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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.

The state has notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it will not participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children — or Summer EBT — program, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education said in a Friday news release.

“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. Kim Reynolds said in the news release.

A bipartisan group of Nebraska lawmakers have urged the state to reconsider, saying Summer EBT would address the needs of vulnerable children and benefit the state economically, the Journal Star reported.

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Fuck kids i guess

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Children of the corn to get less corn.

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[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I can't even imagine thinking about having this stance. Literally evil

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I know this might sound weird, but $40/month is definitely enough to cover the costs of feeding a child.

It won't be luxury foods, and you'll have to prepare them yourself, but your child will be able to get the nutrition they need.

I wish the government would give me $40/month just so I can feed myself, lol.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I wish the government would give me $40/month just so I can feed myself, lol.

That's the basis of UBI. Rather than spending a lot on management and bureaucracy, and still missing those most in need, instead just give everyone the baseline and tax slightly more. It provides a natural alternative to various aid and support systems. They all get rolled into 1. It also feels fairer to people.

And before the inflation argument is brought up, it's easy to counter. You just have a % tax, with a flat payout, and run it as a fairly closed loop. The income growth line gets shallower, but is flattened at the bottom. No new money is entering the system, so no additional inflation. It also counters the "no-one will work" argument. If people drop out of the workforce, the fund's income will drop, this will reduce payouts and encourage more work from people.

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[–] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Big surprise that Iowa is the second worse state to live in in the US

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do Iowans know how to vote?

[–] derf82@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, they know how to vote very well. They just only know how to vote against their own interests because that’s how their pastor told them to vote and because they are scared of brown people and people from shudder New York and California

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I know. Just sad. Representatives doing the opposite of what their constituents want/need. And in many cases, at not cost to the state. Hopefully the leaders get voted out.

[–] tupcakes@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

My state ladies and gentlemen. Fuck, Iowa used to be decent.

[–] neurogenesis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Iowa: You want to lose weight right? All you have to do is eat less and move more!

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Iowa pulling a Michael Jordan.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -5 points 10 months ago

I wonder how this will impact the 2024 election...

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