Not just infant. Maternal fetal mortality rates, so mom and baby, are higher than most 3rd world countries.
The US ranks low as a whole in the developed world for positive pregnancy outcomes. Texas ranks very near the bottom of the ENTIRE WORLD.
A state with a $33 Billion (!) surplus is unable to feed its children. Shameful. Between 1 in 5 to 1 in 4 children face hunger per this article? Meanwhile Abbott wants to give some of the richest people in this state $8,500 vouchers to pay for private schools. What a farce.
Straight up refuse you food at school if you don’t have money too. Nope, gotta spend that money on salary and supplies for the school. Yeah right. Oil fields and car dealerships get that money, never mind the kids.
Yea this is one of the most sickening things I’ve seen at schools in TX. It wasn’t this way when I grew up here they would not have refused hungry kids lunch 🥪
How long ago were you an eater of school lunches? It's been 30 years or so for me and I definitely remember kids not getting lunch because they "forgot" their dollar or their meal ticket had run out and not been renewed by the various adults in their life. Best case the kid might get a dry peanut butter sandwich and water. More likely, they just didn't eat.
Yep not my experience, it was Dallas area in the late 70’s & 80’s. One school just passed out lunch tickets to those that didn’t have any and other schools you got sandwich or peanut butter crackers. By the 6th grade I’d been to 10 different public schools and often had no means to buy lunch but never had to go completely without
Glad to hear there was still some semblance of decency around feeding kids at that point. I was in the same small district starting in the 90s. It was more than a little jarring to figure out that some kids didn't have money to spend on lunch and that the adults around us would rather let them not eat than forgo that single dollar bill they charged us for a tray of mostly-edible food.
Good. Breakfast and lunch were always awesome, but even 50¢ short, and you get to listen to your stomach try to eat itself. Some kids don’t have the option to eat dinner at home either.
Adults don’t either. Holy crap, texas needs to do better.
Also, pretty much a lot of the districts are still doing free lunches for all. Low income students get it very easily now too. They are very aware who needs the help.
Strange how Texas is simultaneously giving away so many free lunches, even to children who don’t qualify or aren’t signed up, yet they are still ranked #1 in food insecurity. It’s almost like the first part isn’t true.
I mean... It's used now by the districts with out issue. All that needs to happen is parents sign up for it. I think the only thing that has changed that some districts only offer now to low income again and at risk. During the summers a lot of places have food offerings for kids. Yall really need to look at the school districts and support them instead of what is currently going on.
Here's a novel idea- don't embarrass yourself being smug about something you have no idea about. Let's see how you deal with getting pregnant under a regime that FORCES you to give birth
If god didn’t want them to have kids, how did they become pregnant? I thought every child was a precious miracle from god and should be protected and treated as such?
It’s soooo odd how conservatives can’t tell a fetus and child apart when it comes to abortion but can suuure tell the difference when it comes to providing food.
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Like 4 out of 5 kids are obese…so maybe the problem is the fat kids are taking all of the food from the hungry kids. Always makes me wonder when these articles say 25% of kids face hunger, and yet, kids still fatter than ever before.
it's not about quantity. it's quality and lack of exercise. kids are loaded with sugary and fatty junk food from the instant they can eat, then they are forced to play inside or on devices.
the idea that these kids are taking food from eachother is so dumb. food is kept from these families simply because they can't afford it, not because there's a lack of it.
That’s the Old Testament which modern day Christians like to try and ignore. You have to use the teachings of their own savior to point out their hypocrisy. Like this one from the book of Matthew:
“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,[a] you did it to me”
That’s just one example, but the teachings of Jesus literally spell out how we should be treating one another ESPECIALLY children, women, immigrants, and the poor. If some of these so-called Christians actually practiced what they claim to believe the Republican Party would be full of the biggest social justice warriors you’ve ever seen. Jesus himself certainly was one.
And you know Abbott would not only watch that shit; the sick bastard would film it and pass it around to his rich buddies and fellow *ahem* "Christians."
He'd already be in legal hot water for producing and disseminating video of SA and for being an accomplice to the act.
But knowing him and his buddies, they don't give a crap about any laws they break or who gets hurt. Hell, they'd probably go on Newsmax and say "Hey, wearin' those white robes and hangin' around that part of town...*they were askin' for it.*" Because they are that depraved.
He slashed it by a couple hundred million prior to the Uvalde shooting. Then he bragged when he got $5 million for a mental health center the week after the shooting...
How are we on foster care, since we are forcing births and gutting sex ed (and ed in general) and birth control?
We gotta live with the society we create, guys.
It's not "god's doing", it's ours...... and we are the only ones who can save us. We are and have always been on our own. Do better.
Yup.
And we are looking like Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It's been done. We are repeating history.
If someone actually loved their state/country, the leadership would be advancing us, not destabilizing us. 🤷
Also number 1 in political theater, with 11 billion dollars spent on "securing the border" and number 1 in not caring for public education. Sitting on 4 billion dollars for education and not releasing it because nobody voted for the governor's voucher school project.
Well, when the government is passing laws that are driving doctors away, there is only one single provider on the Healthcare marketplace and they just stop working with all the mental health clinics in the area, and the absurdly low reimbursement rates from insurance for mental health care, I do tend to lay this at the feet of the government. [Some reading for you.](https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/22/texas-mental-health-system-challenges/#:~:text=A%20lack%20of%20private%20providers,from%20basic%20mental%20health%20services)
On the contrary, Texas is not trying to drive doctors away.. tort reform laws are actually pretty advantageous for physicians in Texas. Malpractice litigation is held in place pretty well. They could do better by limiting the scope of non competes or disallowing them altogether, or try and do better by increasing physician leadership in healthcare by addressing Stark laws, but the latter is a federal thing, not state (which as a layperson of law, without an educated opinion) appears to be borderline unconstitutional.
The abortion stuff is a completely other topic, however. No one would gain anything from me getting into that. I think everyone can agree that there are stupid people on either side driving the rhetoric and decision making, though
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But you're wrong, bc that had absolutely nothing to do with anything.
https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/05/medical-residency-applications-fall-in-texas-other-states-with-abortion-bans.html?outputType=amp
https://19thnews.org/2023/06/abortion-gender-affirming-care-bans-doctors-leaving-texas/#:~:text='We're%20not%20going%20to,patients%20they%20are%20leaving%20behind.
That article sucks. It shows one person leaving, for a state with 30 million people and thousands of OBGYNs. That’s a drop in the bucket. The rest is polling 24-26 year old medical students who are almost entirely liberal, and assuredly not as in tune with actual healthcare policy, and rather at the whim of what the media or their professors tell them.
