https://www.reddit.com/r/Nebraska/comments/1j5ybe5/wtf_nebraska/
created by Dizzy-Sun7870 on 07/03/2025 at 19:48 UTC
367 upvotes, 33 top-level comments (showing 25)
Alright, let’s talk about this mess. Marijuana has been legal for *two whole months* now, and somehow, we’re still out here fighting about it like it’s 2015. Meanwhile, y’all are out here dipping into the slush fund like it’s a bottomless bag of Doritos. Did y’all skip basic accounting back in Nebraska high school, or…?
First off, let’s break it down. A slush fund is supposed to be for *emergencies* or *unexpected expenses*, not for funding your personal vendettas against a plant that’s already legal. Like, what’s the plan here? Are we just gonna keep throwing money at a problem that’s already been decided? Newsflash: the people have spoken, the laws have changed, and yet here we are, still arguing about it like it’s a debate club topic.
And let’s not even get started on the irony of using a slush fund today. Did y’all forget that money doesn’t just grow on trees (well, unless you’re in the cannabis business now, I guess)? This is taxpayer money we’re talking about, and it’s being spent on… what, exactly? A losing battle? A moral crusade? A PowerPoint presentation on why weed is bad, but slush funds are cool?
It’s giving *selective financial responsibility*. Y’all are out here acting like the slush fund is your personal piggy bank, but when it comes to actually managing the budget or addressing real issues, suddenly it’s crickets. Like, where was this energy when we needed better schools, roads, or healthcare? But nah, let’s blow it all on fighting a battle we’ve already lost. Makes total sense.
So, here’s a thought: maybe it’s time to let it go. Weed is legal. The people have moved on. Maybe it’s time to dip into that slush fund for something that actually matters—like, I don’t know, fixing potholes or funding education. Or, here’s a wild idea: maybe just *don’t* dip into the slush fund at all. Crazy, right?
Anyway, if y’all need a refresher on basic accounting, I’m sure there’s a high school in Nebraska that’s still teaching it. Just saying. ✌️
Comment by Particular-Agency-38 at 07/03/2025 at 20:06 UTC
204 upvotes, 10 direct replies
🎯 The ballot initiative PASSED overwhelmingly and yet NE GOP still fights against it They are not for democracy at all, are they?
Comment by Danktizzle at 07/03/2025 at 22:04 UTC
25 upvotes, 4 direct replies
I’ll add to that that these fucking plants grow like weeds here. Just imagine how strong that industry would be if we were able to cultivate it.
Comment by crazy19734413 at 07/03/2025 at 20:19 UTC
60 upvotes, 2 direct replies
NE Politics 101: Elect Republicans because they complain a lot about our government.
Watch Republicans pass legislation that makes life more complicated and stressful but ignore it.
Re-elect Republicans who complain about government causing stressful complications that they caused.
Comment by wrongside40 at 07/03/2025 at 23:40 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
We have it in Missouri. All the bad stuff that was supposed to happen…. Increased addiction, more accidents…. Turned out to be bullshit.
Comment by Maleficent-Crow-446 at 07/03/2025 at 21:31 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Colorado gets about $500 a month from me. All those sweet taxable green dollars!
Comment by Dizzy-Sun7870 at 08/03/2025 at 01:26 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Nebraska needs to embrace progress. Let’s strive to be better! We don’t have to abandon our family values, our faith, or our sense of community, but we do need to find ways to generate income. Here’s the reality: while everyone loves seeing a crane on the horizon, is that really going to pave our roads or fund a new high school? Many of our children rely on school lunch programs and government insurance. And let’s be honest—who in this state hasn’t benefited from SNAP or WIC at some point? The time for change is now, and it’s up to us, WE THE PEOPLE, to make it happen.
Comment by Room234 at 07/03/2025 at 20:14 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Oh man I so desperately wish that the average Nebraskan had gotten far enough in life as to drop basic accounting.
We're more of a "did you hit your head really, really hard in 3rd grade and that's where it all kinda stopped" sort of state.
Comment by Funwithagoraphobia at 07/03/2025 at 20:13 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
/s obviously
Comment by rediculousam at 07/03/2025 at 20:21 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
We really need something that forces ballot initiatives to be fully implemented within a certain amount of time. They did the same thing with Medicare expansion and gambling, they just keep kicking the bucket further down the road, hoping to delay or modify the people's will as much as possible.
