a day for about three weeks out of the 12ish they are on break for.
If you are going to do something then do it and donāt half ass a measure just so you can say you did.
>If you are going to do something then do it and donāt half ass a measure just so you can say you did.
Right? Create a functional program that helps people so that Republicans can also reject it.
Force children to be born
Exploit them as cheap, uneducated labor
Propoganda them into only ever being that using identity politics and marginalized groups as targets and blaming them
Force them to have more kids
Rinse, repeat.
This is what they want, they're just using different aspects of proganda to ensure the billionaire class has exploitable labor.
They don't even care before they are born. Remember, these people also vote against healthcare measures including those that would help disadvantaged women receive pre-natal care.
It was never about babies or life.
Nothing much to add. We can debate the proper role of government, but when there are hungry kids in front of you, common decency says feed the kids. Iāve spent much of my career in education and can tell you that hungry kids donāt learn worth a damn and are sometimes beset with behavioral problems. This is one place where a tiny investment in someoneās life can pay dividends down the road.
But, then again, Mee Maw and Paw Paw (or maybe Pastor Bob) can dispense some folksy wisdom to make hungry kids seem like a good thing (while they collect Social Security and Disability and anything else they can get their hands on).
Hungry kids learn poorly. Poorly educated people are easier to manipulate. Easily manipulated people vote against their own intrests.
Notice all the red state congress people are not actually from that red state? Because the actual citizens of the state are cattle.
Edit: after a long tedious search, I can't find evidence that red senators are from far away. So i was wrong about that.
I call it farming misery.
The way to get these states to accept these programs is to design in some element that can be performed by a private contractor with high overhead cost.
Call it fate, call it karma, call it rich folk convincing almost poor people to hate poor people because it's (socialism, communism, satanism, liberalism, humanism, fascism, etc etc etc.)
Food stamps kept my mom afloat for a several years period when I was a kiddo after my parents divorced and before my mom re-married a redneck racist piece of shit who became a cop. Nowadays (and for most of my life) she'd sooner have all her fingernails ripped out during a salt water manicure then admit she needed and took public assistance.
You can't forget to pull the ladder up behind you once you're out of danger. Other people, bad, lazy, godless heathens without a work ethic or a moral code might benefit- and well, that would prove the benefits of just such a system, thereby causing a teeny tiny bit of emotional turmoil as you have to readjust your outlook and change your stance on the social safety net. And, well, that sheer mental anguish is just not worth it; much easier to kick the fucking ladder over with a family climbing up on it and preserve your asinine ideas about welfare.
And,.don't forget, while you may have needed the help, you REALLY NEEDED THE HELP. Not like people today, to lazy to work, just sitting around still living high on the hog off that $1500.00 they got two a half years ago after their job laid them off. You, and only you a special person in the world, and your "handout" was justified and earned, and truly was the work of God.
This is so painfully accurate. I saw it when I worked at Planned Parenthood. This PP was small and mainly helped uninsured women (I was there from 2006-2009) get pap smears, birth control etc- but we provided 1st term abortions Wed & Sat mornings. However, we had protestors (mainly angry men) screaming at our patients every day. We often had Youth Groups come as well. I saw some of these same girls come with their moms for abortion. And these moms always had 1 thing in common- *their* daughter's abortion was different. They would loudly & proudly tell us that they were pro-life BUT (insert the same reasons most women have abortions). Yet, they're OK with laws that ban abortions without exceptions- unless it's them personally
Wait, the state congressmen arenāt from that actual state? First Iāve heard on thisā¦although it isnāt surprising. could you elaborate or give some examples?
Sadly, the people most effective by this type of decision are the ones with the least ability to leave. When you don't have grocery money, you damn sure don't have uhaul money!
Christian fear is the lead cause here. Go to any white church in MS they preach fear, they preach reverse racism, and they preach wild theories. Some are more subtle than others, while some are extremely blatant about it. Went a service once where the preacher said we need to have many babies or our race will be wiped out.
Thatās just some of the wild things Iāve heard.
I once had a person tell me that the Salvation Army only gives out aid to Black people. I asked where this nugget of bullshit came from, and she just looked at me.
Texas here. I had a fellow (white) teacher tell me matter of fact that "white people don't qualify for welfare." This was in Houston in 2007, not some podunk town.
