CUTS TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID, SOCIAL SECURITY, SNAP, LIHEAP

The safety net, meant to take some of the rough edges off of capitalism, that has long been a part of America is being steeply eroded.  AARP has an article listing the cuts to health and assistance programs in the Federal government.  You are urged to read the whole article because I have summarized only a small part of the listings (the URL is long but I have tested it).

President Trump unveiled his federal budget proposal Monday, which takes aim at many of the health and safety net programs that older Americans rely on. The plan sharply reduces funding for Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security Disability Insurance and food stamps.
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Medicare The budget cuts $237 billion over 10 years.

Medicaid The spending proposal give states more flexibility. The plan includes:

• Repealing the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.

Food Stamps The budget would fundamentally change the way the program works. The proposal includes:

• Slashing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $213.5 billion over a decade.

Social Security The budget plan would cut $72 billion over 10 years in the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs. 

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

The budget would end this program. The proposal includes:

• Eliminating the $3.4 billion annual funding.

https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/info-2018/trump-budget-affects-seniors-fd.html?cmp=EMC-DSO-NLC-WBLTR---MCTRL-021618-F1-2763397&ET_CID=2763397&ET_RID=10705690&mi_u=10705690&mi_ecmp=20180216_WEBLETTER_Member_Control_Winner_339600_465104&encparam=DSbpmFDpjN54nJMGDfr2hTFBOcS7LNFfJGOFYJjEh%2fc%3d