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Continuing that fine Republican tradition of saying one thing and doing another, Florida Gov. Rick Scott showed his compassion for his state's homeless by slashing the programs that help them. Think Progress has more:
In a state that is near the top of the national chart in food insecurity, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) took time this holiday to pass out Thanksgiving dinner to about 1,000 families at a shelter in East Naples.
The shelter's program fed about 7,000 families last week, with roughly 200 volunteers packing and distributing meals."I care completely about all these programs," said Scott while handing out food.
However, he possesses a singular way of showing it, as his sweeping budget cuts this year "slashed funding to some veteran and farm surplus programs that helped the homeless." To justify those cuts, Scott simply explained, "all the programs are very important, but nobody wants their taxes to go up":
"I care completely about all these programs," said Scott, whose budget cuts earlier this year slashed funding to some veteran and farm surplus programs that helped the homeless."All the programs are very important, but nobody wants their taxes to go up," Scott explained, noting that businesses also can help spur the economy. "They've got to grow. We've got to make this a place people can do well."
One Jacksonville homeless shelter official noted that Scott "zeroed out all homeless funding" — $7 million worth — in his budget proposal. That funding supported programs dedicated to homelessness prevention, housing initiatives, and programs that "re-house" people once they're on the street.
"Not only that, he took out the line items so it can never be funded again," said the official.
Did you know that Florida has the second-highest population of homeless veterans? Seventeen thousand of them, and Scott cut their services, too. I was in Florida last month, and I didn't meet one single person who wants to reelect him, so at least it's likely that he's a one-termer.
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