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conulyThis ought to be sorted by number of kids rather than by family, but it doesn't sound like it is. Maybe the articles I've read are worded badly, though. It also really, really ought to be sorted so that people with lower incomes get more. In the comments to the articles I've read many people are declaring their intent to donate the food they purchase to a friend or the food bank. Donating to a friend is one thing, but I suggested that if they want to donate to the food bank they should purchase food for themselves and then donate the same amount of cash to the food bank, which can spend it better. (Alternatively, they can spend that same amount of cash on diapers, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, menstrual supplies, pet food, and the like, which many food banks can't purchase but which still are needed by their clients.)
It doesn't sound like homeschool families are included, and honestly, I think that NYCHEA ought to organize a petition and a round of formal complaints - homeschoolers are registered with the DOE, so there isn't that logistical barrier, and homeschoolers usually only have one parent engaging in paid labor, so they often have less of a cushion.
On another issue, I think our beaches might be open this weekend, but only if you don't do anything fun like play games, barbecue, or go in the water. The logic in the region seems to be "If we don't open the beaches, they'll travel hither and yon so we may as well limit how far they go - but let's not encourage them too much." I feel that.
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It doesn't sound like homeschool families are included, and honestly, I think that NYCHEA ought to organize a petition and a round of formal complaints - homeschoolers are registered with the DOE, so there isn't that logistical barrier, and homeschoolers usually only have one parent engaging in paid labor, so they often have less of a cushion.
On another issue, I think our beaches might be open this weekend, but only if you don't do anything fun like play games, barbecue, or go in the water. The logic in the region seems to be "If we don't open the beaches, they'll travel hither and yon so we may as well limit how far they go - but let's not encourage them too much." I feel that.
Concession at the Prudent Gulch Bridge (It's been interesting to watch newspaper comics slowly catch up with their buffers and enter the pandemic. Some of them aren't even there yet, or perhaps, surreally, they decided to enter an alternate universe!)
Sure, the Velociraptors Are Still On the Loose, But That’s No Reason Not to Reopen Jurassic Park
A 10-year-old girl has sent more than 1,500 art kits to kids in foster care and homeless shelters during the coronavirus pandemic (What a sweet child!)
The Funkiest, Most Fashionable Face Masks, Ranked
We’ll Be Wearing Things on Our Faces for a Long Time
Who'll Take The Tortoise? What Happens To Classroom Pets During The Lockdown
The Circus Came To Town, Then It Couldn't Leave
As Native Americans fight virus, basketball takes a timeout
Main Street in America: 62 Photos That Show How COVID-19 Changed the Look of Everyday Life
The all-you-can-eat buffet is unlikely to survive the pandemic in its current form — in part because sanitation already made it somewhat risky.
How South Korea turned an urban planning system into a virus tracking database
Rural areas, tribal lands hit hardest by census interruption
The coronavirus exposed the US' reliance on India for generic drugs. But that supply chain is ultimately controlled by China
In Istanbul Under Lockdown, Baklava Makers Are Essential Workers
America’s Patchwork Pandemic Is Fraying Even Further
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I Have a “Quarantine Bubble” With People Outside My House. You Should Too.
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Date: 2020-05-24 01:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-05-24 02:49 am (UTC)Good news? The weather isn't really conducive to being on the beach at the moment.
fucked-up SNAP
Date: 2020-05-24 08:33 pm (UTC)Yes, the food stamp boosts are being given out in a way that doesn't really help the people who need it the most. Big example in the boost handed out in one of the big pieces of legislation (first or second, I forget which).
Background: People can receive SNAP benefits up to a maximum amount each month, depending on the number of people in their household. IIRC the minimum SNAP benefit is $10/month. Obviously, the people who receive the max benefit have the most need, right?
The SNAP boost gave extra money to people who aren't already receiving the max benefits, making up the difference so that they received the max benefit for March. And an extra payment in mid-April.
People who are at the max SNAP benefit got no extra money in March. (I'm not sure about April.) Is that fucked up or what? Like, here, have some money, we're sure you could use it -- but only up to a point. Because gods forbid we should give people more than a fixed amount per month.
Re: fucked-up SNAP
Date: 2020-05-24 08:54 pm (UTC)(Also, I'm gonna say what I say whenever this comes up, which is that SNAP ought to pay for toothpaste and diapers.)