House Republicans unveiled a budget blueprint proposing trillions in spending cuts over 10 years, targeting steep reductions to Medicaid and food assistance programs. The plan seeks $2 trillion in Medicaid cuts and $800 billion from SNAP. It also calls for establishing a commission to propose changes to Social Security and Medicare. Democrats criticized the proposal as pushing “cruel cuts” that will hurt access to healthcare and raise costs for many. If enacted, the budget would slash nearly $5 trillion from discretionary spending and $9 trillion from mandatory programs over a decade. However, the proposal is unlikely to become law given Democratic control of the Senate. The resolution indicates Republicans remain committed to large cuts across many public services and low-income programs.

  • HumbleFlamingo@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    No.

    The elected officials who actually give a shit about you and are trying to help aren’t millionaires and this will severely impact them.

    The elected officials who don’t give a shit if you die starving in the gutter are already millionaires and won’t give a shit about their salary.

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      1 year ago

      They also don’t get paid much. The real money’s in the bribes and insider trading