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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts) Fri May 23, 2025, 10:29 AM May 23

Massive tax breaks for billionaires, yet cutting $500B from Medicare, $700B cut to Medicaid, cut $300B for food for poor [View all]

Imagine how massive the tax breaks for billionaires must be when cutting $700B from Medicaid, $500B from Medicare, and $300B in food assistance STILL leaves a $4T deficit.

Imagine how massive the tax breaks for billionaires must be when cutting 0B from Medicaid, 0B from Medicare, and 0B in food assistance STILL leaves a T deficit.
— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2025-05-22T22:18:54.241Z

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Massive tax breaks for billionaires, yet cutting $500B from Medicare, $700B cut to Medicaid, cut $300B for food for poor [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal May 23 OP

It's what Republicans have been doing since Saint Fucking Ronnie Reagan bif May 23 #1

There is no bottom to their depravity and greed. dalton99a May 23 #2

One thing to keep in mind ... VMA131Marine May 23 #3

It's a start. usonian May 23 #4

The 10 richest Americans made 365 billion dollars last year gab13by13 May 23 #5

I really don't understand how they can make something like this permanent bif May 23 #7

And after they pass this tax cut, they will immediately start working on the next one. Midnight Writer May 23 #6

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