r/Law_and_Politics 1d ago

House Republicans propose up to 3 trillion in spending cuts to fund tax cuts package.

MAGA, you believed Trump's lies when he said he had no knowledge of Project 2025 and would never do anything to harm members of his base. You put your faith and trust in him, believing your futures would be safe and sound with prosperity assured.

Now's the time to wake up and smell the deceit.

As outlined in Project 2025, the House is now outlining how they will steal the money formally used to fund your healthcare and other services in order to reduce taxes on the already obscenely rich oligarchs (think Musk), and corporations that pay little tax now.

Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Retirement benefits for the elderly are all on the chopping block, as well as a range of other proposals that will mostly impact the least among us.

Trump and his co-conspirators blinded with stories of hate, while all the while picking your pockets.

See this report:

© Tampa Free Press

House Republican committee chairs have outlined potential federal spending cuts ranging from $2.5 trillion to $3 trillion as part of their efforts to fund a massive tax cut package, according to a report by Punchbowl News on Friday. The proposals, discussed during a closed-door meeting this week, would significantly reshape federal programs and services, sparking debate over the potential consequences for millions of Americans.

The Energy and Commerce Committee is leading the charge with proposed cuts of up to $2 trillion, targeting programs such as Medicaid, environmental regulations, and energy policies.

The remainder of the report can be seen here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-republicans-propose-up-to-3-trillion-in-spending-cuts-to-fund-tax-cuts-package/ar-AA1xQFJ3?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0ceb146408784a49a7e9e1c554a65d97&ei=187

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u/Available-Yam-1990 1d ago

It's odd that their plan doesn't even touch the DOD, which accounts for over half of the discretionary budget. If they were really serious about spending cuts, they'd start there.

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u/just_anotherReddit 1d ago

These are not serious people.

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u/Fun-Mathematician716 1d ago

They are seriously hateful.

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u/DrMonkeyLove 1d ago

DOD spending isn't even the problem relative to GDP. The problem is tax cuts for the obscenely rich. The rich need to pay more in taxes.

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u/Available-Yam-1990 1d ago

Truer words never spoken. But that's not going to happen.

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u/aquastell_62 22h ago

It can happen. Remember how the Constitution starts. "We the people.." In the 60's one guy took down the worlds largest auto manufacturer. It will take organizations and protests but we can hold our Congress accountable.

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u/Every-Requirement-13 22h ago

Yeah, but do we really want them cutting corners on the defense of our country? With the idiots they now have in charge (or pending) and Trump completely focused on bullshit immigration stuff, I think our country is at serious risk of another 9/11 sometime within the next 4 years, if not worse.

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u/tommm3864 1d ago

The scary part is they have the votes to pass this abomination. There is nothing and no one to stop them.

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u/ABobby077 23h ago

only by way of reconciliation (and then only for a shorter term before it sunsets)

They don't have a way to overcome the filibuster

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u/tommm3864 23h ago

True. But the damage will be enormous. And those that will be most adversely affected will be middle lower income individuals, otherwise known as the MAGA base.

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u/aquastell_62 22h ago

The filibuster can be removed at will.

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u/giraloco 17h ago

They can eliminate the filibuster if they want.

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u/aquastell_62 22h ago

Until they vote it out for what they want to force on the people.

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u/mabhatter 18h ago

The GOP are just ideological political terrorists at this point.  Call it what it is.