• snooggums@midwest.social
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    2 months ago

    There wasn’t a debate in congress, there wasn’t any tax increase or funding shortfall. The money was just there because they wanted it.

    And then states like Missouri refused the money because Republicans hate children.

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      It’s so much worse than that.

      During Covid, the money just went straight to the corporations, and the food went to the schools. With schools back in session, the Conservatives in the federal government put restrictions on the funding, requiring documentstion and forms for all of the students participating in the program. They wanted to make it as onerous and invasive as possible. This administrative red tape disproportionately affected the more densely populated regions, and also gave the conservative states a reason to decline participation. Because if Republicans are going to be forced to help children, by God they’re going to use the statistics against their enemies.

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          Sure. Except those on the Left won’t. Couple reasons:

          1. Can’t agree on a reason.

          2. Won’t agree on a where and when.

          3. Will disagree whether it’s worth it right now.

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            2 months ago

            1 exploitation of capital.

            2 right now, wherever you are.

            3 yes it is.

            the ones who disagree with it are probably the majority of liberals who perpetually think they can fix it in the next election. liberalism is not leftism though.