if you're a Conservative, little kids just don't work hard enough to deserve food
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She's right all those small subsidies aren't going to fix anything it's just going to complicate the system. Minimum wage should be raised
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These clowns better be happy i am not a billionaire. I’d be sending a check to every damn household with kids in the state.
Billionaires don't spend their money. If they did, they wouldn't be billionaires.
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Yeah right
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$120m is all you need to give that same $40 to literally everyone in her state each month.
Article says that the program is estimated to cost Iowa $2,2 million, the rest covered on a federal level.
They can't find 2,2 million.
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Oh, but it is. It's proven in the 12th economy of the world, why one state of the first economy of the world couldn't sustain it?
Loading them up on a bunch of HFCS from those Iowa corn fields will be great for them though I'm sure...
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Iowa will not participate this summer in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out, state officials have announced.
“Federal COVID-era cash benefit programs are not sustainable and don’t provide long-term solutions for the issues impacting children and families.
An EBT card does nothing to promote nutrition at a time when childhood obesity has become an epidemic,” Iowa Republican Gov.
Some state lawmakers, including Democratic Sen. Izaah Knox of Des Moines, quickly voiced their opposition to the decision.
“It’s extremely disappointing that the Reynolds administration is planning to reject federal money that could put food on the table for hungry Iowa kids,” Knox said in a statement.
States, territories and eligible tribal nations have until Jan. 1 to notify the Department of Agriculture of their intent to participate in the program this summer.
The original article contains 520 words, the summary contains 149 words. Saved 71%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
extremely disappointing
Honestly, I don't get this. Call a spade a spade. Use words like "absolutely unconscionable". Use "inexcusable". Use words that get the gravity across of just how asinine and ABSOLUTELY deadly this will be. Mark my words, despite whatever safety nets exist in the state of IA, kids will starve to death because of this. Make a statement saying EXACTLY that, and point out that the blood will be on Governor Reynolds' hands.
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Another example of "once they're out of the womb, fuck 'em". Disgusting.
Iowa is a barren field devoid of intellectualism so OF COURSE the election hinges on it
You know what else does nothing for kids? Kim Reynolds. She’s, an arrogant, hypocritical, and ignorant douche baby.
What a poverty state, I’d he embarrassed if I lived in a place that had so many poors or so little money that that’s not affordable
Quick, somebody call "Moms for Liberty" and get this fixed!
oh....
I see. Right. OK then, never mind.
Too bad those kids aren't Fetuses. Then Republicans might actually CARE about them!
Yeah, okay and just what are these supposed "long term solutions then you evil cunt? I'm sure she's spent every day in office trying really hard to tackle the problems of childhood obesity and low income families looking for this long term solution. Get wrecked you shithead