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We're not thinking big enough.

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@ruben_bloom It feels necessary to me. Keep reminding people that 1) they are working on it coming back 2) that the government made this choice, not them

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@ValueSeaker @Jayinvgenius @ShawnRyan762 Here are the rates and types of care givers that can get them in Texas. Notice the max for foster families: https://t.co/IoiAXjRAoe

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@Tserawho Is there a market for stuff like the DGX spark at these lower configurations? For things like private AI servers?

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@mirthincarnate Does anyone else feel like that thing is falling like a looney toon? Way too slow?

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Completely agree. Accountability is abysmal and it starts are the family and children services level.

The amount of policy and rule violation that I have seen from social workers is obscene.

And 100%, we need more people willing to step in to these kids' stories, not just as foster parents but as mentors and trusted adults.

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Yeah, I am not sure where you are getting that I don't think they are equal. What I am saying is there are already not enough foster parents to care for all foster kids (something like a 25% short fall).

There are many foster parents, including kinship placement, that financially wouldn't be able to take on the burden without some funding.

So if you were to get the system the way you believe it should be, we would have even more kids placed in orphanages or detention centers.

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@alien666goddess @HawkinsonLindy @ShawnRyan762 I am sorry to hear of the abuse you went through.

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First, the hat are you doing to support foster children? Before you throw stones and all that.

Second, I would be happy for families to get benefits for their children, including some form of UBI, day care for all, stipends for stay at home parents to defray the cost. We would need counter incentives (you just pass drug test, etc) but I wouldn’t have a problem with this setup at all.

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@turbs888 @ShawnRyan762 If it was unpaid, many, many foster parents (including kinship placements) wouldn’t be able to afford taking them in.

It’s not a payment but a reimbursement. Not saying that there aren’t people doing it for the money. But we also need to look at the whole picture.

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@wisconsindrink9 @ShawnRyan762 I feel you on this dude

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It’s to defray the cost.

Most foster parents are middle class at best and many are kinship placements.

The money is not even recognized as payment, but reimbursement. Raising kids is expensive, and the per dime is a way to make foster care a viable options for families who have the heart and will to open their home.

TLDR, there would be a ton of foster parents who literally couldn’t afford to open their home without the little money offered.

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Most states require a check in, in person once a month (though depending on caseload this doesn’t always happen).

I’m sure there are states that have some weird incentive structure, but most of the time you see increased payments it’s because there is increased cost in caring for the child.

Multiple appointments every week, specialty clothes/equipment, special food, etc.

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@chaboozy @ShawnRyan762 What are you doing for foster kids?

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@waynehynes2016 @ShawnRyan762 I don’t think you watched the video all the way brother.

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@ValueSeaker @Jayinvgenius @ShawnRyan762 That is not how it works for foster parents. Maybe institutional homes, but not foster parents.

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@bumbadum14 Willing to gamble $25 on this LOL Crossing fingers it comes to pass.

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@septisum Well dang, can’t believe they didn’t think to talk to a radiologist.

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@AlexFinn Running GLM 5.2 locally would cost hundreds of thousands in hardware.

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@BreitbartNews That’s a long split second 😂

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@SkateClipsOnX I’ve done way longer in Tony Hawk