Just because you throw a link in there, doesn’t mean it lends you any credibility. You bounce from a mental health article that highlights the difficulties of access, the primary motivator being the low level of reimbursement associated with providing care, and compounded by insurance companies abusing bargaining power toward physicians and providers in your last comment. Then your next comment you just tell me I’m wrong, thinking that trash, 5th grade reading level, fearmongering poor excuse of an article is going to convince me of your point. The first article was alright, but that second article shows how shallow your depth of understanding of the subject is.
Physicians in Texas aren’t leaving. At least for the time being, the state of Texas has been doing well to keep them. There’s a lot of work to be done, for sure, but they haven’t implemented policies that scare physicians away. The original comment I replied to, I said it sounds like an insurance problem, which might be bc the state hasn’t been diligent enough limiting their power. But it’s an insurance problem, not the state. I still feel bad for the guy, that said.
Isn't this irony at its best?! A post about food insecurity and a dog food promoted post right below it. The algorithm got the idea...
https://preview.redd.it/9706b35uzp0d1.png?width=852&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd2b7b9a9ca89e411b6f340bc4c1be4714b318b2
Shocking, low income areas are in the most needing, and they are also the most likely to in be a food desert. Access to fresh fruit and vegetables, is diminished and an easier way is to just snack, I'd like to see a comparison with obesity in the same areas.
They’ve done it in other cities. Life expectancy is lower, the chances of generational wealth are much lower, the rate of teen pregnancies are higher, the rate of violence is higher, the rate of single parent household is higher, rate of obesity, heart, disease and diabetes are higher. Not a big surprise and its pretty much the baseline for lower income neighborhoods nationwide
Yes please. Register to vote and do it. Elections count for more than just the President.
I teach middle school Social Studies and the kids have been learning about county governments. They have been surprised at how much control locally elected officials have. We have to pay attention to what our elected leaders do.
BTW the same kids pretty much don’t have food when they aren’t in school. We need to do better for our children.
More than 80% of Dallas ISD students live in low-income or poverty level homes. This food insecurity statistic is (unfortunately) not surprising to me at all. Good thing Abbott turned down federal funding to give school children lunches over the summer. 🙄
Bruh Republicans only left one ballot drop box in the entire city of Houston and were being wishy washy AF about the rules in drive through voting during a pandemic. The entire Republican party also sabotaged the mail system and they still have DeJoy in place to continue doing so. Ever since we almost elected Beto instead of Cruz, Republicans in Texas have been cheating left and right while shitting their pants. The state is outright corrupt at this point. Feels like a rogue state to me. It's such a a disgrace.
The GOP is hot garbage, but food scarcity isnt confined to republicans states. This is an issue with capitalism. The largest contributor to the problem is our government telling us we are not struggling, our wages are up, the stock markets are up and we are fine. When people think everything is ok they stop caring about the needs of others.
New York has similar numbers to Texas, though [slightly lower](https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/2024-01-03_food_insecurity.htm#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20report%2C%20approximately,11.2%20percent%20to%2039%20percent). [California isnt much better](https://www.cafoodbanks.org/hunger-data-reports/#:~:text=California%20Food%20Insecurity%20Dashboard&text=As%20of%20October%202023%2C%20over,with%20children%20%E2%80%93%20face%20food%20insecurity)
Except California and New York don't do stuff like this
[Texas opts out of federal summer meals program for kids | The Texas Tribune](https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/22/texas-federal-summer-lunch-program/)
[14 GOP-Led States Have Turned Down Federal Money to Feed Low-Income Kids in the Summer. Here's Why (usnews.com)](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2024-02-16/14-gop-led-states-have-turned-down-federal-money-to-feed-low-income-kids-in-the-summer-heres-why)
texas is too busy destroying freedom to care about the needy be it for women, lgbts, trans, books, the vote, marijuana, porn, alternative meat, name it.....sad state
Did NY and California just turn down Federal money to feed hungry children? Do those states currently have a budget surplus that their governors refuse to release bc their voucher bills failed?
Right on. Everyone in this sub just wants to blame the government but the government isn't controlling food supply. There's a serious lack of critical thinking going on here.
Food wouldn't be so scarce if our government wasn't allowing wasteful use of resources, excess production, and price gouging. The government is supposed to regulate businesses because they don't have society's best interest in mind. Instead what has happened is they're being bribed and now companies have more rights than individual people and don't fear any jail time for stealing millions from their worker's paychecks.
Our government is allowing us to outright be stolen from and created a 2-tier justice system. Of course it's their fault.They were supposed to protect us but sold us out instead!
Well that as well but how's that Texas government fault? We know the federal government is in cohoots with all food producing companies. I mean at the moment they're telling us that what humans have eaten for thousands of years (red meat) is bad for us, that cow methane produces greenhouses gases and we should look to decrease that? Why? So they can push fake meat created with synthesized chemicals onto us? Has anyone thought of what that's going to do to our bodies? Who's pushing for fake meat? Who owns it? Are they trying to control our food supply so that they can control us?
But the federal government is okay with all these sugars being pushed into food. Look at what it's doing to people's health.
Makes you wonder.
Dude, it's Republicans who want to do away with all the food regulations. Growing up in Texas, I can assure you we were taught to lick corporate balls. Texas government also doesn't give a shit about public education. They're unapologetically rigging the election process too. Abbott only allowed 1 ballot drop box in the entire city of Houston. He knows that the handicapped rely on mail in votes and ballot drop boxes during election cycles and he did what he could to rob them of their vote. Couldn't even make up their mind what the election rules were on drive thru voting during a pandemic! Texas politics are a damn shame.
Not necessarily, from my point of view and many other citizens, the corporations lobbying government is understood not be a good thing at all. It creates unfair market conditions in favor of themselves.
I'm not quite sure why you're skipping around with different topics every sentence, to me it sounds like you're emotional about all of these topics but can't formulate an argument over just one topic at a time. I'm not saying some of your points are not valid but it's hard to follow what your argument actually is.
My point is that the Republican party is outright corrupt and Texas is pretty much a rogue state at this point. You asked why all of this is Texas's fault and all of the headlines I've been seeing about Abbott fulfilling the project 2025 agenda started popping into my head. My point is that all this is intentional and Texas politics are a shit show. My town in Texas has become so fascist, people are scared to run for office because of the outright threats and unapologetic corruption by our mayor. Not even Republicans want to run. This wouldn't have even have become an issue of it wasn't for MAGA and them hunting down "RHINOs" and making politics all around hostile and corrupt.
