The Illinois Birth Equity Initiative is a multi-pronged proposal aimed at promoting infant health while reducing the number of maternal and infant deaths. Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed: $5 million to a home visiting program for new parents; more than $4 million to create a statewide maternal health plan and distribute grants to community-based reproductive health care providers; a $1 million pilot diaper distribution program; and $12 million to create a tax credit aimed at low-income families with children younger than age three.
More handouts to those that vilify the “oppressive “tax payers but are only to glad to keep their snouts totally submerged in the welfare trough their whole lives.
Freddy
2 years ago
With JB having an obsession with abortions and even proposing tax credits why even bother with maternal health spending. No many maternals? around.
Pat S.
2 years ago
For a state in severe debt, you have to ask … where’s the money coming from?
Of course we know the answer – our pockets!
Amazing that as a young financially struggling family we were able to feed, diaper, and house our three kids without charity, family or government “help” (aka: interference).
Sometimes a bit of a struggle makes what you have more precious.
Pity the children raised by oppressed mentally adults with their hand out at every turn. Just more generational mooches.
debtsor
2 years ago
The irony is that increased government spending on maternal health drives up the costs for everyone. Formula is priced highest at the stores in counties with the highest % of people on medicaid receiving free vouchers for formula, and so on…
More handouts to those that vilify the “oppressive “tax payers but are only to glad to keep their snouts totally submerged in the welfare trough their whole lives.
With JB having an obsession with abortions and even proposing tax credits why even bother with maternal health spending. No many maternals? around.
For a state in severe debt, you have to ask … where’s the money coming from?
Of course we know the answer – our pockets!
Amazing that as a young financially struggling family we were able to feed, diaper, and house our three kids without charity, family or government “help” (aka: interference).
Sometimes a bit of a struggle makes what you have more precious.
Pity the children raised by oppressed mentally adults with their hand out at every turn. Just more generational mooches.
The irony is that increased government spending on maternal health drives up the costs for everyone. Formula is priced highest at the stores in counties with the highest % of people on medicaid receiving free vouchers for formula, and so on…