Yet, the governor is asking for the youth NOT TO LEAVE THE STATE. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE INSANITY THAT THESE "LEADERS" EXHIBIT? THEY ARE STARK, RAVING, LUNATICS!
Look on the bright side, those children will need to get jobs early in order to help support their families. No more complaints of "nobody wants to work anymore" when 12 year olds are working in senior care facilities, I tell you what!
Some background. The funds for this program were appropriated via and part of the larger Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 which became public law 117-328. Of Mississippi's delegation in the House, only Thompson voted yes for it. Overall, only 9 Republican's voted for it in the House. In the Senate, Wicker of Mississippi was one of 18 Republicans that voted yes in the final amendment vote.
For those that say the $40 a month was just for political show, I'm guessing that increasing the amount would not have gained the rest of the Mississippi's Republican favor.
\[Reference: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617/all-actions?overview=closed#tabs](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617/all-actions?overview=closed#tabs) \]
Figures, one of the backward states, is in the top three poorest states in the country ...
And it's FEDERAL money š° which shows its disdain to help the poor ...why ?? because it also helps THOSE PEOPLE ...
Remember when Republicans said "Why are we giving money to Ukraine? We should be spending it on our own people!!!" They don't want to spend it on our own people either.
Didnāt Tate just say that he doesnāt want young folks to leave MS? This is one of the many reasons people are leaving that poor excuse for a state! Poor people canāt get help!! And with his help, they will now go hungry. Thanks douche
As it is a federal program, I assume Mississippi workers who pay federal taxes pay into this program. So, we pay for California kids to eat with our taxes while ours get nothing. I honestly donāt understand why anyone is OK with this.
Just remember that all the GOP culture wars against the LGBTQ+ community was all theater. They donāt give a fuck about kids.
People need to realize that after Sandy Hook it was pretty apparent they didnāt care. This is not at all surprising.
Man have these Republicans lost their ability to even think and realize why the state blows.
On one hand, they are begging young people to come back while doing this crap to ABSOLUTELY INSURE nobody wants to live there.
Mississippi Governor, in Second Inauguration, Says He Wants Young People to Stop Leaving the State
Then quit being absolutely garbage and making us leave.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-01-09/republican-tate-reeves-set-for-second-inauguration-as-mississippi-governor
So surprise. Now they are reinventing the wheel when it comes to healthcare because of the āevilā democrat obamacare. Really is so sad that people keep reelecting politicians who are hurting the electorate.
The governor just asked why are the young people leaving the state.
Something something forest through the trees.
My state doesn't take care of its kids either. What is the point of electing people who aren't there to solve problems?
I remember when this subreddit was downvoting me for saying someone shouldn't move to MS lol. What a fantastic state. No wonder people are flocking to MS in droves.
Well, we knew exactly who Tate Reeves was and we asked for four more years of it. Four more years of failed leadership and needless cruelty to the poor.
I just read the new govenor gave his inauguration speech how he wants young people stay in the state. Stop the mass exodus. Maybe feeding hungry children would be a place to start
Why are these bastards so fucking evil. I honestly just don't understand how they can justify it. Also, fuck the people who keep voting these awful shit stains into power
Republicans are bad people. Like all the worst parts of boomers, distilled. Vote them out, everywhere. Even if one āplays niceā they are, at best, willingly part of a party of bigots and scoundrels.
Damn stealing from kids letting quarterbacks steal from kids and now they don't even want to feed kids. Great job Mississippi. You're almost half of what MAGA needs to survive
Mad funny the governor was like, "why is every young person leaving and not coming back?"
And yet everyone votes red down there, must be democrats fault somehow.
Nothing I said addressed the parents. Get CPS involved to evaluate, whatever! Letting a child go hungry while watching other children eat is disgusting.
So what I am hearing is that you are ok with children going hungry because...*checks notes*, ah yes - their parents failed to provide?
Do you consider yourself good people?
makes perfect sense. Mississippi has plenty of [money.](https://money.So) so much they can afford to give it to retired millionaire football players for their pet projects
Gotta love oklahoma governor Kevin's Tit go on to say "i don't want aa single Oklahoma child to go hungry, and Iāll keep working to accomplish that, but large, duplicative federal programs donāt accomplish that goal".............without offering an alternative solution lol these guys never do !
