The House Republican budget plan would cut millions of Americans off Social Security while cutting funding for food for children in need.
According to a report Senate Democrats on the House Republican budget proposal:
The Republican proposals reduce Social Security disability and Supplemental Security Income by 21% by the final year of the plan. Collectively, the two programs serve nearly 16 million people, and a 21% reduction could cut 3.3 million people out of the program or reduce already modest benefits.
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At a time when more than one in eight households with children are food insecure, Republican proposals cut $412 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. These harmful policies could lead to the elimination or reduction of benefits for up to 40 million people. The Republican budget also combines several child nutrition programs into one block grant and cuts them by $100 billion over 10 years.
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Republicans also want to raise the retirement age to 70, slash $1 trillion from Medicare, gut Medicaid, cut veterans’ benefits, make it harder to qualify for disability, and strip $20 million from Americans from their health insurance.
To call the GOP budget plan extreme is an understatement. Republicans have gone out of their way to make it clear that they only support Social Security protection for current seniors. Everything else is on the table for potential discounts.
If the Republicans were successful and cut programs for the elderly, disabled Americans, veterinarians and children, what would they spend the money on?
Republicans want to make Trump’s tax cuts for the permanent rich.
Those who have the least will see their resources reduced, while those who have the most will benefit from a tax reduction.
Trump’s former budget director advises House Republicans to dump Medicaid.
Republicans keep talking about how they want to privatize Social Security.
The budget proposals are statements of priorities, and Republicans say their priority is to steal from the poor to give to the rich.
Jason is the editor. He is also a member of the White House press pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate studies focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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