when republican leaders who opt out of these funds argue that it’s too expensive to administer the program what they mean is that it will be harder for businesses to exploit the labor of workers desperate to feed their families. they fundamentally oppose lifting all boats to benefit those at the top
The governors of a dozen Republican-led states — AL, AK, FL, GA, IA, MS, OK, SC, SD, TX, UT, WY — opted out of a new federal food assistance program, leaving about 9.5 million students without the aid this summer