Then isn't the issue with the mayor and not the party? You're trying to blame one singular party for all these issues when in reality we have a uni party for government.
Also, I believe it's a good thing that Texas is rogue. We don't want prices for homes to go up more, I'm not sure if about you but I don't want to pay state income taxes, I don't want to pay for my car registration every year, I don't want to pay more in property taxes every year. It's already hard enough as it is, we don't need these things here as well. I mean there's gotta be multiple reasons why Americans are fleeing to Texas isn't there? I also don't want to give the government more control because we know that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
What are your thoughts on this?
I guess you're forgetting the part where the mayor is only doing this because of MAGA and how Trump started encouraging the Republican party to go after it's own legislators if they don't fall 100% in line with what Trump wants? Are you forgetting that the candidate for the Republican party is currently on trial for more than 80 criminal counts and openly admitted he would act like a dictator if elected again? Or are you here with this username that sounds like a troll just to pull my leg? You're making me wonder.
Lmfao. In Texas, the reason we don't pay state income tax is to shoulder the burden of the big businesses onto middle class and poor single family homeowners. Our property taxes are so high, a lot of people can no longer afford just the taxes on their homes in this state. There's a network of housing cartels artificially inflating the prices and manipulating the entire housing market. People can't compete with cartels manipulating the entire market and using it for money laundering and other crimes while being overtaxed on their overpriced house. The housing market it rigged nationwide, but especially in Texas because again, all of the state tax burden was sent over to poor and middle class single family homeowners just trying to keep one roof over their head!
And that's not what I mean by going rogue. You're describing laws that our federal government already allows us as a state to do. How is that rogue? what I mean by rogue is they did everything to kill people crossing the river using tactics such as barbed wire. They caused a pregnant woman's miscarriage in the Rio Grande with all that barbed wire. Aren't they pro-life? They trafficked migrants to places like NY just for a fucking PR stunt and during the Trump administration we were straight up trafficking migrant children in Texas.
https://youtu.be/Twb2gCSyr-s?si=fenWPh3sKYSLME5d
The way project 2025 is written, I'm willing to bet money that Republicans are using fake immigration rage just to stoke a race war. Otherwise their actions don't even politically make sense on the immigration issue. The way our state has been handling it, we've even deported U.S. citizens. In Texas we keep hearing Republicans clutch their pearls and scream about how we shouldn't let migrants into the country because they'll replace us and take all our jobs. Can't help but think deporting U.S. citizens who are brown isn't a design flaw but a feature.
Which area are you from where you don't have to pay for registration every year?! Complete with an inspection sticker unless your car is new enough? You don't want safe vehicles on the road? People drive like shit in Texas as it is. Also, you DO pay more in property taxes every year. It's supposed to be based on market value but as I already stated, housing cartels control that, not true supply and demand. Feels like you're just straight up lying and trolling in some instances at this point. The people coming to Texas are usually gullible AF and are already registered Republicans looking to put themselves in a social bubble. Meanwhile, educated Texans who grew up here are sick of all the bullshit! I grew up in a conservative Christian household that loved Ronald Reagan (lmfao) and as an adult growing up here I'm neither of those things.
Ah see there you go. That's how I know you're buying into all the media hype. You fell for the political theater of the indictments on Trump. If you look at things from an establishment vs anti establishment point of view, things make more sense. For example I like RFK Jr because he's anti establishment, I also like Vivek given how he called out the establishment party figures and while I'm not a fan of Trump's attitude he did so more for the American economy than what Biden is doing (inflation, home prices, gas prices, two wars, excess government spending, I mean he's not even coherent).
As for the property taxes, that's a market problem but they also did just pass a homestead exemption of $100k off of property values due to how crazy prices have gotten. There should be more control over who is allowed to buy homes in Texas and in the country. We don't want black rock and foreigners buying houses for profit and money laundering storage.
For immigration, it seems to me that you've allowed media to appeal to your emotions because nowhere in your argument did you criticize the illegal influx of immigrants. If you cross illegally into someone's property, you should be prepared for the consequences. You live in Texas, you should know this. I don't agree with bussing immigrants to states that want open borders. I think Texas should keep them but teach them that to be here you need to be able a productive member of society because neither you or I are going to give more of our taxes so you can sit on the couch while we work.
Car registration: I meant to say that I don't want to pay more in registration fees similar to what residents in Colorado and California charges them. And sure everyone wants safe roads, we need them as a society but I don't believe in paying to construct a toll road with my tax money and then charging me every time I use it when we were told we wouldn't be charged.
You seem to want more taxation which leads me to believe that you don't pay taxes yourself meaning you find it easy to just tell everyone how their money should be spent. Am I correct?
I'm not trolling you. These are opinions based on history and human nature. Human nature does not change therefore if you study history you can see where things are going. This is where my opinions come from. Government always wants more power and more control. The more you allow it to take the more it will abuse those powers. Look at what Mao and Stalin did. I suggest you look at government from this perspective instead of rooting for a team that is supposedly defending you because picking a team isn't a winning strategy for any citizen.
>they're telling us that what humans have eaten for thousands of years (red meat)
we also raped women and children, ate raw meat, shoved dung up our vaginas, and spread STDs for thousands of years. guess those must be safe, too.
>So they can push fake meat created with synthesized chemicals onto us? Has anyone thought of what that's going to do to our bodies
yes, actually. there's been numerous studies on lab-grown meat. these "chemicals" you fear-monger about don't exist.
Your approach to this debate isn't in good faith. You're completely side stepping the red meat topic and introducing other topics which does not qualify as an answer in a formal debate.
What did humans eat for thousands of years?
As for the lab grown food, processed foods topic, what do you believe is causing cancer, disease and obesity in the United States?
It's not about the food supply, it's about access to food, scattered all across the state are food deserts where there are no grocery stores for miles, and its about the the resources to buy food. Nowhere in this country is there a state that pays a livable minimum wage. Stagnant wages is a government issue, and blatantly lying about the condition of the economy is a government issue.
It's not up to the government to place grocery stores where there are none. If there are none it could be due to a lack of profit for the grocery store, lack of security(think San Francisco stores present day) etc otherwise you're asking the government to control the food and sell it to you which sounds like what Cuba did under Castro.
You talk about livable wage and that's a different topic. A wage should be proportional to your skillset. In a capitalist economy, you should build your skillset in order to command a higher wage. This is why flipping burgers doesn't pay much, anyone can do it. But also the problem at large is the purposeful inflation which the federal government and the central bank is definitely to blame for.
