The recent death of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill lacked compassion. It was opposed by just two Republican deficit hawks who said it would increase the deficit. Large tax advantages for billionaires will have a detrimental effect on the health, standard of living, and financial stability of the majority of Americans and their offspring.
Voters who thought Trump would improve their lives are being treated cruelly and inhumanely. One of the lawmakers who supported it claimed that he was promising his people that they would not see any change if they looked at their Medicaid or SNAP benefits.
He is taking advantage of the fact that many individuals are unaware that funding reductions and program adjustments aren’t always obvious. Some of the cuts to Medicaid and other programs don’t go into effect until 2026 or later, and the U.S. federal government’s fiscal year 2025 runs from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025. Spending and budgets are impacted by this timing. The Biden administration’s SNAP and Medicaid funding measures are valid through October 2025.
The loss of Medicaid funds affects more than just individuals. Hospitals, assisted living facilities, physicians, home health agencies, and their staff are all impacted. Their inability to pay for homes, vehicles, travel, entertainment, and other services that support the economy as a whole is the outcome of their lost income.
Without government assistance, states and food pantries are unable to provide food for the elderly, children, and disabled who are in need. SNAP funds boost local economies and lessen hunger and misery.
The bill’s cut in support for clean energy will worsen climate change issues and lower our standard of living. We will become less competitive with other economic competitors if we become more reliant on fossil fuels.
Mount Dora Sue Jantz
I believe Linda McMahon’s July 6 RealClearWire piece advocating for the renewal of patriotic education must have been artificial intelligence (AI) written because she has consistently demonstrated her ineptitude as Secretary of Education. (She frequently referred to AI as A1 during congressional hearings, so it is obvious that someone else had to contact it for assistance.) She falsely claimed to have an undergraduate degree in education when, in reality, it was in French, and she had no expertise in the field.
She has advocated for indoctrinating youngsters with what I consider to be religiously motivated historical distortions and wants to deprive public schools of education. Patriotism should undoubtedly be taught, but not at the expense of public institutions that teach real history, independent thought, and cultural knowledge. When asked about facts a person in her position should be aware of, she has never been able to give Congress or reporters any meaningful replies.
I don’t think she could have written this herself. This column was based on remarks made at PragerU’s opening of the Founders Museum (a biased Christian college), as the closing words of the piece pointed out.
WagnerOcoee, Karen Kuszel
Alligator Alcatraz, which is supposedly constructed to resist a Category 2 storm, is not in danger of tropical developments, but rainy-season flooding has been occurring in several areas of the prison facility. Now that the first inmates have reached the facility, what plans have been put in place to safely remove those confined there? The facility was constructed in an area that has had storms stronger than Cat 2 in recent years.
Orange City’s Steve Bender
When summarizing his experience at Terminal C, a recent letter writer was spot on (MCO’s Terminal C isn’t Orlando’s best side, July 6). We experienced the similar situation when we recently flew in from London. It was quite striking to see the transport workers attempting to push wheelchairs up these steps. The elderly and those with limited mobility should not use these ramps. Disgraceful!
Rob Crews, Lake Mary
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