The GOP’s budget benefits the rich
To the Editor:
Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Hendersonville) recently voted in favor of the president’s proposed budget bill (“Big Beautiful Bill”) that cuts Medicaid and food assistance by nearly $1 trillion and cuts Medicare by $500 million.
He said the bill “reined in mandatory spending” (Medicare and Medicaid) but the bill “didn’t go far enough”.
You appreciate that those most in need of help — lower income households and the elderly — are footing the bills for proposed tax cuts for the wealthiest among us. How is this right? It’s laughable that Republicans show concern about our quality of life only when running for re-election. It’s also noteworthy that the Trump administration cancelled a $7.7 million grant for rural broadband expansion in Western North Carolina because Trump thought the “Digital Equity Act” was a “woke” handout based on race!
Again, this hurts the elderly, veterans and others without means and access to computer equipment and the Internet. Meanwhile, Trump gets a new $400 million airplane and he gets a $45 million military parade to celebrate his birthday. Voters — I beg you — next time you vote for Republicans ask yourself what am I getting for this vote.
Ann Fulton
Sylva
