Of, By, and For the 1%

February 14th, 2018 Comments Off on Of, By, and For the 1%

winners_losers.jpg$4.4 Trillion Dollar budget plan

  • Deep cuts to healthcare, education, and social safety nets
  • 13% increase to defense spending
  • Department of Education slashed by more than 10%
  • Reduction to student loan repayment programs
  • End the Public Service loan forgiveness program
  • Cut $17 billion form the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  • Prevent food stamp recipients from buying their own food while providing box food delivery
  • Phase-out funding for the Corporation For Public Broadcasting
  • Implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients, while imposing life time limits to the program
  • Adding $7.1 trillion to the U.S. budget deficit over 10 years
  • All this comes after one of the largest tax cuts in history, primarily benefiting the wealthy and corporations

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