Letter: Wealthy will benefit at expense of the poor

Wednesday January 17, 2018

Editor:

It's clear who will benefit from the new tax plan: the rich. What we're hearing less about is who will pay the consequences, and that's hardworking, low-income Americans.

This year there already has been talk of attempts to gut essential programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps. So after giving away $1.5 trillion in tax breaks to millionaires, those same critical programs will likely wind up back on the chopping block. With one in eight Americans below the poverty line, this is both bad public policy and just plain wrong.

We need to make clear to Congress that we won't stand for any attempt to unravel anti-poverty programs.

Kathie E. Takush
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Wealthy will benefit at expense of the poor