So we've been told by one of the dimmer bulbs in the Senate. That is, of course, one of the bases of the Republican philosophy, and once again, they're getting ready to put it into action:
If you can't take their health care away, just starve them to death. I wonder whether any of them know that the majority of people on welfare are poor whites -- and whether that would make a difference: to Republicans, it seems that the poor are an ethnic group.
This is one of the ways Republicans figure to pay for the tax cuts for billionaires.
The budget resolution passed by the House on Thursday will push millions of already struggling people off food stamps, leaving the neediest Americans—children and the elderly among them—without food.
The $4.1-trillion budget will take over $150 billion away from several poverty programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps low-income people keep food on the table, by giving them small amounts of supplemental money to spend on groceries—anywhere from $100 a month to $700 a month for a family of five, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
If you can't take their health care away, just starve them to death. I wonder whether any of them know that the majority of people on welfare are poor whites -- and whether that would make a difference: to Republicans, it seems that the poor are an ethnic group.
This is one of the ways Republicans figure to pay for the tax cuts for billionaires.
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