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pokerfan

(27,677 posts) Wed Apr 26, 2017, 03:46 PM Apr 2017

Trump Takes Aim at Libraries [View all]

Donald Trump's "America First" budget proposal for 2018 puts working-class communities last, calling for the elimination of several federally supported, independent, cultural institutions, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

IMLS helps fund literacy and technology programs in 123,000 libraries and about 35,000 museums across the US -- all with a budget of just $230 million, which is about .05 percent of the entire federal budget.

IMLS is currently funded through a continuing resolution that expires on April 28, 2017, and additional legislation must be passed for funding to continue.

If Trump's budget passes, the cuts will have a devastating impact on those who utilize public libraries in rural areas and poor urban communities in particular.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40353-trump-takes-aim-at-libraries

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Trump Takes Aim at Libraries [View all] pokerfan Apr 2017 OP

Not even surprised at this point. underpants Apr 2017 #1

What do you expect from a man Runningdawg Apr 2017 #2

I guess piles of books to burn eventually yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #19

Exactly Runningdawg Apr 2017 #31

cities should pick up the slack for the urban libraries, we can afford it. geek tragedy Apr 2017 #3

"we"? loyalsister Apr 2017 #7

urban areas should focus 100% of their efforts and resources on helping their own geek tragedy Apr 2017 #9

Seriously??? loyalsister Apr 2017 #11

2016 was the launch of a non-violent civil war. geek tragedy Apr 2017 #12

You're talking about my friends and family loyalsister Apr 2017 #32

that kind of division is what happens in civil wars geek tragedy Apr 2017 #33

You just seem to want to show meanness and hate loyalsister Apr 2017 #34

we fought the Civil War, and the Cold War, and two World Wars, to prevent men like geek tragedy Apr 2017 #36

If you ate something today, you might want to consider who grew it Tanuki Apr 2017 #25

That would argue for more libraries in rural areas bigbrother05 Apr 2017 #29

He and his class want to strip this country bare Warpy Apr 2017 #4

He's the blue collar billionaire who can't get his hands dirty... Eyeball_Kid Apr 2017 #5

Odd this would be brought up today. Doreen Apr 2017 #6

Grrrr! I knew they would try to pull something like this! smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #20

It is a real challenge to fight dictators. Doreen Apr 2017 #30

So he'll be able to go golfing at Trump resorts another few weeks? Initech Apr 2017 #8

My disdain for him goes beyond politics. lpbk2713 Apr 2017 #10

Libraries, museums, arts and humanities, pokerfan Apr 2017 #13

My BIL will lose his job AwakeAtLast Apr 2017 #14

He just wants to ruin EVERYTHING good in this country doesn't he?! Luciferous Apr 2017 #15

Meanwhile, Ivanka Antoinette tweeted an airy little "honor" to libraries Tanuki Apr 2017 #16

We need to closely track what Trumpett says HeiressofBickworth Apr 2017 #22

Sickening little gaslighter Cha Apr 2017 #24

Remember, Trump loves the poorly educated. nikibatts Apr 2017 #17

Brawndo. sarcasmo Apr 2017 #18

It's what plants crave. pokerfan Apr 2017 #21

Hope there were no misguided Librarians Cha Apr 2017 #23

Net neutrality is in jeopardy too . nocalflea Apr 2017 #26

For Trump so loveth the poorly educated Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 #27

BLOTUS seems to be trashing everything that is good about this country from Vinca Apr 2017 #28

A badly educated populace is the Right's wet dream NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #35