February 21, 2024

Money

Whowhatwhy -Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for groceries this summer, unless they live in one of the 14 states that have said no to joining the program this year. The reasons for the rejections, all from states with Republican governors, include philosophical objections to welfare programs, technical challenges due to aging computer systems and satisfaction with other summer nutrition programs reaching far fewer children.

Robert Reich Pepsi replaced its 32oz Gatorade bottle with a 28oz for the same price.  Nabisco shrunk the family size box of Wheat Thins by 12%. General Mills shrunk the family size box of Cocoa Puffs by 6%. Frito-Lay shrunk the size of a bag of Doritos by 5%.

 

1 comment:

Greg Gerritt said...

Republicans claim to be family friendly, but clearly they want kids to starve