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.”

His budget will

• 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 belief 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 people.

Taxes are essential. Individual people need to compromise, contribute, and cooperate to make a nation work well.

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