“The GOP’s tax-and-spending bill includes an overhaul of critical federal student aid programs that will destroy many young people’s dreams of pursuing higher education—again, all to finance tax breaks for corporations and the rich.”
Snippet from opinion article:
>President Donald Trump has declared that he has “won affordability.” In his State of the Union speech, he even bragged that he’s bringing costs “way down on healthcare and everything else.”
>In reality, the Trump administration is making it much harder for working families to both meet their daily needs—and to fulfill their long-term dreams of higher education.
* The Republican tax-and-spending plan adopted last year—the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”—includes huge tax giveaways to the rich, paid for with deep cuts to programs for working people. The Congressional Budget Office expects 7.5 million Americans to lose their Medicaid insurance and 4 million to lose some or all of their SNAP food aid benefits.
>*Slashing these public assistance programs will make it even harder for working families to save money for college. In fact, the same tax law also includes an overhaul of critical federal student aid programs that will destroy many young people’s dreams of pursuing higher education—again, all to finance tax breaks for corporations and the rich.*
* *President Trump didn’t even mention student aid in his State of the Union address. But this issue is central to the health of our union. It’s about whether we as a nation believe working families deserve opportunity—or just survival.*
DoubtSubstantial5440 on
Who I really pity are the youngest children alive today, kiddos your parents and grandparents are leaving a shitshow of a planet.
SeminoleDVM on
The problem here is that it’s not *just* trump doing it.
reddittorbrigade on
Trump’s destruction of America has long lasting effect. It may take decades to recover from it.
Donald Trump is not only a child sexual molester, he is a terrorist and killer too.
AlphaBreak on
Even calling it “padding the futures” of billionaires is a gross mischaracterization. Because their lives are not substantively different for stealing all this money from us. There’s no fundamental difference in the quality of life between someone with one billion dollars versus someone with five billion dollars. This is about padding their egos and rewarding their greed. There’s nothing that they need that money for; it’s only value is so they can see their numbers go up.
carlboykin on
The people that had the easiest economy ever to grow up in want to ruin the future for everyone else
NetIllustrious6278 on
We all need to collectively stop paying taxes. Fight fire with fire. We’ll survive working together. They can’t because they need us.
AusTex2019 on
It’s not really Trump it’s the entire GOP.
Independent-Self371 on
Everyone gather around and thank a trump voter.
the_one_jt on
Republicans are or support domestic terrorists.
Ornery-Ticket834 on
That’s what MAGA is all about.
TheAwfulHouse on
Shitty orange reverse Robin Hood. Robbing the poor to feed the rich.
Sea-Seesaw-8699 on
And they wonder why the birthrate is falling
nekosama15 on
And no you will not recover from it.
AnonymousAndAngry on
One could argue his entire generation did this, willingly, knowing their children would have to “buck up” while they themselves sailed into retirement sunset.
How many of these old folks leave their kids with no inheritance while dumping their entire retirement into a year or two of living in a nursing home?
BitchesGetStitches on
Yes.
So is everyone else in the government.
What are we going to do about it?
NickelBackwash on
Trump isn’t the first republican, but he’s certainly the worst
PidgeUncrush on
I would expect nothing less from old gooch neck.
AutisticLibertarian2 on
Cutting programs to pay for tax cuts for the rich isn’t stealing from anyone.
Timeformayo on
Will, yeah, he’s a boomer.
Mekdinosaur on
This is nothing new. The wealthy have been stealing futures for decades.
MagicalUnicornFart on
If young people cared about their future, they would register to vote, and show up.
In 2024 only 58% of voters 18- 24 were even registered.
>2022 National Youth Turnout: 23% – That’s lower than in the historic 2018 cycle (28%) which broke records for turnout, but much higher than in 2014, when only 13% of youth voted.
The margins for so many races were so tight. People say they care, but filling in a bubble is too much work.
TheRealSmallBunyan on
my trump loving grandpa recently asked why i don’t have kids yet i can’t even afford to take care of myself and have basically lost all hope for a future family
whitewitch_moth on
The richest people on earth are literally the last people who need this money
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“The GOP’s tax-and-spending bill includes an overhaul of critical federal student aid programs that will destroy many young people’s dreams of pursuing higher education—again, all to finance tax breaks for corporations and the rich.”
Snippet from opinion article:
>President Donald Trump has declared that he has “won affordability.” In his State of the Union speech, he even bragged that he’s bringing costs “way down on healthcare and everything else.”
>In reality, the Trump administration is making it much harder for working families to both meet their daily needs—and to fulfill their long-term dreams of higher education.
* The Republican tax-and-spending plan adopted last year—the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”—includes huge tax giveaways to the rich, paid for with deep cuts to programs for working people. The Congressional Budget Office expects 7.5 million Americans to lose their Medicaid insurance and 4 million to lose some or all of their SNAP food aid benefits.
>*Slashing these public assistance programs will make it even harder for working families to save money for college. In fact, the same tax law also includes an overhaul of critical federal student aid programs that will destroy many young people’s dreams of pursuing higher education—again, all to finance tax breaks for corporations and the rich.*
* *President Trump didn’t even mention student aid in his State of the Union address. But this issue is central to the health of our union. It’s about whether we as a nation believe working families deserve opportunity—or just survival.*
Who I really pity are the youngest children alive today, kiddos your parents and grandparents are leaving a shitshow of a planet.
The problem here is that it’s not *just* trump doing it.
Trump’s destruction of America has long lasting effect. It may take decades to recover from it.
Donald Trump is not only a child sexual molester, he is a terrorist and killer too.
Even calling it “padding the futures” of billionaires is a gross mischaracterization. Because their lives are not substantively different for stealing all this money from us. There’s no fundamental difference in the quality of life between someone with one billion dollars versus someone with five billion dollars. This is about padding their egos and rewarding their greed. There’s nothing that they need that money for; it’s only value is so they can see their numbers go up.
The people that had the easiest economy ever to grow up in want to ruin the future for everyone else
We all need to collectively stop paying taxes. Fight fire with fire. We’ll survive working together. They can’t because they need us.
It’s not really Trump it’s the entire GOP.
Everyone gather around and thank a trump voter.
Republicans are or support domestic terrorists.
That’s what MAGA is all about.
Shitty orange reverse Robin Hood. Robbing the poor to feed the rich.
And they wonder why the birthrate is falling
And no you will not recover from it.
One could argue his entire generation did this, willingly, knowing their children would have to “buck up” while they themselves sailed into retirement sunset.
How many of these old folks leave their kids with no inheritance while dumping their entire retirement into a year or two of living in a nursing home?
Yes.
So is everyone else in the government.
What are we going to do about it?
Trump isn’t the first republican, but he’s certainly the worst
I would expect nothing less from old gooch neck.
Cutting programs to pay for tax cuts for the rich isn’t stealing from anyone.
Will, yeah, he’s a boomer.
This is nothing new. The wealthy have been stealing futures for decades.
If young people cared about their future, they would register to vote, and show up.
In 2024 only 58% of voters 18- 24 were even registered.
>2022 National Youth Turnout: 23% – That’s lower than in the historic 2018 cycle (28%) which broke records for turnout, but much higher than in 2014, when only 13% of youth voted.
The margins for so many races were so tight. People say they care, but filling in a bubble is too much work.
my trump loving grandpa recently asked why i don’t have kids yet i can’t even afford to take care of myself and have basically lost all hope for a future family
The richest people on earth are literally the last people who need this money