GOP Plows Ahead With Budget That Would Slash Medicaid, Food Benefits for Millions | Common Dreams
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"In this bill, Republicans are saying the quiet part out loud: Billionaires, big companies, and special interests not only deserve a tax break, but that it should be paid for by everyday Americans."

Summary

House Republicans advanced a budget resolution that would impose deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP while extending tax breaks for the wealthy.

Analysts warn the proposal could strip benefits from 36 million Medicaid recipients and 9 million low-income people receiving food assistance.

Critics argue the plan worsens poverty and economic inequality, benefiting the top 1% while hurting working families.

Despite public opposition, the GOP is pushing the measure forward as part of Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, facing resistance from Democrats and Senate Republicans.

  • Hadriscus@lemm.ee
    601·
    4 days ago

    Sadly, this is probably exactly what’s necessary for a percentage of magasses to realize they’ve been fucked over

    • Dadd Volante@sh.itjust.works
      34·
      4 days ago

      Not gonna happen. I’m in a deep red area and the basic sentiment is that it’s okay as long as he “saves this country”.

      • baines@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        19·
        4 days ago

        that is them just talking out their asses, the minute it hurts them personally and not just in abstract the anger will start

        we’ve seen this time and time

        source: living around these stupid southern fucks

        • forrgott@lemm.ee
          7·
          4 days ago

          Well, yes…but they will direct that anger at the wrong places rather than accept they made a mistake

        • Dadd Volante@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          3 days ago

          I live around em too. And all the Cheeto has to do is give them someone else to blame for their hardships, and it’ll work

          Towards the end of WW2 when Germany was in shambles he still had supporters who fanatically stood by the mustache man.

          Will there be pockets of angry people? Sure.

          But many will just be angry at whoever Trump tells them to be angry at

      • krashmo@lemmy.world
        15·
        4 days ago

        What are the metrics they are judging this salvation by if not personal financial gain? I was under the impression this was the primary motivation for their support of him.

        • credo@lemmy.world
          4·
          4 days ago

          Ownage of the libs by taking away what the libs wanted, which was to help… people like them. So the more they punch themselves in the face, the more they own the woke libs, and the better job trump is doing. See?