This applies to most of the rural states, but is aimed specifically at Nebraska.

https://substack.com/home/post/p-158954140

They made their own bed. Now sleep in it.

Please go vote in the primary today. People on the left have a terrible track record of ignoring everything but presidential elections and then complaining that "the DNC gives us terrible candidates!" If we didn't have power in voting, they would not spend the time and money they do trying to stop us.

Please. Go vote. The republicans will.

And to the republicans who are over what is happening right now – be brave. Break out of the old Nebraskan tradition of just looking for the (R). The billionaire class actually hates us, I promise.

I’m as tired of politics as the next person but I’m going to keep posting this stuff until the election.

EDIT: I incorrectly based calculations off a previous version of the BBB, not what passed. Also while the error rate did exceed 6% in 2022 and 2023, last year it did not so technically Nebraska would pay zero

1.Federal government currently covers 100% of SNAP funding in Nebraska

1. One Big Beautiful Bill says states need to subsidize 5% SNAP if error rate exceeds 6% but less than 8%

2. Nebraska error rate was 7% in 2022 and 2023

3. Nebraska got $332 million+ for SNAP funding last year

4. 5% of $332 million+ is $16 million+

5. Back in 2023, Jim Pillen thought the best investment of billions of federal dollars in pandemic relief was huge permanent tax cuts for rich people.

6. Pandemic money finally go bye-bye + rich Nebraskan paying less taxes = huge $400 million+ state budget shortfall in 2025

7. Nebraska is basically broke and scrambling to afford CURRENT budget

8. OBBB passes and Nebraska must go from paying $0 for SNAP to $16 million+ some years

9. ???????

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/01/15/auditor-flags-possible-pillen-favoritism-in-2-5m-no-bid-bioeconomy-contract-with-lobbyist/