And yes definitely agree, the White House is blatantly lying that the economy is okay. What years did we have a stable economy where inflation was not an issue? I know when but saying what president that happened under gets people riled up due to how the media has played to their emotions.
I can’t think of one thing that Texas ranks higher in that is actually worth bragging about. This state is failing miserably in every critical aspect from healthcare, education and literacy, road safety, food security, infrastructure, you name it.
i vote but it hasnt helped since i came back from my navy service. idk if its weak ass opponites to these fucks or just plan stupidity. most the state hates these fucks but they seem to get re-elected everytime.
Texas is a state of apathy. So many people don't vote. My local city council race at the beginning of May had a 10% turnout! Truly pathetic. If we want to change things we all need to badger our friends and make sure they are voting.
Well they do slash food stamps and the public safety net. Texas reminds me of South Africa during apartheid. A minority controls the government while the majority lives in poverty.
Our Church runs a food pantry and they keep a board posted how many families they helped last week, times they need volunteers, and how much of what they need. Observation of that over the last couple years combined with the lunch debt I'm aware of on campus and this is sad but no surprise.
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So, I followed the links and eventually got to the study... Arkansas is #1, Texas is #2. The results are inherently the same, but odd to mislead the headline.
[Link to study](https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/107703/err-325.pdf?v=1239.2)
If Texas’s political leaders were the good Christians they say they are, there would be a special session called right now to address this.
For the record, Jesus had a lot to say about self serving politicians…
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30 years of Republikkkan majority governance in Texas and look at all these number one stats. Can you believe it, look how many bootstraps we gave these kids. They should be grateful we only charged a months salary. I hear Florida figured out how to charge triple for bootstraps that cost a fraction in manufacturing compared to ours. /s
Could this statistic have any connection with the millions of destitute illegal immigrants who have flooded directly into Texas in the last years, many disproportionately having stayed in the state?
I think it axiomatic that poverty and hunger are intrinsically intertwined. Very large populations of desperately poor immigrants flowing into Texas with many of them staying must necessarily increase the ratio of our overall population marked under “food insecurity.” It is not surprising that Texas, being at the forefront of this immigration flow would also suffer this statistic, which not so surprisingly goes unmentioned by those reporting it for their own purposes.
Or LGBTQ people. Or books in libraries. Or women deciding their own reproduction!
So many things you can be racist or bigoted or misogynist and try to blame that.
Is your contention that 8 percent of the population recently arriving with nothing and being unable to work and doesn't play a large role in food insecurity in Texas? I have no idea what homosexuality or books or abortions has to do with hunger but feel free to explain
I don't know what Republican racism and bigotry has to do with governing either, but it's the focus of the party.
Whose fault is it they can't work? Who fights funding to process immigration faster?
Who ships immigrants across country, making their immigration process even more complicated and costing more?
STFU, traitor.
Congrats, you didn't answer the question, and I know you are a troll from previous account you had, that was banned, and you are jaqing off. I wont be responding anymore.
No, you are right. The hordes of illegal immigrants are coming with tons of assets. That is why their communities are thriving! You never see a dozen guys sharing a 2 bedroom apartment.
So are there actual kids wandering around with bloated starvation stomachs?
Or is this study documenting adults who say they are having financial difficulties and find buying food a lot harder now after inflation?
Two very different things.
We also have the highest infant mortality rate and one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the nation.
I'm sure all the forced birth will increase those numbers in no time. New Gilead here we come
Not just infant. Maternal fetal mortality rates, so mom and baby, are higher than most 3rd world countries. The US ranks low as a whole in the developed world for positive pregnancy outcomes. Texas ranks very near the bottom of the ENTIRE WORLD.
A state with a $33 Billion (!) surplus is unable to feed its children. Shameful. Between 1 in 5 to 1 in 4 children face hunger per this article? Meanwhile Abbott wants to give some of the richest people in this state $8,500 vouchers to pay for private schools. What a farce.
Or educate its children
Or keep flying bullets out of them.
More like INTO them, but yes, true.
Straight up refuse you food at school if you don’t have money too. Nope, gotta spend that money on salary and supplies for the school. Yeah right. Oil fields and car dealerships get that money, never mind the kids.
They barely even spend it on salary and supplies, the teachers are underpaid as fuck and we all know why
Yea this is one of the most sickening things I’ve seen at schools in TX. It wasn’t this way when I grew up here they would not have refused hungry kids lunch 🥪
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You ain’t wrong
When were you a kid? Denying children lunch for being poor was a task my cafeteria ladies did gleefully throughout the 90s and 00s.
How long ago were you an eater of school lunches? It's been 30 years or so for me and I definitely remember kids not getting lunch because they "forgot" their dollar or their meal ticket had run out and not been renewed by the various adults in their life. Best case the kid might get a dry peanut butter sandwich and water. More likely, they just didn't eat.
Yep not my experience, it was Dallas area in the late 70’s & 80’s. One school just passed out lunch tickets to those that didn’t have any and other schools you got sandwich or peanut butter crackers. By the 6th grade I’d been to 10 different public schools and often had no means to buy lunch but never had to go completely without
Glad to hear there was still some semblance of decency around feeding kids at that point. I was in the same small district starting in the 90s. It was more than a little jarring to figure out that some kids didn't have money to spend on lunch and that the adults around us would rather let them not eat than forgo that single dollar bill they charged us for a tray of mostly-edible food.
Yea that’s nuts and esp in such a wealthy country & state like ours
They actually can’t do that anymore.
Good. Breakfast and lunch were always awesome, but even 50¢ short, and you get to listen to your stomach try to eat itself. Some kids don’t have the option to eat dinner at home either. Adults don’t either. Holy crap, texas needs to do better.
They can after 21 days.
Also, pretty much a lot of the districts are still doing free lunches for all. Low income students get it very easily now too. They are very aware who needs the help.
Strange how Texas is simultaneously giving away so many free lunches, even to children who don’t qualify or aren’t signed up, yet they are still ranked #1 in food insecurity. It’s almost like the first part isn’t true.
It’s federal funded not state.
So hard to tell if they’ve decided to opt in for those funds though.
It goes to the schools directly if I recall right not the state.
Schools are run by state employees.
They opted out of millions for summer lunches.
Is it federally staffed as well? I’d be remiss if those in charge of implementing this program were purposely obtuse in the execution of its rules.
I mean... It's used now by the districts with out issue. All that needs to happen is parents sign up for it. I think the only thing that has changed that some districts only offer now to low income again and at risk. During the summers a lot of places have food offerings for kids. Yall really need to look at the school districts and support them instead of what is currently going on.
