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[BoboBrazil]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-presidential-budget-2018-proposal/

Huge cuts to science, medical research, education programs for poor, health, EPA, arts. Big increase to military and homeland security to build his wall.

President Trump on Thursday will unveil a budget plan that calls for a sharp increase in military spending and stark cuts across much of the rest of the government including the elimination of dozens of long-standing federal programs that assist the poor, fund scientific research and aid America's allies abroad.

Trump's first budget proposal, which he named ”America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again," would increase defense spending by $54 billion and then offset that by stripping money from more than 18 other agencies. Some would be hit particularly hard, with reductions of more than 20 percent at the Agriculture, Labor and State departments and of more than 30 percent at the Environmental Protection Agency.

It would also propose eliminating future federal support for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Within EPA alone, 50 programs and 3,200 positions would be eliminated.

The cuts could represent the widest swath of reductions in federal programs since the drawdown after World War II, probably leading to a sizable cutback in the federal non-military workforce, something White House officials said was one of their goals.

Make America stupid, poor, and sick again!

 

[ErichWK]

This sucks

 

[akira28]

stupid, poor, unhealthy, paranoid, and well armed.

And reminiscent of north korea where the only institutions that get any attention are the military and authoritarian ones.

 

[Amir0x]

to put into context how bad it is, he literally cuts the entire funding for the elderly meal's on wheels program.

This is straight up social Darwinism writ large. Everyone fend for themselves, fuck your suffering.

 

[jonezer4]

Make America stupid, poor, and sick again!

But at least we'll be a well-defended group of ignorant, impoverished, invalids!

 

[Electric Eye]

stupid, poor, unhealthy, paranoid, and well armed.

I mean that's red states anyway so they were fucked anyway. Being in the 6th biggest economy feels damn good right.

 

[RuGalz]

with all that nuke we are going to have, I guess we can just eat those when people go hungry

 

[Username1198]

He's such an idiot he can't see the reptiles need global warmin in order to breathe he's playing into their scaly hands

Also "states rights" lmao

 

[Ac30]

That cut to the state department, god damn. He's intent on not making friends.

Also, fuck your budget, fuck you Republicans, and fuck you Trump.

 

[JackDT]

Massive cuts to science, cutting Meals on Wheels entirely. But the Pentagon is super increased. What a wonderful world.

 

[Reverend Funk]

So what are we spending all that new money on for the military? More nukes?

 

[akira28]

I mean that's red states anyway so they were fucked anyway. Being in the 6th biggest economy feels damn good right.

damn you Trump!!!!

So what are we spending all that new money on for the military? More nukes?

Exactly 10 fighter jets. The ones he negotiated that deal on earlier. (he's a terrible businessman)

 

[Username1198]

So what are we spending all that new money on for the military? More nukes?

Gold plated White House

 

[Electric Eye]

-21% labor department


lol. But jobs tho

 

[IchigoSharingan]

brb investing in defense companies

 

[whyamihere]

Fiscal responsibility*

*except for the DoD

 

[Trouble]

-21% labor department


lol. But jobs tho

"The government has never created a single job."

Unless you count the over 1 million who work for the federal government.

 

[Spenny]

Wow, get fucked Trump supporters. You people literally just killed yourselves.

 

[Fracas]

hey poor people have you tried getting more money

buncha dinguses imo

 

[nelchaar]

NIH losing a fifth of its budget. Jesus.

 

[Conor_Fool]

Good fucking god. Over 30% cut to the EPA and then a slow ladder onward. Despicable.

 

[Ac30]

20-30% cuts are nuts, what's he gonna do, funnel everything to the military and fuck over anyone else employed by and for the government? This is going to adversely affect employment... I've never seen cuts this deep, is this a first?

 

[darkwing]

who needs the environment, science, arts and the poor anyway but we need more guns

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Amazing how it's never really an investment to better the lives of the American people with infrastructure and social benefits, but all about defense/weapons, pro-corporations, and keeping "others" at bay all to the detriment of the American people, just cut everything else that keeps us in good shape and checked.

 

[Demy]

I admit, I like the VA part but that in no fucking way justifies the rest of the that trainwreck.

 

[BoboBrazil]

20-30% cuts are nuts, what's he gonna do, funnel everything to the military and fuck over anyone else employed by and for the government? This is going to adversely affect employment... I've never seen cuts this deep, is this a first?

