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Trump budget would cut $4.4T in spending, boosting defense while slashing safety nets, foreign aid

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by AleksandarN, Feb 9, 2020.

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  1. SWTsig

    SWTsig Member

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    Yes yes, bc everyone knows once we deal w this current crop of poor people there will be no more poor people produced. Poverty solved!
     
    #61 SWTsig, Feb 11, 2020
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  2. FranchiseBlade

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    You understand that new people fall into poverty every day, right?
     
    #62 FranchiseBlade, Feb 11, 2020
  3. SamFisher

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    This is the second year in a row Trump has let Moron Mick Mulvaney (last seen blowing up the "No Quid Pro Quo" defense on TV then being stashed in the broom closet till the new year) unleash his wet dream Atlas shrugged budget without bothering to figure out that the red-hat wearing MAGA faithful, who depend heavily on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, are in the cross hairs.

    I guess he just thinks Trump is stupid, which he is.
     
    #63 SamFisher, Feb 11, 2020
  4. AleksandarN

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    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-seeks-to-slash-85-billion-from-education-department-budget/2019/03/11/69ab930e-441f-11e9-8aab-95b8d80a1e4f_story.html?outputType=amp

    This needs to be highlighted. Trump cuts funding for overall public education yet helps private schools.
     
    #64 AleksandarN, Feb 13, 2020
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  5. Rashmon

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    This is all terrible in it's own right, but even worse is that some "moderate Democrats" are concerned with Illinois not letting people pump their own gas!!!
     
    #65 Rashmon, Feb 13, 2020
  6. Big MAK

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    Seems like to MAGA, starting with improvements to the education sector is a no-brainer. But hey, MAGA really only applies to the wealthy.
     
    #66 Big MAK, Feb 13, 2020
  7. Rashmon

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    Betsy's on it...
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    #67 Rashmon, Feb 13, 2020
  8. AleksandarN

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    And there are some that fall into poverty because the lack of medical insurance. If you end up with a serious illness even if you have insurance you could still end up losing everything.
     
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  9. dmoneybangbang

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    Conservative logic....

    Austerity when the Dems are in charge

    Drunken pirate spending when they are in charge.

    From my economics 101 class.... spend more during poor economies and spend less during strong economies. Bush Jr 2.0.
     
    #69 dmoneybangbang, Feb 13, 2020
  10. NewRoxFan

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    Pompeo Aims to Cut Funds for Program Honoring Envoy Killed in Benghazi
    The secretary of state rose to prominence investigating the 2012 Benghazi attack. Now he’s on board with an administration plan to cut funds to a program honoring J. Christopher Stevens.
    https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/1...epartment-christopher-stevens-federal-budget/
     
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  11. NewRoxFan

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    $845 billion cut to Medicare

    $35 billion cut to Social Security

    $220 billion cut to Food Stamp program

    $207 billion cut to student loan program

    Yet....defense spending goes up another 34 billion next year.


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    #71 NewRoxFan, Feb 17, 2020
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