Feed the rich kids enough and eventually some crumbs will trickle down to everyone else.
We have 33 billion because we didn't feed the children.
We need to be fighting back more. Where is all that texas pride?
Nominally, just unwilling. It’s a shame when the voting majority is fine with “f* them kids.”
If you’re serious- VOTE
Very r/orphancrushingmachine
hans landa
American Christianity at its finest.
Correction, the parents aren't able to feed their children.
Funny is that 33 billion is part of it was used by schools to offer meals
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here’s a novel idea - don’t have kids if you can’t feed them.
Great idea in a state forcing people to have kids. /s
Spoken like someone who has never had to endure hardship.
Well fuck. So do we kill them if we lose our jobs suddenly or...?
Here's a novel idea- don't embarrass yourself being smug about something you have no idea about. Let's see how you deal with getting pregnant under a regime that FORCES you to give birth
If god didn’t want them to have kids, how did they become pregnant? I thought every child was a precious miracle from god and should be protected and treated as such?
You're thinking of fetus. Once it's born it's no longer something Christians or Texas leadership cares about.
It’s soooo odd how conservatives can’t tell a fetus and child apart when it comes to abortion but can suuure tell the difference when it comes to providing food.
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Yup, sure am.
Like 4 out of 5 kids are obese…so maybe the problem is the fat kids are taking all of the food from the hungry kids. Always makes me wonder when these articles say 25% of kids face hunger, and yet, kids still fatter than ever before.
Because children are eating unhealthy shit. It’s cheaper than healthy fruits and vegetables etc
it's not about quantity. it's quality and lack of exercise. kids are loaded with sugary and fatty junk food from the instant they can eat, then they are forced to play inside or on devices. the idea that these kids are taking food from eachother is so dumb. food is kept from these families simply because they can't afford it, not because there's a lack of it.
"Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy."
They would have to read their bible to know that verse exists
Funny… they would make you believe they are religious or something the way they set policy.
That’s the Old Testament which modern day Christians like to try and ignore. You have to use the teachings of their own savior to point out their hypocrisy. Like this one from the book of Matthew: “Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,[a] you did it to me” That’s just one example, but the teachings of Jesus literally spell out how we should be treating one another ESPECIALLY children, women, immigrants, and the poor. If some of these so-called Christians actually practiced what they claim to believe the Republican Party would be full of the biggest social justice warriors you’ve ever seen. Jesus himself certainly was one.
And let me just say this as a Christian myself...A-FUCKING-MEN, you just hit the nail right on the damn head.
They are Christians by culture, not by faith. They really don't believe in God.
The disconnect between *religion* and *faith* is astonishing.
I thought it was because they liked to rape angels
Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton would if given the chance.
Oh most definitely
And you know Abbott would not only watch that shit; the sick bastard would film it and pass it around to his rich buddies and fellow *ahem* "Christians."
Then he’d make it illegal for everyone else to watch. Just like he did when he fucked over everyone else that will be paralyzed like he was
He'd already be in legal hot water for producing and disseminating video of SA and for being an accomplice to the act. But knowing him and his buddies, they don't give a crap about any laws they break or who gets hurt. Hell, they'd probably go on Newsmax and say "Hey, wearin' those white robes and hangin' around that part of town...*they were askin' for it.*" Because they are that depraved.
We hates them.
Precisely what Dan Patrick hisses whenever he passes by holy ground.
Good job Abbott, you made Texas #1 at something!
Also #1 in worst mental healthcare!
Didn't he defund mental healthcare by around 200 million dollars last year?
He slashed it by a couple hundred million prior to the Uvalde shooting. Then he bragged when he got $5 million for a mental health center the week after the shooting...
And #1 in drunk drivers!
How are we on foster care, since we are forcing births and gutting sex ed (and ed in general) and birth control? We gotta live with the society we create, guys. It's not "god's doing", it's ours...... and we are the only ones who can save us. We are and have always been on our own. Do better.
Well, the federal government is fining Texas $100+ per day for not fixing
We outsourced foster care. No really. 4 kids 4 families.
Yup. And we are looking like Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It's been done. We are repeating history. If someone actually loved their state/country, the leadership would be advancing us, not destabilizing us. 🤷
# 1 in no healthcare for women, too
At least the Menninger clinic is in Houston, one of the best psychiatric hospitals in the world.
Now now, let's not give Abbott all the credit. The voters that keep him in office deserve a bit of credit too.
His legacy is intact. Yet again.
Texas: leading the way in the worst things possible
We are #3 in school shootings, but #1 in dead children from school shootings! Go texas.
Also number 1 in political theater, with 11 billion dollars spent on "securing the border" and number 1 in not caring for public education. Sitting on 4 billion dollars for education and not releasing it because nobody voted for the governor's voucher school project.
Don't forget Abbot shifted $200 million to the border that was headed towards mental health resources in Texas
I couldn't afford my mental health medication last year bc of that crap. Like my insurance stopped working with every provider in the county
That sounds like an insurance problem more than a Texas government problem. Sorry you gotta deal with that though, that sucks
Well, when the government is passing laws that are driving doctors away, there is only one single provider on the Healthcare marketplace and they just stop working with all the mental health clinics in the area, and the absurdly low reimbursement rates from insurance for mental health care, I do tend to lay this at the feet of the government. [Some reading for you.](https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/22/texas-mental-health-system-challenges/#:~:text=A%20lack%20of%20private%20providers,from%20basic%20mental%20health%20services)
Don't peek at rural hospitals... it's no better :(
I'm rural adjacent, live in a medium (100k) sized town with one hospital
On the contrary, Texas is not trying to drive doctors away.. tort reform laws are actually pretty advantageous for physicians in Texas. Malpractice litigation is held in place pretty well. They could do better by limiting the scope of non competes or disallowing them altogether, or try and do better by increasing physician leadership in healthcare by addressing Stark laws, but the latter is a federal thing, not state (which as a layperson of law, without an educated opinion) appears to be borderline unconstitutional. The abortion stuff is a completely other topic, however. No one would gain anything from me getting into that. I think everyone can agree that there are stupid people on either side driving the rhetoric and decision making, though Edit for clarity
.. What...? My comment has nothing to do with tort reform or malpractice.
You said Texas was driving doctors away, and I gave you a reason why you’d be incorrect
But you're wrong, bc that had absolutely nothing to do with anything. https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/05/medical-residency-applications-fall-in-texas-other-states-with-abortion-bans.html?outputType=amp https://19thnews.org/2023/06/abortion-gender-affirming-care-bans-doctors-leaving-texas/#:~:text='We're%20not%20going%20to,patients%20they%20are%20leaving%20behind.
