The states that siphon welfare money to stop abortion

Missouri has a poverty problem. Almost 15 percent of the state’s residents live under the federal poverty line, a bare-bones guideline that means existing on $20,160 or less a year for a family of three. One in five Missouri children lives in poverty. It ranks 30th in the country for its share of poor people.

That kind of destitution can make it difficult to get enough food to eat. Missouri has the second-highest share of residents who have very low food security in the country. Almost 8 percent of residents fall into this category; only Arkansas has more people struggling to afford food.

In such a climate, it might be reasonable to expect state lawmakers to be focused on how to alleviate economic suffering. But over the past five years, the number of people in Missouri receiving benefits from its welfare program has plummeted, falling by more than 100,000 people since 2011. The most recent monthly statistics show that only 37,486 people were getting cash assistance....
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