Trump's tax cuts don't boost economy, but every dollar spent on Medicaid does

Trump's 'big, beautiful' reconciliation bill could leave top earners paying higher taxes

The chair of the House Ways and Means Committee on Sunday refused to rule out allowing tax rates to increase on wealthy Americans to help offset the costs of tax cuts for the working class and senior citizens in President Trump's reconciliation package.

Ralph Martire Op-Ed:Trump’s tax cuts don’t boost economy, but every dollar spent on Medicaid does – Chicago Sun-Times

"In Illinois, Medicaid covers 3.5 million people — or 27.5% — of the state’s population. Better yet, the feds subsidize around 69% of Medicaid’s costs, which frees up state-level revenue to cover other core services like education."

Trump's tax cuts don't boost economy, but every dollar spent on Medicaid does

President Donald Trump’s fascination with tariffs has roiled financial markets across the globe, while simultaneously wreaking havoc on what were supposed to be the nest eggs of millions of Americans who are either on the verge of retiring or already retired.Meanwhile, state and local governments, together with thousands of nonprofit organizations and educational institutions from K-12 schools to universities, are wondering if federal funding th…

NO CUTS TO MEDICAID!

"[But] if what they're proposing actually becomes law, it would be the single biggest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single bill in US history." Paul Krugman interviews Bobby Kogan of the Center for American Progress about Trump's "big, beautiful" budget.Post title comes from the May Day rally I attended, where organizers suggested this would be a good focus to get as many people involved in the resistance as possible. The go…