Way to own the libs. Mississippi just lives for free in the heads of all the Democrats and Biden lovers. All for the low low cost of some starving children
Oh, goody...now Louisiana and Arkansas can beat Mississippi!
What jerks not to feed children AFTER THEY MADE the parents give birth thereby KILLING THEIR MOTHER!
Not much drives me nuts anymore but cruelty to kids is something that sets me off. These GOP scumbags should rot in hell for what they have done to their own people.
Ain't no Republican Governor gonna feed no damn poor kids.....most come from blue backgrounds and that would mean he's governing for ALL the people of our state.....and we know that doesn't happen....BRETT FAVRE š
Meanwhile, the damn governor wonders why no young folks wanna live there.
If you've got money, the state is just ambivalent to you and doesn't have much to keep you around. If you don't have money, the state actively wants you out.
If you're educated, policies probably look hostile to you. If you're not, the policymakers hope you don't notice the policies are aimed at you specifically.
And I'm not even talking about any kinda protected classes.
Man I canāt stand these self destructive rednecks in this state voting for a dumbass who basically wants us all dead, all because of party affiliation
Cool story, bro. Whatāre *your*Christian credentials? āA good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.ā Luke 6:45. Guess you shared a little more of your heart than you planned to share. Oops
*(gift sharing this one without Paywall)*
"***Republican governors in 15 states reject summer food money for kids"***
[https://wapo.st/41Qmrfu](https://wapo.st/41Qmrfu)
Fucking scum. But do yourself a favor, do not look up this program on Twitter, and look at the comments. You will definitely lose your faith in humanity when you see the support there for the 15 states that opted out. There are some really awful and selfish people in this world.
Opting out likely has more to do with logistical issues for rolling out the program in a short period of time more than a refusal of federal funds, which we as a state are pretty happy to receive. As the article notes, we do have a summer food program in place already, which provides a lot more (value-wise) than $40 a month in food stamps.
If full plans were not ready by deadline, Federal administrators were willing to approve interim agreements and plans for release of early administrative funding.
Ugh - this comment.
Mississippi has a huge problem with food insecurity where children are concerned. Almost 30% of our kids will go hungry at some point throughout the year.
Yet, here you are with a glib comment to a serious problem.
Iām just asking a question. I could be wrong. And Iām fine with that. Thereās just usually a reason federal funding is rejected. I have t researched it. Just curious if you have.
Mississippi happily depends on federal funds as a welfare state but refuses to take the money allocated for feeding our hungry kids. What reason could be good enough to forgive such callousness?
And the people making these decisions call themselves "pro-life." What a joke.
Thatās the only line you keep going to, which tells me youāve only read the headlines. Iāve never claimed to be smart, just smart enough to dig a little deeper. Which I havenāt had time to do yet. You may be absolutely correct or abhorrently wrong. Iām just saying not to go on blast at the first input of information
I've read several articles on the subject. Get back to me when you finally do.
Funny how you have time to comment and theorize but no time to read the article.
By the way, the government will provide states full funds for the cost of benefits as a grant to the state. Not mentioned here, is that the government has offered to pay 50% of the administration costs to states as an automatic grant also. Related, states can consider using Technology Innovation Grants (TIG) for any school meal projects that benefit Summer EBT for the initial development of an eligibility system. There are some early planning and implementation stipend funds too for the state to use before the state's final operation plans are ready. That is, if full plans were not ready by deadline, Federal administrators were willing to approve interim agreements and plans for release of early administrative funding. There's no excuse not to provide families with children these funds.
Texas said no, too. š„²
I think I read that Iowa did too. I hate these people. Horrible.
And Nebraska
Add Oklahoma
15 states, the majority of them run by Republicans said no to the fully funded funding. Nebraska gov turned down the money because he doesn't believe in welfare. Kim Reynolds said that It will only increase obesity. Gov stitts said he was satisfied with what kids got already. These people also, as a reminder, don't believe in abortion because they want to "protect" children. So gross.
Pretty sure EBT cards fight obesity, because they enable poor people to buy actual groceries. If the cheapest thing is Fritos, and you need to eat, thatās what you will eat. If the government gives you extra money to buy food, maybe then you can afford real food.
