C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
Bleak economic numbers and a fraying safety net are leaving people helpless — and hopeless
‘On Friday, the bleak economic figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the truth about what is happening in Donald Trump’s America. (Far too much truth, in fact; the president subsequently fired the bureau’s commissioner.) As Vox’s Eric Levitz noted on Monday, the “labor market is much weaker than previously thought.” Economic growth is slowing and inflation is once again on the rise — as is the chance of a recession. To quote an X post by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick last week, “The Trump economy has officially arrived.”
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Trump’s action came on the heels of his so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes drastic cuts to essential initiatives serving low-income Americans. The Wall Street Journal reported that the legislation slashes at least 1 trillion dollars from Medicaid and other federally funded health programs. Based on all available evidence and historical precedent, the Big Ugly Bill, along with the administration’s other cuts to the social safety net, looks likely to trigger a sharp rise in homelessness.’
www.salon.com
It’s not just Trump, Republicans have long been just as cruel, reckless, and irresponsible.
‘On Friday, the bleak economic figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the truth about what is happening in Donald Trump’s America. (Far too much truth, in fact; the president subsequently fired the bureau’s commissioner.) As Vox’s Eric Levitz noted on Monday, the “labor market is much weaker than previously thought.” Economic growth is slowing and inflation is once again on the rise — as is the chance of a recession. To quote an X post by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick last week, “The Trump economy has officially arrived.”
[…]
Trump’s action came on the heels of his so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes drastic cuts to essential initiatives serving low-income Americans. The Wall Street Journal reported that the legislation slashes at least 1 trillion dollars from Medicaid and other federally funded health programs. Based on all available evidence and historical precedent, the Big Ugly Bill, along with the administration’s other cuts to the social safety net, looks likely to trigger a sharp rise in homelessness.’
Trump’s cruel policies have a human cost
Bleak economic numbers and a fraying safety net are leaving people helpless — and hopeless
www.salon.com
It’s not just Trump, Republicans have long been just as cruel, reckless, and irresponsible.
