Tennessee Conservative
There Is No Free Lunch As Milton Friedman Said. Government Has No Money Of Its Own. All Money “From The Government” Comes From Someone Else Or Printing It. Forty Percent Of Americans Rely On Social Security For Retirement Income. Without It, They Would Be In Poverty. But Entitlement Spending Must Eventually Be Cut, Or Taxes Raised. It Is Inevitable.
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Tennessee Will Participate In A Federal Program Designed To Give Parents Extra Cash To Buy Food For Their Children During The Summer Months, Veering From 15 Other Republican-Led States That Have Rejected The Federal Dollars.
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For The Past Decade, Tennessee Has Seen A Fall In Its Overall And Childhood Poverty Rates Often Outpacing The U.S. Average. But In 2022, That Changed As The Gap Between The Two Rates Stagnated.
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Americans Are Feeling The Impact Of Higher Prices Everyday – From Basic Necessities Like Groceries And Gas, To Back-To-School Clothes And Trips To Visit Family.
Unfortunately, Health Care Is Not Excluded From This List. All Too Often, Families Are Being Forced To Make Difficult Financial Decisions, Between Affording Basic Needs Or Attending A Doctor’s Appointment. People Should Never Have To Forgo Health Care Visits Or Treatment Due To Cost. But Unfortunately, A Range Of Factors Keep Health Care Costs High, Straining Both Tennessee Families And Small Businesses.
Governor Lee Says The Number Of Distressed Counties In Tennessee Has Decreased To A Historically All-Time Low While Seniors Across The State Are Experiencing The Highest Poverty Rate In More Than Ten Years.
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An Annual Report On The State Of Tennessee Kids Has Found Slight Improvements In Child Poverty Rates But Limited — And Even Downward —Shifts In Longstanding Poor Outcomes To Their Health, Education And Well-Being.
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1) Facebook Censors Conservative News Story, Calls It “Hate Speech”
2) Sexual Harassment Claim Expenditures Still Kept Secret As Accused Representative Is Replaced
3) Covenant School Files Motion to Intervene in Release of Shooter’s “Manifesto”
4) Lee Signs Pair Of Memphis FedExForum Tax Capture Extensions
5) Lee Signs Tennessee Teacher Pay Increase, End To Automatic Dues Payments
6) Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth Report Shows One In Five Kids Live In Poverty
7) Lee Signs Bill Restricting Foreign Ownership Of Tennessee Land
According To A New Report From the Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth, Nearly One In Five Tennessee Kids Live In Poverty And It Varies Greatly By Geography.
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The Typical Jamestown Household Earns Just $18,000 A Year, 69.2% Less Than The Statewide Median Tennessee Household Income. Given The Low Incomes, It Is Not Surprising That A Larger Than Average Share Of Residents Live In Poverty. The Local Poverty Rate In The Town Stands At 46.7%, Compared To The Statewide Poverty Rate Of 14.3%.
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Are Tennessee Lawmakers Asking The Right Questions Of The State’s Department Of Children’s Services Given Its Long History Of Failures?
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