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  • Dutch
    2019-03-11 02:52:12 PM
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    I guess nobody is interested in the "budget" Trump proposed; He wants another 8.6 billion for the wall etc. as well even more billions for the army. Of course enormous cuts for "social' programs.

    First of all I don't understand, that he is supposed to "design" the budget; in any "normal" country the Congress determines such.

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  • that guy in AZ
    2019-03-11 03:39:36 PM
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    Dutch:

    From what I read on the news feeds this morning, his "budget" is more a wish list than an actual plan. Last year's budget was just as unrealistic, and he couldn't get it passed even though the Republicans controlled both Houses of Congress.

    The REAL reason that he proposed such a crazy budget is that it will appeal to his base, and would help him if he somehow manages to stay out of prison before the 2020 election.

  • wwjd
    2019-03-12 01:49:44 AM
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    vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/11/1...

    Its another government shut down setup. Huge cuts into everything Democrats and Moderate Republicans support if he does not get his wall.

    Trump: "Give me the 8.6 Billion for the wall or cut the following"

    • 1.5 trillion in cuts to Medicaid over 10 years, implementing work requirements as well as eliminating the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. The budget instead adds $1.2 trillion for a “Market Based Health Care Grant” — block grant to states, instead of paying by need. It’s not clear whether that would be part of Medicaid.
    • An $845 billion cut to Medicare over 10 years, about a 10 percent cut, to be achieved through targeting wasteful spending and provider payments and lowering prescription drug costs.
    • $25 billion in cuts to Social Security over 10 years, including cuts to disability insurance.
    • A $220 billion cut to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps, over 10 years, including mandatory work requirements. The program currently serves around 45 million people.
    • A $21 billion cut to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, an already severely underfunded cash-assistance program for the nation’s poorest.
    • $207 billion in cuts to the student loan program, eliminating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and cutting subsidized student loans.

    Trump's thinking he'll get his 8.6 billion by agreeing not to make the any spending cuts (aka hostage taking).

  • Chet Ruminski
    2019-03-12 03:03:16 AM
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    Watched his punk explaining on pbs the benefits provided by cutting public programs and employing tax cuts.
  • Dutch
    2019-03-12 11:07:49 AM
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    wwjd Wrote:

    vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/11/1...

    Its another government shut down setup. Huge cuts into everything Democrats and Moderate Republicans support if he does not get his wall.

    Trump: "Give me the 8.6 Billion for the wall or cut the following"

    • 1.5 trillion in cuts to Medicaid over 10 years, implementing work requirements as well as eliminating the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. The budget instead adds $1.2 trillion for a “Market Based Health Care Grant” — block grant to states, instead of paying by need. It’s not clear whether that would be part of Medicaid.
    • An $845 billion cut to Medicare over 10 years, about a 10 percent cut, to be achieved through targeting wasteful spending and provider payments and lowering prescription drug costs.
    • $25 billion in cuts to Social Security over 10 years, including cuts to disability insurance.
    • A $220 billion cut to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps, over 10 years, including mandatory work requirements. The program currently serves around 45 million people.
    • A $21 billion cut to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, an already severely underfunded cash-assistance program for the nation’s poorest.
    • $207 billion in cuts to the student loan program, eliminating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and cutting subsidized student loans.

    Trump's thinking he'll get his 8.6 billion by agreeing not to make the any spending cuts (aka hostage taking).

    In other countries they call this extortion or "blackmail" ; but yeah this seems to be allowed here.
  • that guy in AZ
    2019-03-12 01:14:51 PM
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    As Dutch mentioned, Trump's "wish list" included $8.6 billion for his vanity project.

    By now, we are all aware of the fact that the wall would be horribly expensive, and totally INEFFECTIVE at cutting down illegal immigration and drugs.

    The most glaring example of how foolish his wall is is the fact that on Monday of this week, authorities seized $77 million in cocaine that was hidden in a shipping container in the port of Newark. It was the largest seizure of cocaine at the port since 1994.

    https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/03/tucker-carlson-defends-child-marriage-claims-women-are-primitive/

    If you have seen the movie, "American Made", the 2017 movie starring Tom Cruise, you also are award of the fact that drug cartels occasionally use airplanes to transport their goods.

    If you've seen Clint Eastwood in "Mule", you are also award of the fact that drugs cartels sometimes used old guys in pickup trucks.

    El Chapo, of course, was fond of digging tunnels.

  • that guy in AZ
    2019-03-27 02:08:05 PM
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    Part of Trump's with list is to cut funding for the State Department by 23%, and also to slash funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Apparently lost on the Republican Party is that diplomacy is ALWAYS cheaper than military spending. The attacks in Benghazi were a direct result of the GOP's cut to embassy security prior to the time that Hillary Clinton was sworn in as Secretary of State.

    https://tucson.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/lawmakers-hammer-trump-s-proposed-state-department-cuts/article_aa0991ef-0c85-5ee3-96f8-ce12809509e5.html

    Here's the details on the cuts to embassy funding:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/barbara-boxers-claim-that-gop-budgets-hampered-benghazi-security/2013/05/15/d1e295cc-bdb0-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_blog.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d42e7d347f0a

  • TJ
    2019-03-27 03:02:17 PM
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    Smart politicians would use this wisely and would take an aggressive opposite stance.

    If you can't afford healthcare.... You don't deserve it. That's what's occupying the WH.

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