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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