Trump’s budget cuts help the rich, hurt the poor, and damage important institutions. In a whole lot of cases, he’s throwing out the baby with the bath water.
(Grok)
Broader Societal Harm: Low- and middle-income families may face indirect costs from reduced public investments, and the policies are seen as hurting most Americans through higher debt and inequality.
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They are completely unnecessary. The US is so rich that we could easily have paid our bills, increased social security and Medicaid, paid down on the debt, and remedied important other problems as well.
Any waste or corruption should have been handled on a case-by-case basis.
The Big Picture
Wealth
Total Household Net Worth = $160 trillion
Household Net Worth of Half the Population = $4 trillion
Income and Expenses
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) = $29 trillion
Federal Revenue = $4.5 trillion
Annual National Spending = $6.2 trillion
Deficit = $6.2 e12 – $4.5 e12 = $1.7 e12 = $1.7 trillion
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Trump’s a perp in history’s biggest scam by far. Our government diverted $50 trillion from the working class to the rich. Half the people have 2.5% of the nation’s wealth. The American Dream is all but dead.
His continuing tax policy, tariffs, trade war, and budget cuts are making the situation still worse. National happiness is low.
If we the people all understood that, hundreds of millions of us would be furious. We’d be messaging Congress by the millions.
Messages for Congress
- Immediately remove Trump from office
- Stop the trade war.
- Restore the budget cuts.
- Restore pre-Reagan income tax codes.
- Levy a progressive wealth tax
- Enforce the 20th century protections for working class wealth
We could use the money to improve access to health care and education, fight climate change, increase social security, support public health, FAA, NOAA, NASA, USAID, medical research, pure science, and other public institutions.
If there’s inefficiency, waste, or corruption we should deal with it on an individual basis and not risk throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
Let’s go for it!
If our Congress members don’t act, we can make sure that their replacements will.
If there’s inefficiency, waste, or corruption we should deal with it on an individual basis and not risk throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
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