In the nation's poorest state, cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other programs will exacerbate existing problems of low wages, inflation, and food and healthcare deserts
Sadly, the people of MS voted in the current administration both federally and the republican state representatives...they are reaping what they sowed with their votes!
education and to help people to want to gain knowledge...sadly too many people either listen to bad information (since the internet there is way too much available) or just vote the way they have always voted without doing any real research. Politicians have always been known to be liars when it benefits them, but it seems that the far right (both politicians and voters) have been emboldened in the last few years and have the loudest voice and the voice of reason has been drowned out to just a whisper.
That makes sense. There appears to be considerable cognitive dissonance among certain voting groups. I also wonder if people care less about the reality of a political opinion and more about the politician and ensuring their team wins. It's just a team game now. it doesn't seem to matter what is said or who is harmed, provided the team wins.
I agree - but weirdly I have friends that I would consider to be intelligent, well read people who still vote in a way that makes zero sense to me...also this last election, there was a lot of people who voted for a 3 or 4th option (parties who had no chance of winning). These types of voters appear to be a wasted vote as they benefit no one.
Well I can't address all the subjects you list but MS needs to do more about becoming less dependent on the Federal government to support its poorer residents. Note, most of the poor in MS are African-Americans and part of the reason is that President Johnson destroyed those families and their chance to be upwardly mobile and middle class people. The Big Beautiful Bill only provides one significant benefit to the rich, and that is the 3% reduction in Fed income tax for incomes over $1M. There are plenty of MS residents that make over $1M, and our legislature could change the tax code to retreive that 3% for Medicare, Medicaid etc. There is plenty of abuse of Federal programs by middle class college students that apply for these programs instead of co-op jobs or other means of support, that needs to end. I never could see the logic in assistance programs that punished people that try to work. Although Trump's tax cut on overtime and tips are good things, those that may benefit could be cut off from assistance if income get too "high". MS needs to eliminate spending in businesses that make no economic sense. There have been plenty of multi-million dollar failures that were supported with tax payor money: the beef processing plant, the solar panel plant, the aluminum mill, synthetic fuel plant, the electric vehicle plant and the list goes on. Mississippians need to quit thinking they need to be dependent of Federal assistance and create solutions that help the citizens in need. Otherwise we're always 50th.
Sadly, the people of MS voted in the current administration both federally and the republican state representatives...they are reaping what they sowed with their votes!
Why do you think people vote against their self-interest? What can be done to change that?
education and to help people to want to gain knowledge...sadly too many people either listen to bad information (since the internet there is way too much available) or just vote the way they have always voted without doing any real research. Politicians have always been known to be liars when it benefits them, but it seems that the far right (both politicians and voters) have been emboldened in the last few years and have the loudest voice and the voice of reason has been drowned out to just a whisper.
That makes sense. There appears to be considerable cognitive dissonance among certain voting groups. I also wonder if people care less about the reality of a political opinion and more about the politician and ensuring their team wins. It's just a team game now. it doesn't seem to matter what is said or who is harmed, provided the team wins.
I agree - but weirdly I have friends that I would consider to be intelligent, well read people who still vote in a way that makes zero sense to me...also this last election, there was a lot of people who voted for a 3 or 4th option (parties who had no chance of winning). These types of voters appear to be a wasted vote as they benefit no one.
Well I can't address all the subjects you list but MS needs to do more about becoming less dependent on the Federal government to support its poorer residents. Note, most of the poor in MS are African-Americans and part of the reason is that President Johnson destroyed those families and their chance to be upwardly mobile and middle class people. The Big Beautiful Bill only provides one significant benefit to the rich, and that is the 3% reduction in Fed income tax for incomes over $1M. There are plenty of MS residents that make over $1M, and our legislature could change the tax code to retreive that 3% for Medicare, Medicaid etc. There is plenty of abuse of Federal programs by middle class college students that apply for these programs instead of co-op jobs or other means of support, that needs to end. I never could see the logic in assistance programs that punished people that try to work. Although Trump's tax cut on overtime and tips are good things, those that may benefit could be cut off from assistance if income get too "high". MS needs to eliminate spending in businesses that make no economic sense. There have been plenty of multi-million dollar failures that were supported with tax payor money: the beef processing plant, the solar panel plant, the aluminum mill, synthetic fuel plant, the electric vehicle plant and the list goes on. Mississippians need to quit thinking they need to be dependent of Federal assistance and create solutions that help the citizens in need. Otherwise we're always 50th.