Biggest since World War 2. Also bonus

Budget for arts COMPLETELY WIPED OUT.

 

[Valkerionseven]

But we could get cooler guns and weapons with those things in the budget! oh well, guess I'll shelve my ideas for a positron nurilaztion rail launcher platform from the dimension of quatlu.

 

[GreyWind]

NASA

Cuts $102 million of funding from Earth science, terminating four missions aimed at understanding climate-change

WTF

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

It's beyond not even funny how the Republicans do not give one single fuck about this country.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

This is what happens when a business man runs a country like a business.

Underperforming "sectors"? Cuts across the board!!!

 

[Mr_Antimatter]

NIH losing a fifth of its budget. Jesus.

Yeah, my cancer researcher wife is not too pleased by this.

But hey, this is what the people wanted when they voted him in. They have only themselves to blame.

 

[R-User!]

This is bullshit.

 

[Kevinroc]

I don't think Lex Luthor could come up with a budget this evil.

 

[Ac30]

Biggest since World War 2. Also bonus



Budget for arts COMPLETELY WIPED OUT.

FUCK YOU

 

[Heroman]

This won't pass

 

[akira28]

It's beyond not even funny how the Republicans do not give one single fuck about this country.

This country? fuck it. They love their country though. Big empty fenced in field with simple minded peasants, some soldiers, and great big city states full of gleaming white towers.

I don't think Lex Luthor could come up with a budget this evil.

Trump is basically Fat Lex from the 70s.

 

[Tranqueris]

Shut it down Schumer.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

This won't pass

Who will stop it? The Republicans?!

 

[Amalthea]

to put into context how bad it is, he literally cuts the entire funding for the elderly meal's on wheels program.

This is straight up social Darwinism writ large. Everyone fend for themselves, fuck your suffering.

"If they have no bread, why can't they just eat well done steak with keetchup?"

 

[Ac30]

Shut it down Schumer.

He can't, can he?

 

[Dishwalla]

Well he seems to be keeping his promise to help out veterans more, I do like that. That's the only positive I can see though.

 

[DangerMouse]

It's beyond not even funny how the Republicans do not give one single fuck about this country.

This. They do not give a fuck about this country and it's insane that so many people haven't realized this over time and continue to screw themselves over.

Goddamn we're fucked, this just insane.

You're goddamned right Kevinroc, supervillains wouldn't come up with shit this evil.

Wow, get fucked Trump supporters. You people literally just killed yourselves.

This. Unfortunately hurting all of us with them. *sigh*

 

[Rourkey]

So if I get this straight Trump is cutting 14% of the education budget? How is that even feasible?

 

[theWB27]

So the budget is only handled by the pres?

 

[Tranqueris]

He can't, can he?

I think they need 60 votes for the budget. That's what I just read on a NYT article about this.

Republicans, who have 52 seats in the Senate, will need 60 votes to pass a budget.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/us/politics/budget-wall-government-shutdown-democrats.html

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

This country? fuck it. They love their country though.

You joke, but Mike Pence has gone on the air stating that he believes in a "Republican Bible".

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

I always hated the line about "each person born today has 55k in debt from the national debt"

If you distribute it like how wealth is currently distributed, the wealthy is who should be accountable for that debt. Fallow the money. The money went to them.

 

[Fork on the Left]

Now what? Like, I'm serious. What the FUCK do we do now? Like I know this is preachy as all hell but what more can be done than just grovel? When will there any catharsis from this bullshit? Like, the travel ban getting temporarily overturned was one victory but stil, all of this, I'm just feeling despair and don't know what to do about it.

 

[FunkyMunkey]

"hey don't wish ill on republicans on capitol hill! or your family or friends who vote for these misguided jabronis. we just need to sit down and have a 1 on 1 obviously"

anyone who can look at these cuts and keep saying that shit can get fucked. i'm sick of this shit

 

[Ac30]

I think they need 60 votes for the budget. That's what I just read on a NYT article about this.



https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/us/politics/budget-wall-government-shutdown-democrats.html

Shutdown 2017 I guess, this budget is nuts. 3000+ lost jobs at the EPA?

Fuck, they should just keep it shut at this point. The government is a danger to the people.