The governors have given varying reasons for refusing to take part, from the price tag to the fact that the final details of the plan have yet to be worked out. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ( R) said she saw no need to add money to a program that helps food-insecure youths “when childhood obesity has become an epidemic.” Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen ( R) said bluntly, “I don’t believe in welfare.”

  • Omega
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    246 months ago

    A lot of people in the US really hate founding principles of the US. Which is fine, but they should really own up to it.

    • snooggums
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      36 months ago

      A lot of people treat the founding principles like they do their religious literature, ignoring everything they don’t like and keeping the tiny snippets that support what they already believe.