Missouri has decided to turn down millions in federal food aid for low-income children

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Missouri has decided to turn down millions in federal food aid for low-income children
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If you read the article it has nothing to do with "the state being run by terrorists" - it's that they don't have the infrastructure and data collection necessary to do it. They have pledged that they will focus on getting it implemented so they can do it.

McGowin pledged that going forward the state will “focus on implementing the system changes necessary to facilitate participation in summer EBT programs in future years.”

But for Missouri to participate in next year’s program, “the state’s data collection systems need to be addressed well in advance,” McGowin said.

“The current P-EBT programs have required data to be collected from schools that DESE does not normally collect,” she said. “We must then address how the data can be most efficiently and effectively shared with DSS, and shared in a way that more seamlessly integrates with DSS’ benefit administration systems.”

Woody said the state’s pledge to make changes to better operate the program in future years is “the only bright spot.”

Maybe the federal government should be the ones building these data collection services so that the states simply have to opt-in and use the government created facilities?

Why do they not have systems up to date where other states do?

Because not every state is the same, obviously.

The federal government should be building and running this system.

How exactly does the federal government get data on school demographics when the schools are run by individual states? Or should they just throw out money randomly and hope it's enough?

The federal government builds the infrastructure and systems for the schools to use so they can share this data. As it is the states need to all build their own to share this data with the federal government in order to get the funds for these meals.

Why would the states accept the federal government doing such a thing? Isn't that the federal government encroaching on their rights when it comes to deciding how education should be run in their states?

Why would they do it? To help the children. The federal government already runs many services that the states use.

Why would they do it? To help the children.

You're hilarious.

So the democrat federal government don’t care about the children?

The government of Missouri doesn't care about children, which is one of many reasons why they would tell the federal government to fuck off if they tried that. What reality do you live in?

I feel like you’re not getting it for some reason.

The federal government should be on the ones running this, not state government. Missouri wouldn’t get a say.

The Missouri government would not object to the federal government paying for school lunches for kids if it was all handled for them. If you think that the government there just “hates children” then I’m going to assume that it’s a republican state and you’re a democrat voter, correct?

The Missouri government would not object to the federal government paying for school lunches for kids if it was all handled for them.

Again- how would the federal government get the demographics data without Missouri playing a part? Either Missouri agrees to do that, or the government comes in and takes its own demographics, which Missouri would tell them to go fuck off if they tried. You're on an Australian instance, so I'm thinking you just might be out of your element here.

Entering data into a website/system is vastly different from having to build and maintain said systems yourself. The latter is what is currently being asked, the former is what it should have been.

Why do you say the Missouri government hates kids? Because they’re a republican government I assume?

I’m not out of my element at all. We’re discussing an article and I’m questioning why a federal government initiative to help kids was not rolled out by the federal government. You’re the ones giving it to Missouri for not doing it, while sticking up for the Democrat Federal government for also not doing.

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