Last Thursday I put in my bank account a check with Donald Trump’s name on it…fortunately, both the teller and I wore masks to hide our shame. I never sought, nor did my wife and I need, a virus check. Read More …
Category: National Issues
Peasants With Cellphones
Republican agenda keeps pushing Americans down from the working class and middle class into the growing ranks of the working poor. Profits for billionaires are good. Higher wages for working stiffs are bad.
More But Not Enough
In normal times at my house 90% of dinners feature “sale meat.” Yes, between the local grocery store and the meat market I pride myself on stocking-up on beef, chicken, pork, steak and even fish when things go on sale. Read More …
Missourians Can Get ‘Pandemic Food Stamps’ Under New USDA Rules
Hello Again! At a time when food pantries and emergency food distributions are struggling to feed families, yesterday the USDA published information on emergency, pandemic food stamp eligibility. This was expected. (Though the actual details seem to be running a Read More …
The Quest For Pants
Well, today even simple transactions like buying a pair of pants have gotten complicated. What used to be local and easy now is obtuse and distant.
Legislative Report – April 10, 2020
Missouri has long lagged most other states in the operation of its benefit programs. As mentioned before, the state has moved from a county office model to Call Centers handling food stamps, Medicaid and most other programs. The Call Centers have been a monumental failure at handling everyday work flow. They now constitute an inescapable calamity struggling families must endure.