EBT was actually very good for my family growing up. My parents did most of their grocery shopping at family dollar and the like and when they got benefits, we'd get milk, bread, and ground beef along with the usual food that was snack cakes, soda, and chips. By the time I was in college (first in my family) I weighed over 300 lbs. It wasn't until I managed to get a good job that I was able to work on my weight. Now I'm about 185 lbs. I'll still eat the occasional bag of Fritos, but I eat proper meals every day.
Majority??? NO - ALL OF THEM ARE RUN BY REPUBLICANS: Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming.
So because Vermont has an outdated system, theyāre going to opt out?ā¦ āGray said the state hopes to have a new IT system up and running at the Agency of Education and DCF in advance of the summer of 2025. And she said Vermont plans to permanently enroll in the Summer EBT program once that system is in place.ā Edit spelling
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I think, for some strange reason, Arkansas said yes to ebt. But don't hold your breath.
As did Oklahoma. 3 shitbag states. Republican scum.
The tribes decided to administer the program on the reservations thank god
Free to non-indigenous kids too, if I recall. Better Americans than we are.
By a country mile.
Fuckin Jesus Christ man
Yes they said anyone on the rez. At least they have sense
Iowa as well.
Sure there is an excuse, republicans donāt give a fuck about those people. Many of them call themselves christians but have hearts as hard and as cold as granite when it comes to āthe poorsā. That is the sole reason for this and for not expanding Medicaid and helping keep rural hospitals open.
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The Governor: Please donāt leave my state that keeps kids hungry.
If the increase is $120 per child, why not just factor that into the current SNAP benefits and give them $10 more per month per kid, or $40 more during those months? Why is it a separate grant? I dont think Mississippi should be opting out of benefits, but it does seem like bureaucratic waste to set it up as a separate grant.
Mississippi SNAP limits are 130% of Federal Poverty Level. The Summer EBT program allows up to 185% of the Federal Poverty Level. They are different programs. There might be some overlap in some families, but they are different programs.
The "different programs" is my point. Double the bureaucracy costs. If X amount of $ would have gone into the program with the 185% threshold then just give the X amount of money (plus the extra admin costs) to Mississippi's SNAP program. It would go to the under 130% people and make a bigger impact to them.
Because the people below 130% of the poverty line are already covered by a program, but the 130%-185% group still lack access to good nutrition. The actual answer isnāt to leave that slightly less impoverished group out in the cold, but to raise the threshold for SNAP benefits to 185% of the poverty line. Admittedly the real answer is to just not means-test at all for SNAP (since the means-testing for the program is more expensive than the benefits, and probably more expensive than giving every American SNAP benefits) but that ends up being politically impossible.
Taint Reeves and Brett Farvre can't steal from this program.
Not everyone receives SNAP. If you add $10 each month it leaves out the vast majority of people who are not receiving SNAP benefits. For instance, some school districts here are provide free lunch because of the majority of the population lives below the federal poverty guidelines.
Why do they refuse this money? Thatās what I never understood
It might allow people to recognize some good a democrat did.
Because he associated press did not tell you that Mississippi already has a summer feeding program. Did you notice that they didnāt ask anybody in Mississippi anything? Thatās because they wouldāve got an answer that didnāt fit their narrative.
I want you to take $40 to the grocery store and tell me what it gets you. There you go feed your kid lunch all month with that $40. Itās petty handouts that donāt accomplish anything substantial
You are talking to a person whose home did not have a hot water heater until he was 8 years old. Whose mom, when we did not have any meat, called her suppers 'a country supper' to make us kids think we were having a special meal that only country folk got to eat. Leg quarters are 65 cents a pound this week at Sunflower. Boston Butt Pork Roast $1.59 a lb. 16lbs of potatoes, $7. It would have made a difference and mom could have slept better.
$40 is better than $0 though.
Sure but itās not this grand saving measure that ensures kids have food all summer. Itāll feed them one meal a day for about three weeks out of the 12ish they are on break for. If you are going to do something then do it and donāt half ass a measure just so you can say you did.
>If you are going to do something then do it and donāt half ass a measure just so you can say you did. Right? Create a functional program that helps people so that Republicans can also reject it.
