Nebraska Is About to Go Bankrupt—And It’s 100% Their Own Fault

Nebraska Is About to Go Bankrupt—And It’s 100% Their Own Fault

Well, there’s some good news out of Nebraska… if you can call it that.

They’ve managed to cut their budget shortfall in half—but that’s like celebrating that your house fire is only burning down half the building instead of the whole thing.

How Did Nebraska Get Here?

Short answer: They voted for this.

Longer answer:

They relied on undocumented immigrants to keep their farms and economy running—then cheered when Trump cracked down on them.

Immigrants, instead of waiting around to be raided, left. Now, there’s no one to pick crops, slaughter cattle, or do the dirty work that Nebraskans refused to do themselves.

They also cut taxes for corporations and the rich, because "trickle-down" or something.

And now? They have a $400 million budget hole and are two quarters away from total economic collapse.

The “Fix” (If You Can Call It That)

Nebraska lawmakers are scrambling to patch the hole they blew in their own budget:

✅ $65M from raising corporate taxes (Amazing how quickly that money appears when you make the rich pay their fair share, huh?)

✅ Cutting funding to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (Because who needs doctors, right?)

✅ Draining their emergency slush fund (Hope nothing bad happens after they burn through that.)

But here’s the kicker: Nebraska is a “socialist” state.

It takes way more in federal aid than it gives back.

Farm subsidies, Medicaid, and SNAP benefits keep a huge chunk of the state afloat.

But they voted for people who want to gut those programs.

So what happens when the federal government stops bailing them out?

They’ll have to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, just like they always tell poor people to do.

Oh, And Our Food Supply? Screwed.

Nebraska is a major producer of:

Corn (#3 in the U.S.)

Soybeans

Wheat (Top 15 producer)

Popcorn (#1 producer—goodbye, movie snacks)

Beef, pork, poultry, and eggs

So while Nebraska burns down its own economy, the rest of us are about to feel it at the grocery store.

The “FAFO” Special (F**k Around and Find Out)

They voted for a guy who promised to deport immigrants.

Immigrants left.

Farms collapsed.

The economy crashed.

Now they’re shocked.

If you’re a blue dot in Nebraska, I’m sorry. Maybe consider heading to Colorado before the whole state goes under.

But for the rest? Enjoy reaping what you sow