Trump's budget calls for cuts to Heating & Cooling assistance for low-income Americans so he can pay for more wars

[Miles Archer]

"Typically, Republican leaders try very hard to deny they are starving social programs to fund the military, leaving Democrats to make the case on their own," Cohn wrote. "Yet here was Trump coming right out and saying it.

"And while the president frequently blurts out statements that have no bearing on reality, in this case his description of how he’d like to rearrange federal spending priorities was pretty much on the nose.

"In fact, just two days after he made those remarks, his administration released its budget for fiscal year 2027. It envisions $1.5 trillion [in spending] for defense, then proposes to offset that cost with a 10 percent reduction in domestic spending.

"Among the casualties would be a program that helps low-income Americans pay for heating and cooling—yes, right at a time when electricity prices are on the rise."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676666755/

[sakabatou]

1. "Fuck the poor." -Dump, probably

[Attilatheblond]

2. Trump's donors don't make $ from programs that actually help people who need help

so those people can just die and stop slowing things down for the donors.

[B.See]

3. More crimes against humanity,

courtesy of the maga Jesus.

[choie]

4. He asked for those cuts to HEAP

last year and they didn’t happen.

[CountAllVotes]

6. Luckily!

I rely on LHEAP as I have a serious medical condition that is affected by the hot/cold.

This freak never knows when to stop!

IMPEACH/REMOVE THIS F'ER NOW!!!

[CentralMass]

5. I recall being upset with President Obama when he cut LEAP funding.

The Peak (2009–2010): Following the 2008 financial crisis and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, LIHEAP funding reached an all-time high of $5.1 billion.
​The Proposal (2012): President Obama’s 2012 budget famously proposed cutting the program in half, down to $2.57 billion.
​The Actual Cut (Enacted): Congress did not approve the full 50% cut, but they did agree to a substantial reduction. By 2012, the enacted funding was approximately $3.47 billion.
​Total Reduction
​Compared to the $5.1 billion peak in 2010, the program was cut by roughly $1.6 billion (a 32% decrease) by the middle of his presidency.