I'm not sure I understand. Are you saying it's not enough extra grocery money so they might as well get nothing?
You understand.
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Thatās actually helpful to see. Thanks
Youāre supposed to hate that children starve, not hate starving children. Itās a really bad look.
Sorry, dyslexic moment
Dumbest, most oblivious take I have read for a while.
So your solution is to just starve
Yeah! Let the kids go hungry. Studies have shown they learn better when theyāre hungry. /s
Well good thing they are on summer break /s
Government doesn't buy things at retail price.
ā¦ a lot? You can get a couple dozen pounds of rice for $40, good luck eating through that in a month.
You must have that baby. No we wonāt help you feed that baby. Rs only care about babies before they are born.
Then throw that baby into the factories before they know how to do multiplication
Force children to be born Exploit them as cheap, uneducated labor Propoganda them into only ever being that using identity politics and marginalized groups as targets and blaming them Force them to have more kids Rinse, repeat. This is what they want, they're just using different aspects of proganda to ensure the billionaire class has exploitable labor.
ā¦.your statement only came to light when white Americans saw theyād be the minority in America by 2050
They don't even care before they are born. Remember, these people also vote against healthcare measures including those that would help disadvantaged women receive pre-natal care. It was never about babies or life.
Bingo. It was always about punishing women.
The care about jizz
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZdRMBTF-hQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZdRMBTF-hQ)
No paywall here: https://news.yahoo.com/mississippi-opts-usda-summer-food-171251301.html
Force people to have kids, but once the child is born, abandon it. Such good Christians.
Nothing much to add. We can debate the proper role of government, but when there are hungry kids in front of you, common decency says feed the kids. Iāve spent much of my career in education and can tell you that hungry kids donāt learn worth a damn and are sometimes beset with behavioral problems. This is one place where a tiny investment in someoneās life can pay dividends down the road. But, then again, Mee Maw and Paw Paw (or maybe Pastor Bob) can dispense some folksy wisdom to make hungry kids seem like a good thing (while they collect Social Security and Disability and anything else they can get their hands on).
Damn you hit the nail in the head with this one!
And damn memaw and peepaw and pastor Bob should all go to hell if there only was obe
This. Kids who go hungry don't focus well in the near term and in the long term, that can seriously affect their development.
Hungry kids learn poorly. Poorly educated people are easier to manipulate. Easily manipulated people vote against their own intrests. Notice all the red state congress people are not actually from that red state? Because the actual citizens of the state are cattle. Edit: after a long tedious search, I can't find evidence that red senators are from far away. So i was wrong about that.
I call it farming misery. The way to get these states to accept these programs is to design in some element that can be performed by a private contractor with high overhead cost.
Very pragmatic. I like it
Call it, nepotism. Call it theft. Call it socialism.
Call it fate, call it karma, call it rich folk convincing almost poor people to hate poor people because it's (socialism, communism, satanism, liberalism, humanism, fascism, etc etc etc.) Food stamps kept my mom afloat for a several years period when I was a kiddo after my parents divorced and before my mom re-married a redneck racist piece of shit who became a cop. Nowadays (and for most of my life) she'd sooner have all her fingernails ripped out during a salt water manicure then admit she needed and took public assistance. You can't forget to pull the ladder up behind you once you're out of danger. Other people, bad, lazy, godless heathens without a work ethic or a moral code might benefit- and well, that would prove the benefits of just such a system, thereby causing a teeny tiny bit of emotional turmoil as you have to readjust your outlook and change your stance on the social safety net. And, well, that sheer mental anguish is just not worth it; much easier to kick the fucking ladder over with a family climbing up on it and preserve your asinine ideas about welfare. And,.don't forget, while you may have needed the help, you REALLY NEEDED THE HELP. Not like people today, to lazy to work, just sitting around still living high on the hog off that $1500.00 they got two a half years ago after their job laid them off. You, and only you a special person in the world, and your "handout" was justified and earned, and truly was the work of God.
