Trump's New Budget Goes After Social Safety Net Programs

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Only a week removed from the president’s State of the Union address, where he did plenty of boasting about the economy, Trump will submit a budget that looks to cut programs from Americans most in need.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump is expected to release a $4.8 trillion budget on Monday. With Democrats controlling Congress, the proposed budget has almost no chance of passing, but it’s still important to note what the president would prioritize if given the chance.

The president’s proposed budget looks to cut $4.4 trillion in government spending over a decade and targets changes to the Medicare prescription drug program that would slash $130 billion. Also, it looks to cut $292 billion from Medicaid and food stamps, and it takes another $70 billion by limiting disability benefits.

Trump would also like to cut the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by 26 percent and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget by 15 percent. Also, with the coronavirus lurking, the president wants to see a decrease in funding of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by nine percent.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-budget-cuts-social-safety-net-programs-949898/

[dewsgirl]

1. Ya know, I thought he would wait until after the election to

do something this stupid.

[Skittles]

2. maybe he knows the fix is in, again

[dewsgirl]

5. You are probably right.😔

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. This budget alone will fill dozens of attack ads this fall nt

[BigmanPigman]

4. Every Dem candidiate should be screaming this info

from the rooftops. Too many people in the US buy the BS from Fux News and will never hear of this.

[dalton99a]

6. "Cut my Medicare & Medicaid, please!"