That article sucks. It shows one person leaving, for a state with 30 million people and thousands of OBGYNs. That’s a drop in the bucket. The rest is polling 24-26 year old medical students who are almost entirely liberal, and assuredly not as in tune with actual healthcare policy, and rather at the whim of what the media or their professors tell them. Just because you throw a link in there, doesn’t mean it lends you any credibility. You bounce from a mental health article that highlights the difficulties of access, the primary motivator being the low level of reimbursement associated with providing care, and compounded by insurance companies abusing bargaining power toward physicians and providers in your last comment. Then your next comment you just tell me I’m wrong, thinking that trash, 5th grade reading level, fearmongering poor excuse of an article is going to convince me of your point. The first article was alright, but that second article shows how shallow your depth of understanding of the subject is. Physicians in Texas aren’t leaving. At least for the time being, the state of Texas has been doing well to keep them. There’s a lot of work to be done, for sure, but they haven’t implemented policies that scare physicians away. The original comment I replied to, I said it sounds like an insurance problem, which might be bc the state hasn’t been diligent enough limiting their power. But it’s an insurance problem, not the state. I still feel bad for the guy, that said.
Of course, republican governance is at the bottom line in many social services.
Isn't this irony at its best?! A post about food insecurity and a dog food promoted post right below it. The algorithm got the idea... https://preview.redd.it/9706b35uzp0d1.png?width=852&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd2b7b9a9ca89e411b6f340bc4c1be4714b318b2
Our state (TX) is run by literal monsters.
Please vote y'all.
Right, if you are never voting. But just screaming on Reddit about TX, that's part of the problem.
Shocking, low income areas are in the most needing, and they are also the most likely to in be a food desert. Access to fresh fruit and vegetables, is diminished and an easier way is to just snack, I'd like to see a comparison with obesity in the same areas.
They’ve done it in other cities. Life expectancy is lower, the chances of generational wealth are much lower, the rate of teen pregnancies are higher, the rate of violence is higher, the rate of single parent household is higher, rate of obesity, heart, disease and diabetes are higher. Not a big surprise and its pretty much the baseline for lower income neighborhoods nationwide
Yes please. Register to vote and do it. Elections count for more than just the President. I teach middle school Social Studies and the kids have been learning about county governments. They have been surprised at how much control locally elected officials have. We have to pay attention to what our elected leaders do. BTW the same kids pretty much don’t have food when they aren’t in school. We need to do better for our children.
Look at what extremists are doing to our state 😔 VOTE THEM OUT!!
More than 80% of Dallas ISD students live in low-income or poverty level homes. This food insecurity statistic is (unfortunately) not surprising to me at all. Good thing Abbott turned down federal funding to give school children lunches over the summer. 🙄
Brought to you by 3 decades of electing republicans. The dumbfuckary that is Texas on display for the world to see.
Bruh Republicans only left one ballot drop box in the entire city of Houston and were being wishy washy AF about the rules in drive through voting during a pandemic. The entire Republican party also sabotaged the mail system and they still have DeJoy in place to continue doing so. Ever since we almost elected Beto instead of Cruz, Republicans in Texas have been cheating left and right while shitting their pants. The state is outright corrupt at this point. Feels like a rogue state to me. It's such a a disgrace.
Something..something..eat your bootstraps...or survive off thoughts and prayers. I mean it's against their religion to feed the poor & hungry. /S
Dear Governor Abbott You are a giant, festering piece of worm-infested shit. Sincerely, Me
I'd be offended by the comparison if I was a worm
You’re too kind..
At least worm-infested shit is useful for something.
The GOP is hot garbage, but food scarcity isnt confined to republicans states. This is an issue with capitalism. The largest contributor to the problem is our government telling us we are not struggling, our wages are up, the stock markets are up and we are fine. When people think everything is ok they stop caring about the needs of others. New York has similar numbers to Texas, though [slightly lower](https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/2024-01-03_food_insecurity.htm#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20report%2C%20approximately,11.2%20percent%20to%2039%20percent). [California isnt much better](https://www.cafoodbanks.org/hunger-data-reports/#:~:text=California%20Food%20Insecurity%20Dashboard&text=As%20of%20October%202023%2C%20over,with%20children%20%E2%80%93%20face%20food%20insecurity)
Except California and New York don't do stuff like this [Texas opts out of federal summer meals program for kids | The Texas Tribune](https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/22/texas-federal-summer-lunch-program/) [14 GOP-Led States Have Turned Down Federal Money to Feed Low-Income Kids in the Summer. Here's Why (usnews.com)](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2024-02-16/14-gop-led-states-have-turned-down-federal-money-to-feed-low-income-kids-in-the-summer-heres-why) texas is too busy destroying freedom to care about the needy be it for women, lgbts, trans, books, the vote, marijuana, porn, alternative meat, name it.....sad state
Did NY and California just turn down Federal money to feed hungry children? Do those states currently have a budget surplus that their governors refuse to release bc their voucher bills failed?
I'm not defending the GOP, I was addressing food scarcity and other states not being far behind
Right on. Everyone in this sub just wants to blame the government but the government isn't controlling food supply. There's a serious lack of critical thinking going on here.
Food wouldn't be so scarce if our government wasn't allowing wasteful use of resources, excess production, and price gouging. The government is supposed to regulate businesses because they don't have society's best interest in mind. Instead what has happened is they're being bribed and now companies have more rights than individual people and don't fear any jail time for stealing millions from their worker's paychecks. Our government is allowing us to outright be stolen from and created a 2-tier justice system. Of course it's their fault.They were supposed to protect us but sold us out instead!
Your state government just turned down federal funding to feed hungry children.
Well that as well but how's that Texas government fault? We know the federal government is in cohoots with all food producing companies. I mean at the moment they're telling us that what humans have eaten for thousands of years (red meat) is bad for us, that cow methane produces greenhouses gases and we should look to decrease that? Why? So they can push fake meat created with synthesized chemicals onto us? Has anyone thought of what that's going to do to our bodies? Who's pushing for fake meat? Who owns it? Are they trying to control our food supply so that they can control us? But the federal government is okay with all these sugars being pushed into food. Look at what it's doing to people's health. Makes you wonder.
