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JimGinPA

(14,811 posts)
Sun Dec 24, 2017, 12:38 AM Dec 2017

And Then There's This...

"Meals on Wheels. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Farm aid. National Flood Insurance. The Women, Infants and Children program. All left with none or almost no funding under the tax bill President Trump made law this morning."

-Southern Poverty Law Center




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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
3. They're so brazen and blatant. Is this stuff being publicized?? They think NO CONSEQUENCES!!
Sun Dec 24, 2017, 03:37 AM
Dec 2017

They really just don't care about anyone other than themselves.

Probably not even their own kids. That Koch son looked like someone left to non-family to be raised.

onetexan

(13,043 posts)
4. Repugs locked Dems out of this tax bill completely while they worked in secret to screw the most
Sun Dec 24, 2017, 03:41 AM
Dec 2017

Vulnerable of our society. We need to keep fighting to kick them out next year.

duhneece

(4,113 posts)
10. Because Seniors have more political clout than children, the poor, women...
Sun Dec 24, 2017, 06:25 PM
Dec 2017

my guess is that Meals on Wheels will be the first of these to be re-funded.

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
13. My guess is that Meals on Wheels will be the first of these to be re-funded.
Sun Dec 24, 2017, 08:22 PM
Dec 2017

More than likely SCANTLY re-funded. They'll continue the loss of a lot of funding.

Hey, gotta get those billionaires their piece of the pie

duhneece

(4,113 posts)
16. Don't you mean the billionaires get the whole pie...
Sun Dec 24, 2017, 11:55 PM
Dec 2017

while they expect us to beg for crumbs and be grateful!?

onethatcares

(16,172 posts)
17. but starving the revenue beast
Mon Dec 25, 2017, 02:41 PM
Dec 2017

by reductions in taxes are the things used to defund budget matters.

Or I'm totally insane.

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