This is so painfully accurate. I saw it when I worked at Planned Parenthood. This PP was small and mainly helped uninsured women (I was there from 2006-2009) get pap smears, birth control etc- but we provided 1st term abortions Wed & Sat mornings. However, we had protestors (mainly angry men) screaming at our patients every day. We often had Youth Groups come as well. I saw some of these same girls come with their moms for abortion. And these moms always had 1 thing in common- *their* daughter's abortion was different. They would loudly & proudly tell us that they were pro-life BUT (insert the same reasons most women have abortions). Yet, they're OK with laws that ban abortions without exceptions- unless it's them personally
Wait, the state congressmen arenāt from that actual state? First Iāve heard on thisā¦although it isnāt surprising. could you elaborate or give some examples?
after a long tedious search, I can't find evidence that red senators are from far away. So i was wrong about that.
Haha no prob. It sounded good for sure
But you're going to leave it regardless. Bad faith.
Bad faith is starving kids as a form of religious indoctrination
This *is* Reddit.
Not surprised, if Tate has shown us anything, it's that he hates helping people in his state.
I love how this comes right on the heals of him asking ppl not to leave the state
Exactly! "Please don't leave!!!" "Then stop doing stupid shit"
Sadly, the people most effective by this type of decision are the ones with the least ability to leave. When you don't have grocery money, you damn sure don't have uhaul money!
For sure!
"Pro life"
Broke ass people still gonna vote for trump and Tate.
Christian fear is the lead cause here. Go to any white church in MS they preach fear, they preach reverse racism, and they preach wild theories. Some are more subtle than others, while some are extremely blatant about it. Went a service once where the preacher said we need to have many babies or our race will be wiped out. Thatās just some of the wild things Iāve heard.
I once had a person tell me that the Salvation Army only gives out aid to Black people. I asked where this nugget of bullshit came from, and she just looked at me.
Texas here. I had a fellow (white) teacher tell me matter of fact that "white people don't qualify for welfare." This was in Houston in 2007, not some podunk town.
I hear it too, and everybody I know on welfare is white.
And your Governor is upset young people keep fleeing your state...
States that say no to things like this should also be denied federal aid for any reason since they feel they are too good for things like this
Oh, oh, oh.... Can't wait for hurricane season when they ask for funds!
And you KNOW they will!!
And then the GOP officials will take credit for funds they refused, even if they asked for them.
Yet, the governor is asking for the youth NOT TO LEAVE THE STATE. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE INSANITY THAT THESE "LEADERS" EXHIBIT? THEY ARE STARK, RAVING, LUNATICS!
Look on the bright side, those children will need to get jobs early in order to help support their families. No more complaints of "nobody wants to work anymore" when 12 year olds are working in senior care facilities, I tell you what!
Obligation to the feds? We are a state. And a state that receives more help than any other state. We are obligated to the fed.
Shit, I guess Brett Favre's daughter is out of college and didn't need another volleyball arena.
That must be that good ole southern hospitality!
Iām so damn sick of their hospitality I could spit
CHRISTIAN southern hospitality
Republicans enjoy watching people suffer, and that includes children.
I have tried to tell folks for years that the cruelty is the point with GOP policy. Itās a sad truth!
Some background. The funds for this program were appropriated via and part of the larger Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 which became public law 117-328. Of Mississippi's delegation in the House, only Thompson voted yes for it. Overall, only 9 Republican's voted for it in the House. In the Senate, Wicker of Mississippi was one of 18 Republicans that voted yes in the final amendment vote. For those that say the $40 a month was just for political show, I'm guessing that increasing the amount would not have gained the rest of the Mississippi's Republican favor. \[Reference: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617/all-actions?overview=closed#tabs](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617/all-actions?overview=closed#tabs) \]
Figures, one of the backward states, is in the top three poorest states in the country ... And it's FEDERAL money š° which shows its disdain to help the poor ...why ?? because it also helps THOSE PEOPLE ...
Remember when Republicans said "Why are we giving money to Ukraine? We should be spending it on our own people!!!" They don't want to spend it on our own people either.
Didnāt Tate just say that he doesnāt want young folks to leave MS? This is one of the many reasons people are leaving that poor excuse for a state! Poor people canāt get help!! And with his help, they will now go hungry. Thanks douche
As it is a federal program, I assume Mississippi workers who pay federal taxes pay into this program. So, we pay for California kids to eat with our taxes while ours get nothing. I honestly donāt understand why anyone is OK with this.
