Wednesday, February 14, 2018

A CRUEL BUDGET PROPOSAL


February 14, 2018

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher,
101 Main Street #380
Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Dear Congressman,

Re: Trump’s budget proposal

It’s not just the deficit that’s wrong with the budget proposal released on Monday, though if I understand the comments I’ve read from reliable economists, now is not the best time to be increasing it by trillions of dollars . No, it’s the values the proposal represents and the promises it breaks, slashing expenditures in Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps and other essential social programs while making obscene and unneeded increases in military spending. Not to mention the elimination (again!) of the Affordable Care Act.

I thought to have heard promises from Trump not to make those cuts in Medicare and Medicaid. I thought to have heard the same from Republicans—including House Leader Paul Ryan—at the time those massive tax cuts for the wealthy were rushed through the legislative process. Now we see the true colors of your leaders and your colleagues: it was all a scam to promote the only real agenda you seem to have left, to further enrich the already wealthy and stick it to the poor.

I hope the “president’s” proposal will hit stiff opposition in both House and Senate and ask you, as my representative, to voice your opposition to what the New York Times called “Trump’s Nasty Budget Proposal.” Nasty, it seems to me, is the right word. Downright nasty. Even cruel. I'd like to think you're not a cruel man, Congressman. But then again... who knows?

Respectfully,


Peter Clothier, Ph.D.


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