Slashing welfare': GOP eyes chopping $5 trillion to pay for Trump priorities — like tax cuts

[simple1]

So much for protecting the less fortunate...

 

House Republicans are circulating a “menu” of options that Speaker Mike Johnson’s conference could chose from—reportedly a massive $5 trillion worth of federal government programs to put on the chopping block to pay for the President-elect’s promised priorities, including tax cuts and border security.

 

'Slashing welfare': GOP eyes chopping $5 trillion to pay for Trump priorities — like tax cuts

[Isaan sailor]

Welfare is a good place to start.  There are multiple generations on public welfare—with absent fathers and higher welfare payments for each additional child.  President Clinton instituted a work for welfare program.  We should revisit the program.

[impulse]

12 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Welfare is a good place to start.  There are multiple generations on public welfare—with absent fathers and higher welfare payments for each additional child.  President Clinton instituted a work for welfare program.  We should revisit the program.

 

I enjoy listening to Thomas Sowell about how the welfare state as it's currently structured absolutely devastates families, mostly Black families.  Though, I don't know if "enjoy" is an accurate word for being so disheartened by how bad it's been screwed up. 

 

Basically, my takeaway from his books and lectures is that the plight of Black families was improving rapidly in the USA from WW2, until the '60s and then the Great Society took pity on them and turned them into wards of the Gub'ment.

 

[candide]

1 hour ago, simple1 said:

So much for protecting the less fortunate...

 

House Republicans are circulating a “menu” of options that Speaker Mike Johnson’s conference could chose from—reportedly a massive $5 trillion worth of federal government programs to put on the chopping block to pay for the President-elect’s promised priorities, including tax cuts and border security.

 

'Slashing welfare': GOP eyes chopping $5 trillion to pay for Trump priorities — like tax cuts

The problem for GOP politicians is that their voters are also recipients of welfare. In particular in rural counties characterised by economic decline, which play a disproportionate role.in the U.S. electoral system and largely voted MAGA.

https://eig.org/great-transfermation/

 

Or will they find a way to indirectly target cuts selectively on Dem voters?

[SunnyinBangrak]

Living on welfare shouldn't be a career choice. As usual, and Im sure it hurts some to accept, but Trump is right. Again.

[candide]

1 hour ago, candide said:

The problem for GOP politicians is that their voters are also recipients of welfare. In particular in rural counties characterised by economic decline, which play a disproportionate role.in the U.S. electoral system and largely voted MAGA.

https://eig.org/great-transfermation/

 

Or will they find a way to indirectly target cuts selectively on Dem voters?

In particular, slashing the food stamp program will certainly be very popular among people who voted for Trump because they could not afford to put enough food on the table! 😆

 

Related information

https://www.socialexplorer.com/blog/post/political-explorer-counties-with-largest-increases-in-food-stamps-since-2010-went-for-trump-in-2020-13483

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/food-stamps-work-requirements-republican-bill-states-most-impacted/

[impulse]

35 minutes ago, candide said:

In particular, slashing the food stamp program will certainly be very popular among people who voted for Trump because they could not afford to put enough food on the table! 😆

 

Related information

https://www.socialexplorer.com/blog/post/political-explorer-counties-with-largest-increases-in-food-stamps-since-2010-went-for-trump-in-2020-13483

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/food-stamps-work-requirements-republican-bill-states-most-impacted/

 

 

My God.  Those monsters...  Requiring people to actually get out of bed and work as a condition of getting free money...  My money.

 

 

I'm sure it won't be popular with some demographics, but they already vote Blue and always will, as long as they get promised free stuff.