"The President's Values" Tom Denton Letter to the Editor

The President’s Values

It is often said that a budget, whether that of a government or a family, reflects the values of its creator. On March 16th the current President’s budget was released. A short, selected list of his priority items:
--eliminate sources of funding for the Meals on Wheels program for seniors
--cut 19% for the National Institute for Health, which researches cures for cancer and other diseases
--eliminate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
--eliminate funding for rural clean water initiatives
--cut funding for school lunch programs for poor children
--eliminate funding for climate change research
These items might be categorized under “Health.”
Budget Director Mike Mulvaney said the budget plan draws from Trump’s campaign promises. “We wrote it using the President’s own words” . . . [going through] “his speeches”. . . [and] “articles that have been written about his policies. We talked to him.. . . We turned those policies into numbers.”
Therefore, culling through other Trump speeches and videos, we can anticipate additional budget proposals:
--funding for Hillary Clinton’s incarceration after we lock her up
--a beautiful, unbelievable new Miss Universe pageant with a “pussy grab” competition
--a special “quick strike force” to take out protesters at his rallies
--arts funding . . . for cultural exchanges with Russia
Of course, no President’s budget ever goes through the Congressional meat grinder without changes. In the end, we are left with a heartfelt expression of this President’s values when he gets his hands on power.

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