@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.