State officials claim the steep drop in the food stamp, Medicaid and Temporary Assistance rolls demonstrate a surging economy: families no longer need help because they’re doing so much better.
Category: Economic Fairness
Bye, Bye Tax Dollars
In short, Missouri taxpayers deliver dump truck loads of money to Maximus which that company will justify by “proving” that thousands upon thousands of our neighbors shouldn’t get food help, access to medical care and other aid.
A Quest to Make America Better for Muslims
History may be made in St. Louis this spring. For the first time, two Muslim women have filed as nonpartisan candidates for the school boards of two of the area’s largest districts
More Food Stamp Follies
… even if the Trump Down ends in a few days, 38 million Americans (including 700,000 Missourians) won’t get their next food help for six weeks!
Jefferson City’s Signature Disease
In November a strong majority of Missouri voters endorsed Amendment 1. That’s not a sign of voter intent, no, to elected Republicans it’s proof that the issue was too complicated for voters to understand. Just as the legislature knew best on puppy mill regulation and concealed gun carry, the elects now plan to offer a ‘better’ CLEAN.
Endless Wars come to End
The argument has been made that the U.S. Military provides not just protection, but economic boosts to the countries and territories outside of the U.S. The domestic benefit of Scott AFB, Whiteman AFB and Fort Leonard Wood in our region is undeniable, and shouldn’t more of that economic boost be focused on U.S. communities?