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Tuesday, February 11th, 2020

Trump hits Medicaid, food stamps in push to slash domestic spending

Author:     CAITLIN EMMA
Source:     Politico
Publication Date:     02/09/2020 04:30 PM EST
Link: Trump hits Medicaid, food stamps in push to slash domestic spending
Stephan:   We already spend sums so vast that our military-intelligence industry has a larger budget than the seven next largest countries combined. Note, however, there is not a dime committed to preparation for climate change, and it wreaks great damage on our already sorely compromised healthcare food systems. But more than anything what stands out for me in criminal Trump's budget is its nastiness. Its contempt for the poor. Its utter uninterest in social wellbeing.

President Donald Trump‘s budget request on Monday will pitch billions of dollars in cuts to non-defense spending despite a budget deal he already negotiated with Congress, in addition to seeking major savings by targeting the federal safety net, a senior administration official told POLITICO on Sunday.

Trump also will ask Congress for a slight spending increase for the Pentagon as he releases his $4.8 trillion budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year, all proposals sure to be rejected by Democrats who control the House.

The president aims to cut $4.4 trillion in spending over a decade and projects an end to annual deficits in 15 years, rather than a more aggressive 10-year goal. Much of the savings would stem from the Trump administration’s push to overhaul food stamp benefits and cap Medicaid spending, among other reforms. The federal deficit is forecast to blow past $1 trillion this year.

Trump will also ask Congress for an extra $2 billion for border […]

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2 Comments

  1. Rev. Dean on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 11:22 am

    The coup by the Military-Industrial-Banking complex has worked very well for the rich with Trump at the helm. Why can people see what these no-good Republicans are doing to our country? Are these masses of people so ignorant because of the right-leaning schools or is it the propaganda from their news sources?

    • Rev. Dean on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 5:08 pm

      PS: Sorry, I meant why can people not see.