How's the BBB working out for red states?

[berg80]

Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states​

Republican-led states facing major budget shortfalls in 2026 are facing an awkward reality: President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending bill is making their problems worse.

Federal tax cuts approved by Republicans as part of the megabill, coupled with new requirements for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are costing some states as much as $450 million this year in added costs and lost tax revenue, further squeezing budgets that were already stretched thin. Legislatures are now considering cuts and reallocations, including a cut to child care subsidies in Missouri, a 5 percent reduction across state agencies in Arizona and a $22 million cut from disability services in Idaho.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/25/trump-cuts-republican-state-budgets-00842704

The poor and the sick will suffer as states grapple with budget shortfalls. A constituency that, frankly, is not a priority for R's and never has been. The R's being hurt by the BBB is a classic case of them having voted against their own interests when they voted for Don. Cuz he said he would bring down inflation. Gosh, how disappointing for them. They got duped.

 

[rightwinger]

The poor and the sick will suffer as states grapple with budget shortfalls.

In Red States, they are always first in line for budget cuts

 

[ColonelAngus]

Oh noes.

States might have less federal money to rely on?

Maybe if states eliminate fraud and waste in their government, they wont need the federal money.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I guess states will actually have to start prioritizing their spending.

 

[ColonelAngus]

I guess states will actually have to start prioritizing their spending.

You guys made me agree with Taz.

You happy now?

 

[kyzr]

I guess states will actually have to start prioritizing their spending.

...and maybe cut down on the fraud?

 

[Independent thinker]

Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states​

Republican-led states facing major budget shortfalls in 2026 are facing an awkward reality: President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending bill is making their problems worse.

Federal tax cuts approved by Republicans as part of the megabill, coupled with new requirements for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are costing some states as much as $450 million this year in added costs and lost tax revenue, further squeezing budgets that were already stretched thin. Legislatures are now considering cuts and reallocations, including a cut to child care subsidies in Missouri, a 5 percent reduction across state agencies in Arizona and a $22 million cut from disability services in Idaho.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/25/trump-cuts-republican-state-budgets-00842704

The poor and the sick will suffer as states grapple with budget shortfalls. A constituency that, frankly, is not a priority for R's and never has been. The R's being hurt by the BBB is a classic case of them having voted against their own interests when they voted for Don. Cuz he said he would bring down inflation. Gosh, how disappointing for them. They got duped.

LOL. So, you think your stupid post is going to get red states to vote for democrats?

 

[sealybobo]

In Red States, they are always first in line for budget cuts

This is insane​

The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy.

TotalEnergies has agreed to what's essentially a refund of its leases for projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York, and will invest the money in fossil fuel projects instead, the Department of Interior announced Monday.

"the American people will no longer pay for ideological subsidies that benefited only the unreliable and costly offshore wind industry.

Yea, so lets stick with dirty gas, oil and coal. God American's are fuching stupid.

 

[BlindBoo]

States might have less federal money to rely on?

I guess states will actually have to start prioritizing their spending.

Every U.S. state except Vermont has a legal requirement—either constitutional or statutory—to maintain a balanced budget, generally prohibiting them from spending more than they collect in a fiscal year.

Too bad we can't pass a new Amendment to the US Constitution requiring the Federal Government to do the same.

 

[theHawk]

The poor and the sick will suffer as states grapple with budget shortfalls

The poor and sick? Like all the ones being served at empty buildings being funded by state taxpayers?

I am willing to bet most of our budget deficit is entirely due to the mass fraud. From the fake day care centers in Minnesota, to the fake hospice sites in California…it’s everywhere. Those were just the tip of the iceberg.

 

[berg80]

I guess states will actually have to start prioritizing their spending.

As if they already hadn't been.

“We’re stealing from Peter to pay Paul,” Idaho Republican state Rep. Jordan Redman said recently. Aligning Idaho’s state tax with Trump’s federal tax cuts is estimated to cost the state $155 million in 2026 and $175 million in 2027, according to the governor’s office. “It’s put us in a predicament where now we’re trying to figure out, ‘Ok, what programs do we keep? What programs do we cut?’”

Trump has already struggled to sell Americans on many provisions of his “big, beautiful bill,” from Medicaid and SNAP cuts to tax changes that provide the most benefit to the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans. Now Republicans, many of whom support the president’s tax policy, are now facing the prospect of unpopular state-level spending cuts or new taxes that might make selling Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” harder, especially as the president drifts from messaging on the law and affordability to other major issues, including the war in Iran.

The Orange Messiah's priorities have been clear for a long time. Make the 10% richer, to hell with the poor.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

In Red States, they are always first in line for budget cuts

...and Federal government hand outs.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

As if they already hadn't been.

They haven't. Every single state has waste or non-essential spending that can be cut.

“We’re stealing from Peter to pay Paul,” Idaho Republican state Rep. Jordan Redman said recently. Aligning Idaho’s state tax with Trump’s federal tax cuts is estimated to cost the state $155 million in 2026 and $175 million in 2027, according to the governor’s office. “It’s put us in a predicament where now we’re trying to figure out, ‘Ok, what programs do we keep? What programs do we cut?’”

Quite simple. You cut whatever isn't essential to run the government. Missouri doesn't need to pay for people's child care. Parents should be doing that. Idaho doesn't need to pay for "disability services," or whatever the hell that is. That's the problem. Politicians start looking at this type of discretionary spending as necessary. It's not.

 

[Greenbeard]

Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states​

Republican-led states facing major budget shortfalls in 2026 are facing an awkward reality: President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending bill is making their problems worse.

Federal tax cuts approved by Republicans as part of the megabill, coupled with new requirements for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are costing some states as much as $450 million this year in added costs and lost tax revenue, further squeezing budgets that were already stretched thin. Legislatures are now considering cuts and reallocations, including a cut to child care subsidies in Missouri, a 5 percent reduction across state agencies in Arizona and a $22 million cut from disability services in Idaho.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/25/trump-cuts-republican-state-budgets-00842704

The poor and the sick will suffer as states grapple with budget shortfalls. A constituency that, frankly, is not a priority for R's and never has been. The R's being hurt by the BBB is a classic case of them having voted against their own interests when they voted for Don. Cuz he said he would bring down inflation. Gosh, how disappointing for them. They got duped.

We need to prioritize overseas "excursions," not feeding hungry kids or caring for the disabled here in America.