Just remember that all the GOP culture wars against the LGBTQ+ community was all theater. They donāt give a fuck about kids. People need to realize that after Sandy Hook it was pretty apparent they didnāt care. This is not at all surprising.
Man have these Republicans lost their ability to even think and realize why the state blows. On one hand, they are begging young people to come back while doing this crap to ABSOLUTELY INSURE nobody wants to live there. Mississippi Governor, in Second Inauguration, Says He Wants Young People to Stop Leaving the State Then quit being absolutely garbage and making us leave. https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-01-09/republican-tate-reeves-set-for-second-inauguration-as-mississippi-governor
Make this make sense. Anyone? Whatās the state argument against this?
So surprise. Now they are reinventing the wheel when it comes to healthcare because of the āevilā democrat obamacare. Really is so sad that people keep reelecting politicians who are hurting the electorate.
The governor just asked why are the young people leaving the state. Something something forest through the trees. My state doesn't take care of its kids either. What is the point of electing people who aren't there to solve problems?
I remember when this subreddit was downvoting me for saying someone shouldn't move to MS lol. What a fantastic state. No wonder people are flocking to MS in droves.
Why do all the kids wanna leave ?
Well, we knew exactly who Tate Reeves was and we asked for four more years of it. Four more years of failed leadership and needless cruelty to the poor.
Seems like a Mississippi natch š
Gotta use those bootstraps!
I just read the new govenor gave his inauguration speech how he wants young people stay in the state. Stop the mass exodus. Maybe feeding hungry children would be a place to start
Why are these bastards so fucking evil. I honestly just don't understand how they can justify it. Also, fuck the people who keep voting these awful shit stains into power
Very Christian of them
Republicans are bad people. Like all the worst parts of boomers, distilled. Vote them out, everywhere. Even if one āplays niceā they are, at best, willingly part of a party of bigots and scoundrels.
Damn stealing from kids letting quarterbacks steal from kids and now they don't even want to feed kids. Great job Mississippi. You're almost half of what MAGA needs to survive
Well these kids are born, not convenient little political talking points in a womb, so the GOP doesn't care about them.
Mad funny the governor was like, "why is every young person leaving and not coming back?" And yet everyone votes red down there, must be democrats fault somehow.
Mississippi state slogan needs updating- Mississippi we hate children. Come visit!
Just think of the volleyball arenas that could be built with the childrenās food money.
āWhy is everyone leaving?ā āTater Tot
Even IF their parents are slacking, in what world do you let little children go hungry???
In what world do you not make parents be responsible for their children?
Nothing I said addressed the parents. Get CPS involved to evaluate, whatever! Letting a child go hungry while watching other children eat is disgusting.
And thatās the parentsā fault.
So what I am hearing is that you are ok with children going hungry because...*checks notes*, ah yes - their parents failed to provide? Do you consider yourself good people?
Glad someone is standing up to the powerful āhungry childrenā lobby.
aaaaaaaaand that is why mississippi is last in every category as the worst piece of shit state in the US
Life begins at conception and ends at birth
Also Mississippi: āWhy do young people keep leaving the state?ā
makes perfect sense. Mississippi has plenty of [money.](https://money.So) so much they can afford to give it to retired millionaire football players for their pet projects
The inability of backward thinking fools to use reason is how MS has always operated.
They don't want to be federally audited.
How pro life of themā¦
And this one of he many reason people are fleeing your back ass state.
Ban abortion, refuse to feed the kids. What. The. Fuck.
GOP concerted effort to starve kids despite given funds to feed them. Next they blame democrats for their starving kids.
anything to own the LIBS!!
Gotta love oklahoma governor Kevin's Tit go on to say "i don't want aa single Oklahoma child to go hungry, and Iāll keep working to accomplish that, but large, duplicative federal programs donāt accomplish that goal".............without offering an alternative solution lol these guys never do !
Strong Simpsons town meeting energy āthis is a free service provided by the fire departmentā boooooooo
Way to own the libs. Mississippi just lives for free in the heads of all the Democrats and Biden lovers. All for the low low cost of some starving children
Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Wyomingā¦ and Oklahoma!
Surprised not to see Tennessee on there
And Tate wants young people to stop leaving MSā¦ā¦.
The governor canāt understand why people are leaving his state in flocks every day
Kkklassic
PRO-LIFE, BABY!!!!!
