If you’re a poor person in America, Trump’s budget is not for you

The following article by Steven Mufson and Tracy Jan was posted on the Washington Post website March 16, 2017:

Trump’s budget slashes or abolishes programs that provide support to low-income Americans (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

If you’re a poor person in America, President Trump’s budget proposal is not for you.

Trump has unveiled a budget that would slash or abolish programs that have provided low-income Americans with help on virtually all fronts, including affordable housing, banking, weatherizing homes, job training, paying home heating oil bills, and obtaining legal counsel in civil matters. Continue reading “If you’re a poor person in America, Trump’s budget is not for you”