Trump Mulls Cutting Billions From Public Housing to Fund Larger Military

[tulc]

Trump Mulls Cutting Billions From Public Housing to Fund Larger Military

Last October in Charlotte, Donald Trump detailed his vision for bringing “urban renewal” to America’s “inner cities.”

“The conditions in our inner cities today are unacceptable,” Trump said, before lamenting that the United States had “wasted $6 trillion on wars in the Middle East that have produced only more terrorism, more death, and more suffering — imagine if that money had been spent at home.”

Five months later, the Trump administration is considering cutting $6 billion from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help fund a $54 billion increase in America’s defense budget, according to documents obtained by the Washington Post.

tulc(so...is this making America Great Again?)

 

[pat34lee]

Woohoo, finally!! Its a start at least.

 

[tulc]

Woohoo, finally!! Its a start at least.

So...you're going to pay to support the US vets that will be made homeless by these cuts?

Under the proposal, direct rental assistance payments — including Section 8 Housing and housing vouchers for homeless veterans — would be cut by at least $300 million, to $19.3 billion. Additionally, housing for the elderly — known as the Section 202 program — would be cut by $42 million, nearly 10 percent. Section 811 housing for people with disabilities would be cut by $29 million, nearly 20 percent. Money available for Native American housing block grants would fall by $150 million, more than 20 percent. (emph. added)

tulc(thinks that would be only fair)

 

[joshua 1 9]

So...you're going to pay to support the US vets that will be made homeless by these cuts?

The Bible says: “You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain”. The solder has protected our resources and they are entitled to their share of the money. Everyone wants to get their hands on the money and the oil so we have to defend the oil wells like we did in Kuwait with Operation Desert Storm. At the time Daddy Bush had a 85% approval rating. The problem was that Bush Jr. had no right to go in and kill Saddam Hussain. This was more of a personal issue between the Bushes and Saddam. At the time the United Nations voted against the invasion so Bush and the Congress including Hillary, should not have attacked Iraq. After Bush Killed half a million innocent people Obama went in and killed another half a million people can created huge numbers of refugees. For me this was one of the main reason I did not want to see Hillary get elected.

 

[joshua 1 9]

Deport the illegals.

All they have to do is enforce the law. If people are not happy with the law then congress can change the law.

 

[JackRT]

Why does the USA need a larger military? The US already spends more on the military than the next six nations combined and most of them are allied to the USA.

 

[FenderTL5]

Why does the USA need a larger military? The US already spends more on the military that the next six nations combined and most of them are allied to the USA.

to fund the retirement accounts of millionaires heavily invested in the military industrial complex.

 

[Armoured]

Trump can fund everything by doing one simple thing. Deport the illegals. Stop all freeBs given to illegal aliens & refugees.

Go ahead. Show us some actual figures that support your claim?

 

[Armoured]

To kick butt in the event anyone thinks of coming after us.

...like who? Seriously?

 

[joshua 1 9]

Look at the tantrum they threw because Trump knocked Jeb out the picture.

He got over it, or at least when Bush Jr was on his book tour he said that Jeb did the best he could do. People were happy that the daddy recovered enough to get out and throw the first pitch at the game. Even Cheney seems to be doing ok now that he has received his new heart and in no longer on an artificial heart pump.

I do miss the days when the five presidents would gather in the oval office and they all seemed to get along so good back then.

 

[pat34lee]

Why does the USA need a larger military? The US already spends more on the military that the next six nations combined and most of them are allied to the USA.

And we are the ONLY reason that the allies won WW2. Granted that may as well have been another world. The country stood together then, and today many Democrats are fighting to tear the country down from within because they don't like the President. I think the word treason needs to be brought up more frequently.

 

[Greyy]

Why does the USA need a larger military? The US already spends more on the military than the next six nations combined and most of them are allied to the USA.

We don't need a big military. We do need to spend a lot of money on the military. I mean, we can't give political contributors money DIRECTLY. So we kick people out of housing because we won't raise the minimum wage to what it should be and spend it on stuff we don't need.

 

[Greyy]

And we are the ONLY reason that the allies won WW2.

That's completely untrue. The Russia with the UK and its commonwealth were more than capable. That also has nothing to do with why the US needs a larger military today.

 

[Greyy]

I think the word treason needs to be brought up more frequently.

Yes, not supporting a con artist is treason.

 

[tulc]

The Bible says: “You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain”. The solder has protected our resources and they are entitled to their share of the money. Everyone wants to get their hands on the money and the oil so we have to defend the oil wells like we did in Kuwait with Operation Desert Storm. At the time Daddy Bush had a 85% approval rating. The problem was that Bush Jr. had no right to go in and kill Saddam Hussain. This was more of a personal issue between the Bushes and Saddam. At the time the United Nations voted against the invasion so Bush and the Congress including Hillary, should not have attacked Iraq. After Bush Killed half a million innocent people Obama went in and killed another half a million people can created huge numbers of refugees. For me this was one of the main reason I did not want to see Hillary get elected.

So...that's a "No, I'm not going to pay for the vets to stay housed. That's someone else's problem."?
tulc(is just trying to understand)

 

[Cimorene]

Why does the USA need a larger military? The US already spends more on the military than the next six nations combined and most of them are allied to the USA.

That's my Q too.

 

[pat34lee]

Why does the USA need a larger military? The US already spends more on the military than the next six nations combined and most of them are allied to the USA.

A few reasons: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Isis, Somalia, North Korea, Russia and China. There are probably at least a dozen others at any given time.

 

[tulc]

A few reasons: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Isis, Somalia, North Korea, Russia and China. There are probably at least a dozen others at any given time.

uhmmm...I thought Russia was our nearest and dearest friend in the whole wide world?
tulc(thought that was the Republican/conservative party line was now)

 

[pat34lee]

uhmmm...I thought Russia was our nearest and dearest friend in the whole wide world?
tulc(thought that was the Republican/conservative party line was now)

No, actually that was the Democrats, at least until they threw Russia under the bus this election.

 

[tulc]

No, actually that was the Democrats, at least until they threw Russia under the bus this election.

...doesn't sound like they were much of a friend then does it? Maybe President Trump should investigate them?
tulc(doesn't usually post his friends emails)