Comment by ki11ikody at 07/03/2025 at 23:30 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Legal marijuanna would collect an enormorous amount of tax revenue. I live in Colorado, and every other year, they give a refund for taxpayers, because they the 'cap' on the amount of taxes that can be received.
Huge amounts of money to repair roads and such. Not accepting legal weed is an enormous mistake. Even if you don't like it, it would benefit the state in tremendous amounts. Even farmers that hate it would reconsider when they saw the amount of money that it brings.
edit: farmers sell in bushels for not much at all. People pay $2000+ per pound. you do the math. Farmers would be dumb not to grow it. Hemp, at least.
Comment by chefjeff1982 at 08/03/2025 at 01:46 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Just like same sex marriage, Nebraska senators will fight it until the federal government forces them to legalize it. I voted yes but didn't hold my breath, I absolutely guaranteed they were going to fight against it. They haven't cared what Omaha or Lincoln want, they only care about what central and western Nebraska wants.
Farmers don't understand they'll never have to till the land again if they grow hemp. They don't understand hemp can grow in the same soil for 25 years before needing to be refreshed. They can make billions of dollars off the taxes alone and give themselves pay raises if they want because we will have a surplus every year.
How hard we had to fight for casinos should tell you how hard we will have to fight for weed!
Comment by jewwbs at 07/03/2025 at 20:27 UTC
16 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You just described the GOP platform. Do not legislate actual problems. Fabricate issues based on sky daddy or fake studies or just come up with a minority to beat down. You don’t need Accounting 101 if you don’t actually plan on doing anything to actually help people.
Comment by vivasuzy at 08/03/2025 at 03:50 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I rather like the title you used here. Could be the new state slogan I'd say.
Comment by Logical-Menu-3655 at 07/03/2025 at 22:52 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Currently in Nebraska…
Comment by Thick-Mess-9187 at 08/03/2025 at 01:19 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Sadly, until Tom Osborne kicks the bucket it won't pass through all the hoops. Once he's gone boom it will be Readily available.
Comment by mexihuahua at 08/03/2025 at 01:24 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
But but it’s slushy outside
Comment by Ancient-Marsupial277 at 08/03/2025 at 11:14 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
As one who is all for this don't act like it's going to be an easy thing. Weed is still a Class 1 drug according to the Feds. Asked any Coloradans how it's been going for them. My cousin works security riding around in armored vans because banks won't take deposits from dispensaries. This is going to be an uphill battle every step and acting like there's any easy answer, especially in Nebraska, isn't a wise thought.
Comment by Money-Comparison-291 at 07/03/2025 at 21:12 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Republicans don’t like when the American people vote for something they don’t like or want. Nebraska already has budget shortfalls and yet they refuse to legalize and tax like many other Red states have already figured out. Nebraska republicans must be a little slower than the republicans in other red states or maybe just more corrupt.
Comment by sleepiestOracle at 07/03/2025 at 22:40 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Nebraska lord pete ricketts doesnt want it and he funds the GOP in nebraska and paid for a lot of the seats in the leg right now and the govenor, so he saies jump and they say how high master!?
Comment by DiscoStu79 at 08/03/2025 at 04:20 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Clown show. Fucking embarrassing. We could have it so good. Nope gotta appease orange jesus and the billionaires.
Comment by Far_Veterinarian_112 at 07/03/2025 at 21:31 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Until then check out Plant Farma 12th Harney
Comment by AvailableDeparture at 07/03/2025 at 21:55 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Appoint OP as Treasurer. They know accounting.
Comment by Significant_Bid_98 at 07/03/2025 at 23:41 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I was a kid, but if I remember correctly this is the same stupid crap as the casinos in council bluffs. We had a huge problem with gambling... at that time so they constructed the casinos right across the nebraska border into iowa. So guess who gets all of those tax revenues, and it accomplished absolutely nothing as nebraskins did not stop gambling.They simply went five minutes over the border, giving all the money to another state that does not have its head up.It's bureaucratic ass
Comment by Affectionate_Stage62 at 08/03/2025 at 01:39 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Well said!
Comment by Naismythology at 08/03/2025 at 17:40 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Republicans think they’re the citizenry’s parents. They’ll “let” you vote as long as you vote for the “right” choice, but if you don’t, they’ll just disregard it and do what they think is best anyway
