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[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 152 points 1 year ago (16 children)

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.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago (10 children)

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.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago

Corporations are bigger welfare queens than poor people will ever be.

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s exactly why they’re refusing.

Also how much you wanna bet they’re blaming the feebs?

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[–] NewEnglandRedshirt@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago

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."

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As usual, the cruelty is the point.

[–] twisted28@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Billionaires and corporations want the American slaves working making them money. No handouts.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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?

[–] lingh0e@lemmy.film 17 points 1 year ago

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."

[–] stringere@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds more like people didn't want to change forms which is even fucking more sad.

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[–] exohuman@programming.dev 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More hungry kids! I bet that will own the libs who dare to send money to help them!

[–] TechyDad@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

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!"

[–] regdog@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

The cruelty is the point

[–] Clown_Tempura@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] wwaxwork@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Yeah, they're going to have to stop saying they are "Pro Life" and claiming they worry about "the babies".

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[–] ShooBoo@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Missouri is one of the worst states ever. I found nothing good there. The people can't even drive.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Sounds like they are competing with Florida

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (43 children)

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.

[–] asparagus9001@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The state can't stop charities but the why it most often works in america the federal gov just provided big blocks of funding to each state. But don't if the had excepted it most of it would have gone to make a a new football stadium while also providing a big tax write off the guy that owns the team. Ah american law american order.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I live in Iowa, so I understand the mis-appropriation if funds, and it's disgusting. The lack of oversight is astounding and even when it's discovered the consequences are nothing more than operating costs. It's dumb

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[–] Alto@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Just another reason I'm trying to get the fuck out of this hellhole

[–] FirmRip@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

STL checking in. I hate it here so much.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

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[–] Duder167@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] curiousaur@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's what they want. That way they stay red.

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd rather people not suffer from starvation than not convert to my political affiliation

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[–] Synthead@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 18 points 1 year ago

Spread the word everyone, Missouri loves dead kids.

[–] Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Republicans and the right wing in general are happiest when they can cause others to suffer.

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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ugh, paperwork. Can't they just buy food with their trust funds?

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[–] Coach@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

...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.

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Missouri is the Mississippi of the Midwest.

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