Whose Nation?
Lincoln said that the nation was “of the people, by the people, and for the people.“
Trump is making it “of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich.”
- Cut Medicare by an estimated $500 billion.
- Cut Medicaid coverage so that at least 8.6 million Americans are expected to lose coverage,
- Add unnecessary debt of $3,8 trillion that will make the rich still richer and the people will have to pay.
He’s justifying his budget with the concept that “government and taxes should be minimized” That belief is based on the percieved rights and interests of an individual, not on the greater good of the nation and its people. Individual people need to compromise, contribute, and cooperate for the well being of the nation.
By international standards, our taxes are quite low and our national happiness is sub par.
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 only 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.
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
- Restore pre-Reagan income tax codes
- Levy a progressive wealth tax
- Enforce the 20th century protections for working class wealth
- Develop 21st century social programs
We could use the money to improve access to health care and education, fight climate change, increase social security, build infrastructure, support public health, FAA, NOAA, NASA, USAID, medical research, and pure science.
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.