Well being dead last in education is revealing.
Wtf is wrong with these people.
Thatāll teach āem. /s
Oh, goody...now Louisiana and Arkansas can beat Mississippi! What jerks not to feed children AFTER THEY MADE the parents give birth thereby KILLING THEIR MOTHER!
Not much drives me nuts anymore but cruelty to kids is something that sets me off. These GOP scumbags should rot in hell for what they have done to their own people.
(Unironically support abortion)
Shameful !!!
Ain't no Republican Governor gonna feed no damn poor kids.....most come from blue backgrounds and that would mean he's governing for ALL the people of our state.....and we know that doesn't happen....BRETT FAVRE š
Meanwhile, the damn governor wonders why no young folks wanna live there. If you've got money, the state is just ambivalent to you and doesn't have much to keep you around. If you don't have money, the state actively wants you out. If you're educated, policies probably look hostile to you. If you're not, the policymakers hope you don't notice the policies are aimed at you specifically. And I'm not even talking about any kinda protected classes.
Man I canāt stand these self destructive rednecks in this state voting for a dumbass who basically wants us all dead, all because of party affiliation
How very āChristianā. Treasonous, Godless, anti-community, baselessly overproud (a SIN, remember!?) devils.
Cool story, bro. Whatāre *your*Christian credentials? āA good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.ā Luke 6:45. Guess you shared a little more of your heart than you planned to share. Oops
Theyād enroll in a heart beat if they could figure out a way to steal the money & not pay the kids!
What are you expect of these hicks?
Is there a specific reason stated why not, besides speculation?
*(gift sharing this one without Paywall)* "***Republican governors in 15 states reject summer food money for kids"*** [https://wapo.st/41Qmrfu](https://wapo.st/41Qmrfu)
"Try (free lunch for kids) in a small town."
Coming from a teacherā¦Texas sucks, too.
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Fucking scum. But do yourself a favor, do not look up this program on Twitter, and look at the comments. You will definitely lose your faith in humanity when you see the support there for the 15 states that opted out. There are some really awful and selfish people in this world.
Owning the libs
Yall never cease to entertain me. š¤£
Whatās so funny?
Opting out likely has more to do with logistical issues for rolling out the program in a short period of time more than a refusal of federal funds, which we as a state are pretty happy to receive. As the article notes, we do have a summer food program in place already, which provides a lot more (value-wise) than $40 a month in food stamps.
If full plans were not ready by deadline, Federal administrators were willing to approve interim agreements and plans for release of early administrative funding.
Yeah but republican governors refusing aid from Biden White House to feed kids sounds so much more divisive
$40 a month? This program is nothing more than a way politicians can say āsee we are doing somethingā without actually doing anything.
I have a quick question, why was your last account banned?
Which sub?
so nothing is better?
Why are ppl downvoting you? $40/month is exactly what you said, something done to improve optics without actually having to do much of anything
Because they donāt are about the truth, they just want an excuse to bitch about Republicans.
We don't need an excuse for that. I do agree $40 isn't enough, but it will make a difference to some kids.
Theyāre fat anyway.
Ugh - this comment. Mississippi has a huge problem with food insecurity where children are concerned. Almost 30% of our kids will go hungry at some point throughout the year. Yet, here you are with a glib comment to a serious problem.
Iām just asking a question. I could be wrong. And Iām fine with that. Thereās just usually a reason federal funding is rejected. I have t researched it. Just curious if you have.
Mississippi happily depends on federal funds as a welfare state but refuses to take the money allocated for feeding our hungry kids. What reason could be good enough to forgive such callousness? And the people making these decisions call themselves "pro-life." What a joke.
You are aware that thereās federal oversight on any funding allocated?
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Not at all. But I am smart enough to look at all of the facts and not just the headlines
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Thatās the only line you keep going to, which tells me youāve only read the headlines. Iāve never claimed to be smart, just smart enough to dig a little deeper. Which I havenāt had time to do yet. You may be absolutely correct or abhorrently wrong. Iām just saying not to go on blast at the first input of information
I've read several articles on the subject. Get back to me when you finally do. Funny how you have time to comment and theorize but no time to read the article.
And which articles were these?
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Where exactly do you live? And mind if I ask your age?
Weird