Disappointing August Missouri Benefit Numbers In August 2010 the average Missouri family receiving Temporary Assistance received $237.19. Adjust that for inflation , to this August and you get $297.22. Only the average TA family didn’t get $300 this August, no, Read More …
Category: State and Local Issues
Lost Sales
Last week I searched the grocery store, without success, for a brand of pretzels I knew had just gone on sale. I asked the nice young man about the pretzels. “Those are on sale this week,” he replied. “We don’t Read More …
Better But Still Horrible
Well, a few more Missouri citizens received food stamps last month and even without Medicaid Expansion better than a million received state-provided health care.
Stretched Truths
Don’t believe Missouri state government. They really stretch the truth.
Food Stamps Approach The 21st Century
My daughter loves to cook and she forces everyone in her home (including the dog) to eat healthy. For example, the step kids like chicken nuggets, so, she makes them from scratch – even sneaking shredded cauliflower and carrots into Read More …
Outsmarting Squirrels?
One afternoon this spring my wife found a Charlie Brown style tomato plant, small and yellow, on sale for $1.00. She replanted it into a nice pot, gave it a great spot on the deck and watered it every day. Read More …