Social insurance and earned benefit programs will touch nearly all Americans during their lifetimes, as most people draw Social Security when they retire or rely on government funded medical care in old age. In 2015, the U.S. will spend $900.5 billion on Social Security alone.
Once again, the MAGA regime is prioritizing billionaire Pentagon contractors over struggling families. President Trump and the MAGA regime are weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans by refusing to fund SNAP during the Republican-led government shutdown, resulting in the first ever lapse of food stamp benefits beginning on November 1. ...
President Trump is requesting a record-high $1.01 trillion “defense” budget for FY 2026 while gutting federal agencies and social services that actually keep the country safe – things like clean air and water protection, Medicaid, child nutrition, the Department of Education, green energy, and so much more. The U.S. already...
Deploying the National Guard against D.C.’s unhoused population costs four times more than simply housing them. And that’s true across the country.
The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.
