“It Won’t Affect Me”
The more oblivious among us may still be deluding themselves into thinking they won't be negatively impacted by Trump's big miserable budget bill that Congress just approved.
If I were a numerologist, I’d be thinking about the number 4 today.
It’s Independence Day — more frequently referred to as simply July 4. It’s a day that has symbolized the promise of the United States — freedom from the oppression of a unitary ruler, instead reaping the benefits of a government of, by, and for the people.
The horrific budget bill that passed in Congress did so with a four-vote margin.
And for this July 4 holiday, our president-turned-dictator has divided the population into four unequal parts with the imposition of policy of hatred and division, thinly disguised as a budget bill, on the nation. There are now four distinct groups of citizens:
Those who will be directly impacted (Medicaid recipients, ACA beneficiaries, people who are food insecure, immigrants and their families)
Those who understand the damage the passage of this bill w…