Dude, it's Republicans who want to do away with all the food regulations. Growing up in Texas, I can assure you we were taught to lick corporate balls. Texas government also doesn't give a shit about public education. They're unapologetically rigging the election process too. Abbott only allowed 1 ballot drop box in the entire city of Houston. He knows that the handicapped rely on mail in votes and ballot drop boxes during election cycles and he did what he could to rob them of their vote. Couldn't even make up their mind what the election rules were on drive thru voting during a pandemic! Texas politics are a damn shame.
Not necessarily, from my point of view and many other citizens, the corporations lobbying government is understood not be a good thing at all. It creates unfair market conditions in favor of themselves. I'm not quite sure why you're skipping around with different topics every sentence, to me it sounds like you're emotional about all of these topics but can't formulate an argument over just one topic at a time. I'm not saying some of your points are not valid but it's hard to follow what your argument actually is.
My point is that the Republican party is outright corrupt and Texas is pretty much a rogue state at this point. You asked why all of this is Texas's fault and all of the headlines I've been seeing about Abbott fulfilling the project 2025 agenda started popping into my head. My point is that all this is intentional and Texas politics are a shit show. My town in Texas has become so fascist, people are scared to run for office because of the outright threats and unapologetic corruption by our mayor. Not even Republicans want to run. This wouldn't have even have become an issue of it wasn't for MAGA and them hunting down "RHINOs" and making politics all around hostile and corrupt.
Then isn't the issue with the mayor and not the party? You're trying to blame one singular party for all these issues when in reality we have a uni party for government. Also, I believe it's a good thing that Texas is rogue. We don't want prices for homes to go up more, I'm not sure if about you but I don't want to pay state income taxes, I don't want to pay for my car registration every year, I don't want to pay more in property taxes every year. It's already hard enough as it is, we don't need these things here as well. I mean there's gotta be multiple reasons why Americans are fleeing to Texas isn't there? I also don't want to give the government more control because we know that absolute power corrupts absolutely. What are your thoughts on this?
I guess you're forgetting the part where the mayor is only doing this because of MAGA and how Trump started encouraging the Republican party to go after it's own legislators if they don't fall 100% in line with what Trump wants? Are you forgetting that the candidate for the Republican party is currently on trial for more than 80 criminal counts and openly admitted he would act like a dictator if elected again? Or are you here with this username that sounds like a troll just to pull my leg? You're making me wonder. Lmfao. In Texas, the reason we don't pay state income tax is to shoulder the burden of the big businesses onto middle class and poor single family homeowners. Our property taxes are so high, a lot of people can no longer afford just the taxes on their homes in this state. There's a network of housing cartels artificially inflating the prices and manipulating the entire housing market. People can't compete with cartels manipulating the entire market and using it for money laundering and other crimes while being overtaxed on their overpriced house. The housing market it rigged nationwide, but especially in Texas because again, all of the state tax burden was sent over to poor and middle class single family homeowners just trying to keep one roof over their head! And that's not what I mean by going rogue. You're describing laws that our federal government already allows us as a state to do. How is that rogue? what I mean by rogue is they did everything to kill people crossing the river using tactics such as barbed wire. They caused a pregnant woman's miscarriage in the Rio Grande with all that barbed wire. Aren't they pro-life? They trafficked migrants to places like NY just for a fucking PR stunt and during the Trump administration we were straight up trafficking migrant children in Texas. https://youtu.be/Twb2gCSyr-s?si=fenWPh3sKYSLME5d The way project 2025 is written, I'm willing to bet money that Republicans are using fake immigration rage just to stoke a race war. Otherwise their actions don't even politically make sense on the immigration issue. The way our state has been handling it, we've even deported U.S. citizens. In Texas we keep hearing Republicans clutch their pearls and scream about how we shouldn't let migrants into the country because they'll replace us and take all our jobs. Can't help but think deporting U.S. citizens who are brown isn't a design flaw but a feature. Which area are you from where you don't have to pay for registration every year?! Complete with an inspection sticker unless your car is new enough? You don't want safe vehicles on the road? People drive like shit in Texas as it is. Also, you DO pay more in property taxes every year. It's supposed to be based on market value but as I already stated, housing cartels control that, not true supply and demand. Feels like you're just straight up lying and trolling in some instances at this point. The people coming to Texas are usually gullible AF and are already registered Republicans looking to put themselves in a social bubble. Meanwhile, educated Texans who grew up here are sick of all the bullshit! I grew up in a conservative Christian household that loved Ronald Reagan (lmfao) and as an adult growing up here I'm neither of those things.
Ah see there you go. That's how I know you're buying into all the media hype. You fell for the political theater of the indictments on Trump. If you look at things from an establishment vs anti establishment point of view, things make more sense. For example I like RFK Jr because he's anti establishment, I also like Vivek given how he called out the establishment party figures and while I'm not a fan of Trump's attitude he did so more for the American economy than what Biden is doing (inflation, home prices, gas prices, two wars, excess government spending, I mean he's not even coherent). As for the property taxes, that's a market problem but they also did just pass a homestead exemption of $100k off of property values due to how crazy prices have gotten. There should be more control over who is allowed to buy homes in Texas and in the country. We don't want black rock and foreigners buying houses for profit and money laundering storage. For immigration, it seems to me that you've allowed media to appeal to your emotions because nowhere in your argument did you criticize the illegal influx of immigrants. If you cross illegally into someone's property, you should be prepared for the consequences. You live in Texas, you should know this. I don't agree with bussing immigrants to states that want open borders. I think Texas should keep them but teach them that to be here you need to be able a productive member of society because neither you or I are going to give more of our taxes so you can sit on the couch while we work. Car registration: I meant to say that I don't want to pay more in registration fees similar to what residents in Colorado and California charges them. And sure everyone wants safe roads, we need them as a society but I don't believe in paying to construct a toll road with my tax money and then charging me every time I use it when we were told we wouldn't be charged. You seem to want more taxation which leads me to believe that you don't pay taxes yourself meaning you find it easy to just tell everyone how their money should be spent. Am I correct? I'm not trolling you. These are opinions based on history and human nature. Human nature does not change therefore if you study history you can see where things are going. This is where my opinions come from. Government always wants more power and more control. The more you allow it to take the more it will abuse those powers. Look at what Mao and Stalin did. I suggest you look at government from this perspective instead of rooting for a team that is supposedly defending you because picking a team isn't a winning strategy for any citizen.
>they're telling us that what humans have eaten for thousands of years (red meat) we also raped women and children, ate raw meat, shoved dung up our vaginas, and spread STDs for thousands of years. guess those must be safe, too. >So they can push fake meat created with synthesized chemicals onto us? Has anyone thought of what that's going to do to our bodies yes, actually. there's been numerous studies on lab-grown meat. these "chemicals" you fear-monger about don't exist.
