With Congress’s passage of the mega budget deal today, we have witnessed the most disastrous legislation in modern history. The budget bill steals from the poor to give massive tax cuts to the wealthy. And these tax breaks are such enormous giveaways to the rich that they will increase the deficit by nearly $4 trillion, even with the draconian cuts to health care and food assistance.Â
The Bill will also create a private force as large as most countries to push the cruel anti-immigration policy. It adds $4 trillion to the national debt.
It does not address the growing concerns of inflation and job loss. The bill will result in a loss of an average of $1,000 in income for families below the poverty line.Â
We fought hard, but the fight is not over.
We must get ahead of the next budget discussion. Today’s blow will be significantly magnified by projected loss of critical housing and supportive services foretold in the Presidential Administration’s “skinny budget” request for next year.
We cannot let elected officials forget who they have harmed by their decision to transfer even more wealth to the ultra rich, on the backs of seniors, people with disabilities, families unable to put food on the table. NCH encourages all of us who will be impacted by this dastardly budget to continue contacting our Congressional members – sharing how their callous decision will hurt their constituents.
We may rest this weekend, but we will keep fighting for true justice, equity, and a permanent end to homelessness.
In Solidarity,
Donald H. Whitehead Jr.
Executive Director
*Art courtesy pf Art Hazelwood and the Western Regional Advocacy Project
