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Miriam 🇮🇪

North Dakota politicians just raised their meal reimbursement to $45 after rejecting a bill for free school lunches, which costs only $3 per meal. That means, for the price of one politician's lunch, you could feed 15 low-income kids — socialism for me, but not for thee.

inforum.com/news/north-dakota/

7 Apr 2023 at 20:17 | Open on mastodon.social
23 comments
NoHomers

@Miriamm Special place in hell for these psychos.

7 Apr 2023 at 20:21 | Open on universeodon.com
/usr/bin/env yeen

@Miriamm @cwnidog not only do the taxpayers pay their salaries, but they also get free meals once they claim them for reimbursements.

7 Apr 2023 at 20:23 | Open on cyberfurz.social
Ttroika

@Miriamm
Boosted to spread awareness 👍🏾

7 Apr 2023 at 20:30 | Open on c.im
DamnKimberlee

@Miriamm this is who we’re fighting--glad to know they’re not even hiding anymore.

7 Apr 2023 at 20:45 | Open on toad.social
Jeff (of the internet)

@Miriamm

That's not socialism.... that's entitlement.

7 Apr 2023 at 20:47 | Open on newsie.social
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@Miriamm
Have you eaten a $3.00 school lunch? Would you do that 5 days a week? You compromise your goal by setting the bar so low. Pizza or mac & cheese every day should not be the goal. A balanced, nutricious meal for every child, in school, every day is the goal, regardless of their ability to pay!
That is the right thing to do. Even if it appears to some to be a waste of money.

7 Apr 2023 at 21:06 | Open on urbanists.social
BARRY KAHN

@Miriamm
Not sure how to fit this in, but the phrase: "Kill the fatted calf" just jumped into my mind. Or maybe the "fat cats"?

To be clear, I don't want to kill anybody, although some of those pols' heads mounted on the walls might offer a lesson to the ones still passing laws.

I can get more than enough lunch in Portland Maine for $10-15. What in tarnation are the North Dakota politicians gobbling while the little kids starve?

7 Apr 2023 at 21:10 | Open on mstdn.science
Wonnecken

@Miriamm
You should emphasise that the talk is of 13 Republican senators. The Republicans always warn that Democrats would introduce communism.

7 Apr 2023 at 21:20 | Open on hessen.social
Darwin Woodka

@Miriamm f these greedy assed fat bastards

7 Apr 2023 at 21:36 | Open on mastodon.social
Darwin Woodka

@Miriamm for the GOP it is always about the grift. And they don't give a shit about kids.

7 Apr 2023 at 21:39 | Open on mastodon.social
Computeforloot :clubtwit:
Googly Eyed Peas

@Miriamm is it time for Anonymous to air some dirty laundry? I’m sure most of these fucks have some very sketchy history.

7 Apr 2023 at 22:38 | Open on mastodon.social
RevJeber

@Miriamm @FrankFrank@newsie.
We should refer to things like that as Republicisms. If it benefits them and hurts others, it’s a Republicanism.

7 Apr 2023 at 22:44 | Open on mastodon.social
MicheleV_AK

@Miriamm I'll go you one better. In Alaska, the legislature is poised to get a 67% raise increase on top of the $300 per day per diem while they are in session. Meanwhile, the SNAP backlog here is months behind, people are literally starving, foodbanks are out of food, grocers in small areas are out of food and people are being hospitalized for malnutrition. Also, there is a huge shortage of childcare...tough, says the legislature and governor. Increase to public funding of public education...nope, we are broke. But, we have the billions to give to oil companies while they drill the next site in the National Petroleum Reserve and destroy stuff. Oh, and I could go on. I hate red states, but we aren't TN is the best I can say. I am so sorry shit is happening in ND, too.

@Miriamm I'll go you one better. In Alaska, the legislature is poised to get a 67% raise increase on top of the $300 per day per diem while they are in session. Meanwhile, the SNAP backlog here is months behind, people are literally starving, foodbanks are out of food, grocers in small areas are out of food and people are being hospitalized for malnutrition. Also, there is a huge shortage of childcare...tough, says the legislature and governor. Increase to public funding of public education...nope,...

7 Apr 2023 at 22:58 | Open on sfba.social
nanowiz

@MicheleV_AK @Miriamm

dire when a response is 'I'm just glad I'm not in #tennessee'

#gaslighting brought to you by our sponsors #bigoil

7 Apr 2023 at 23:05 | Open on vmst.io
Jester 🪓

@Miriamm people get what they vote for. No surprises here.

7 Apr 2023 at 23:25 | Open on stranger.social
AlicePaul

@Miriamm

You can’t make this stuff up.
You also can’t ignore it.

7 Apr 2023 at 23:46 | Open on newsie.social
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@Miriamm a $45 lunch?! What are they getting a trough of food? They really are pigs aren't they?

8 Apr 2023 at 0:05 | Open on mastodon.social
Black Cat Ranch

@AgreeableLandscape @Miriamm even here in the bay area, sandwiches are going to cost $15-$20 and I’d be surprised if North Dakota is more expensive than Oakland or San Francisco

8 Apr 2023 at 15:26 | Open on home.social
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@blackcatranch @Miriamm Well maybe if we limited their food spending to what the average family can afford they'd actually give a shit about inflation and food companies' price gouging.

8 Apr 2023 at 20:23 | Open on mastodon.social
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@Miriamm That’s brazen. Too bad so few in ND will even learn about this or make the obvious mental leap to understand the hypocrisy of it.

@the_Effekt

8 Apr 2023 at 0:09 | Open on mastodon.social
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