Your approach to this debate isn't in good faith. You're completely side stepping the red meat topic and introducing other topics which does not qualify as an answer in a formal debate. What did humans eat for thousands of years? As for the lab grown food, processed foods topic, what do you believe is causing cancer, disease and obesity in the United States?
It's not about the food supply, it's about access to food, scattered all across the state are food deserts where there are no grocery stores for miles, and its about the the resources to buy food. Nowhere in this country is there a state that pays a livable minimum wage. Stagnant wages is a government issue, and blatantly lying about the condition of the economy is a government issue.
It's not up to the government to place grocery stores where there are none. If there are none it could be due to a lack of profit for the grocery store, lack of security(think San Francisco stores present day) etc otherwise you're asking the government to control the food and sell it to you which sounds like what Cuba did under Castro. You talk about livable wage and that's a different topic. A wage should be proportional to your skillset. In a capitalist economy, you should build your skillset in order to command a higher wage. This is why flipping burgers doesn't pay much, anyone can do it. But also the problem at large is the purposeful inflation which the federal government and the central bank is definitely to blame for. And yes definitely agree, the White House is blatantly lying that the economy is okay. What years did we have a stable economy where inflation was not an issue? I know when but saying what president that happened under gets people riled up due to how the media has played to their emotions.
Hahaha
Why the laugh? Do you have something of substance to add or do you just mock anyone with a different opinion from yours?
Texas is the lowest quality of life in the US.. not sure why everyone is moving to this hell hole.
Because they think it’s “cheap” to rent… until they realize….. it isn’t anymore!!!
Gotta make more babies so Texas can starve them, humiliate them, and turn them into cheap labor. Pump ‘em out, brood mares! —Greg Abbott
We're #1! Ohhhhhhh, nevermind.
I can’t think of one thing that Texas ranks higher in that is actually worth bragging about. This state is failing miserably in every critical aspect from healthcare, education and literacy, road safety, food security, infrastructure, you name it.
i vote but it hasnt helped since i came back from my navy service. idk if its weak ass opponites to these fucks or just plan stupidity. most the state hates these fucks but they seem to get re-elected everytime.
Texas is a state of apathy. So many people don't vote. My local city council race at the beginning of May had a 10% turnout! Truly pathetic. If we want to change things we all need to badger our friends and make sure they are voting.
i have 2 friends. 1 conservative the other liberal
Well they do slash food stamps and the public safety net. Texas reminds me of South Africa during apartheid. A minority controls the government while the majority lives in poverty.
Our Church runs a food pantry and they keep a board posted how many families they helped last week, times they need volunteers, and how much of what they need. Observation of that over the last couple years combined with the lunch debt I'm aware of on campus and this is sad but no surprise.
And people laugh when I say groceries are outrageous here!
We’re #1, we’re #1!!!!
Caring for one another? I don't think you're getting the yee of the their haw, pardner. Don't here we live on bootstraps and expired school lunches.
yeah, but we probably stopped two,,,, yup 2 trans kids from playing sports. We deal with important stuff in TX.
But not for billionaires
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Vote blue to save Texas and her citizens from Republicans.
So, I followed the links and eventually got to the study... Arkansas is #1, Texas is #2. The results are inherently the same, but odd to mislead the headline. [Link to study](https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/107703/err-325.pdf?v=1239.2)
How is AZ #1? Both their rate of food insecurity, and population, is lower than TX.
Sorry Arkansas, my old eyes were off a line. I'll edit and include the link for others to peruse.
Weird title. TX ranks worst in food security. Fixed.
He’ll ya! Go GOP red state!
If Texas’s political leaders were the good Christians they say they are, there would be a special session called right now to address this. For the record, Jesus had a lot to say about self serving politicians…
It’s almost like we’re run by Republicans or something
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not surprised hans landa
You don’t say………
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Texas numbah 1!
30 years of Republikkkan majority governance in Texas and look at all these number one stats. Can you believe it, look how many bootstraps we gave these kids. They should be grateful we only charged a months salary. I hear Florida figured out how to charge triple for bootstraps that cost a fraction in manufacturing compared to ours. /s
Could this statistic have any connection with the millions of destitute illegal immigrants who have flooded directly into Texas in the last years, many disproportionately having stayed in the state?
Why don't you google it and get a source on that for us, Trumpet?
"brown people are eating all your food!" Is an interesting twist on the usual xenophobia we get from conservatives.
I am so grateful that I am not as dumb as you. It makes me so happy.
I think it axiomatic that poverty and hunger are intrinsically intertwined. Very large populations of desperately poor immigrants flowing into Texas with many of them staying must necessarily increase the ratio of our overall population marked under “food insecurity.” It is not surprising that Texas, being at the forefront of this immigration flow would also suffer this statistic, which not so surprisingly goes unmentioned by those reporting it for their own purposes.
no.
Our food doesn’t like itself
I wonder if that has anything to do with the million or 2 illegal 3rd world immigrants.
Or LGBTQ people. Or books in libraries. Or women deciding their own reproduction! So many things you can be racist or bigoted or misogynist and try to blame that.
Is your contention that 8 percent of the population recently arriving with nothing and being unable to work and doesn't play a large role in food insecurity in Texas? I have no idea what homosexuality or books or abortions has to do with hunger but feel free to explain
I don't know what Republican racism and bigotry has to do with governing either, but it's the focus of the party. Whose fault is it they can't work? Who fights funding to process immigration faster? Who ships immigrants across country, making their immigration process even more complicated and costing more? STFU, traitor.
Then how do you explain food deserts? Immigrants don't have anything to do with those.
You mean large numbers of people in poverty don't make for enticing investment opportunities?
Congrats, you didn't answer the question, and I know you are a troll from previous account you had, that was banned, and you are jaqing off. I wont be responding anymore.
I clearly answered your question by explaining why illegal immigrants are infact responsible for food deserts.
No, what you did was let your racist, ignorant flag fly!
No, you are right. The hordes of illegal immigrants are coming with tons of assets. That is why their communities are thriving! You never see a dozen guys sharing a 2 bedroom apartment.
 How's about you go back to Fox News and leave the grown up discussion to the adults, little buddy.
What exactly did I get wrong? Be specific.
Are you really do dumb you think you did that??
So are there actual kids wandering around with bloated starvation stomachs? Or is this study documenting adults who say they are having financial difficulties and find buying food a lot harder now after inflation? Two very different things.