The State of Alabama Is Getting A 1 Billion Dollar Prison-But The Governor and GOP Says-No Free Summer Lunch for Alabama Children
Hell No We not paying no fee to feed hungry chil'lin! This Aint No Welfare State
Have you ever seen a child hungry? I have.
I have seen children in some of the richest counties in the state of Alabama have not one scrap of food in the house. Not even a can of soup. Yet up the road from the trailer they live in is a 2 million dollar mansion, with neighbors probaly throwing food in the trash. Still I can’t understand why a state would be so vindictive, and heartless when it comes to feeding children, feeding hungry children.
Alabama families will miss out on 65.4 million in federal aid over the 2024 summer break. The feds are asking the states to split the administrative costs 50/50, while the federal government funds the benefits, which are expected to cost $2.5 billion this year and help feed 21 million children. Alabama says No. We can’t afford it. You asked us too late. We can’t spare the money. These rich fat politicians have every excuse under the sun as to why they won’t (Not Can’t) but won’t fund this program, and won’t pay their fair share.
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