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.

https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/north-dakota-senators-boost-their-own-meal-reimbursements-after-rejecting-free-school-lunch-bill

North Dakota senators vote to boost their own meal reimbursements after rejecting free school lunch bill

Thirteen Republican senators voted to increase meal reimbursements for state employees after voting against a bill to expand free school lunches for low-income students.

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@Miriamm Special place in hell for these psychos.
@Miriamm @cwnidog not only do the taxpayers pay their salaries, but they also get free meals once they claim them for reimbursements.
@hyenatech @Miriamm @cwnidog While denying meals to children , some of whom depended on school meals for the only food they would have each day.
@Miriamm this is who we’re fighting--glad to know they’re not even hiding anymore.
@Miriamm f these greedy assed fat bastards
@Miriamm for the GOP it is always about the grift. And they don't give a shit about kids.
@Miriamm is it time for Anonymous to air some dirty laundry? I’m sure most of these fucks have some very sketchy history.
@Miriamm @FrankFrank@newsie.
We should refer to things like that as Republicisms. If it benefits them and hurts others, it’s a Republicanism.
@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.

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

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@nanowiz @Miriamm It is pretty fucking dire, but it's how I feel right now. I am far enough away from the deep south to feel somewhat safe and close enough to Canada to escape if shit gets worse.
@MicheleV_AK @Miriamm mind blogging and just all out plain sad… I’m sorry you have to see stuff like that. It’s not too different over here in the east of USA depending on where you live.
@Miriamm people get what they vote for. No surprises here.

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

@Miriamm I really want to boost this, but I know some of my followers are all politicked out right now. If this was edited with a content warning of uspol, I'd gladly share it. :)
@Miriamm math not apparently their strong suit, eh?
@Miriamm What are local and national elected Democrats doing to retaliate? I’ll accept excuse free answers only. “Look at what the awful Republicans just did to us” is fine, but I also need to know what’s being done about it.
@Miriamm they are ALL political PIGS; VOTE them all out!
@Miriamm yes, it’s because they are more important 🤢
@Miriamm Where the heck can you spend $45 on lunch in North Dakota? 3 Martinis?
@Miriamm And by “politicians” we mean “Republicans.”

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sounds comparable to the metaphor where a capitalist takes 9 out of 10 cookies from a plate, hands over the remaining one to the low income guy and tells him "pay attention to the immigrant, he wants to steal your cooky" thereby pointing to the third guy at the desk who doesn't get anything.

how stupid, selfish, morally corrupt can you be?

🤦

@Miriamm these articles not emphasizing that it's specifically Republicans are contributing to the false equivalence that so many believe in
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NORTH DAKOTA SENATORS YOU SUCK
@Miriamm Mercia , where the old white man fights to keep only themselves feed. “Eat the rich”seems to make sense now 🤑
@Miriamm Sadly, coronaries take too long. Guillotines are quicker.
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There's a special place in hell for those #GOPPsychos who not only take the food out of the mouths of hungry children, but also eat in front of them to taunt them.
@Miriamm And it's not like they won't get reimbursed for a meal that exceeds $45: there's just more paperwork ...or someone with an agenda paying for it.
@Miriamm history will be written and this will show. Years of neglecting the poor while making sure you have the best meals possible. These are kids that will struggle to even get a meal in thanks to corruption and their parents choices. United States do not complain later when the only people left are young minds that despise this country. These lawmakers got 20 years left in this earth at the best. Let’s see if we decide to stop turning our heads anytime soon.