Tears this morning. I'm lucky. I've never had to use Meals on Wheels.

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hamsterjill

Tears this morning. I'm lucky. I've never had to use Meals on Wheels.

Our local newspaper is reporting that Meals on Wheels is now affected by the cuts in funding for food insecurity. Three hundred and fifty seniors who are basically shut ins are affected. Doesn't affect me - at least not YET - but I found myself sobbing. Because I care.

One local business has agreed to fund the program for 90 days. It is a very muchly Republican leaning operation, but I'm thankful they have agreed to help. Then what? Is this the goal? To make local businesses and taxpayers fund these programs because we can't stand to see our neighbors starve?

Makes me so damn mad. What in the hell are we paying taxes for? I want my taxes to feed the hungry; not feed another freaking billionaire.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220746111

How about we stop with the text and spend BS and let people keep their money so they can feed themselves. Have you ever thought of that idiot? 🙄

[SVPete]

Easily solved if the Dems vote to continue with the previous budget instead of holding out for new additional spending.

[DefiantSix]

Easily solved if the Dems vote to continue with the previous budget instead of holding out for new additional spending.

Never happen. The Dim'Rats have to bring home the gravy to their actual "voter" base...

[FlippyDoo]

Back before the federal, state, and local governments decided to tax everyone into oblivion, churches took care of stuff like that. In my area, they still to an extent, but everyone is taxed so much that there's not as much to donate to the churches so the churches are having to operate on shoe-string budgets.