Republican Governors are refusing federal funds for summer food programs for children, this year and next.

[Sogo]

My state of Iowa Republican Governor is one of them.

I plan to write a letter to the Des Moines Register, the state's major newspaper, pointing out that this is poor policy for farmers. It's a major market that they are closing off for farm products ....

[Kittycatkat]

1. Is it me, or is it weird to want children to go hungry.

I’m tired of these sick mother f$&;’ers

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Watched....out-fucking-rageous. "Family Party" and "Pro-Life Party? fucking liars.

[enough]

3. Hungry children, an obvious benefit to society.

[catrose]

4. By the pro-life party

[Walleye]

5. Why? I don't get it, it's no skin off their nose. Iowans pay federal taxes. Shouldn't they get a return?

[Sogo]

7. When asked about it, our governor said she did not want to

promote a program that was like welfare.

[Walleye]

8. Do you think maybe they'll think twice about voting for her next time? I doubt it.

“To promote the general welfare” remember. Real big-time Christians these people are. Don’t know why they enjoy seeing children go hungry.

[UTUSN]

6. Well, of COURSE, they are

[surfered]

9. And I'm sure they're all Christians who ignore Jesus' telling us to feed the hungry.

[JoseBalow]

16. The commie?

[Squaredeal]

10. The idea is to make dumb voters think that government doesn't work.

And that only Trump can fix it. This is from the Republican play book,

[betsuni]

14. Exactly. Government means Democratic elites off in Washington showering immigrants and

layabouts with free stuff and advantages paid for with your hard-earned taxes (which are always TOO HIGH) in return for votes, heartlessly taking all the jobs away because of regulations, making your lives miserable -- has nothing to do with the Republicans who actually completely run red states!

Always what they run on.

[summer_in_TX]

11. Love your framing planned for your letter.

Get the farmers riled up about these grinchy policies! These ideologues are off the charts weird, in the worst sense of the term.

[GoYouPackersGo]

12. Whenever I see something like this I remind myself that the cruelty is not a bug, it's a feature.

Explains most of the shit Trump Republicans do.

[still-prayin4rain]

13. So cruel and evil, ugh. Nt

[Tikki]

15. Pick your battles..weirdoes...Feeding Children should be non-negotiable.

How do you think a hungry child is going to feel if they learn you had the chance
to feed them and you said..NO.

Tikki

[charliea]

17. Excellent Point!

I hadn't even considered that angle, just so boggled by their senseless cruelty I didn't recognize that they're harming their own constituents. I looked it up an all the state has to do is split the administrative costs of the program 50/50. The costs of the benefits are assumed by the US government.
Whether the governor is just a penny-wise and pound foolish miser, or simply cruel/heartless, it would seem that spending a little to feed children and give the state/farmers additional income isn't a political winner on any level. She refuses increased money for her state, even though it would benefit hungry children and increase the state's local market for farm products. I don't grasp Republican ethos so I don't understand how she explains it to all the voters in her state in a way that makes them approve but hey, she won't face re-election until 2026, and Iowa has no provision for citizen ballot initiatives.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

18. Puke Party, since the turn of the LAST century at least...

Has been the party of wealth and privilege.
As Shrub put it, "The have's and have mores".

They don't believe in a middle class. They want a working class of people compliant and desperate to work for whatever the rich want to pay them.
Empty bellies are easier to manipulate than full ones.

[ScratchCat]

19. Its because its federal money

That can't be diverted to the pockets of rich and wealthy Republican donors. Red States only like federal programs where they can pass on the bulk of the funds to their buddies instead of where it is meant to go. Its the main reason DeSantis accepted the "green" grant money but has turned down other actual assistance for working people.