Saturday, January 21, 2017

Rump's Attack On The Middle Class Begins


As one of his first official duties, demagogue and Putin poodle Donald "Rump" Trump signed a slew of reactionary executive orders to cancel or alter previous policies aimed at aiding the middle class. Acting on the nihilistic Republican urge to strip 20 million Americans of their health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Rump also signed an order directing Federal agencies to "minimize the unwarranted and regulatory burdens of the Act," which is intended to obstruct ongoing implementation of the Act while Congressional Rethugs work at repealing the signature legislation of the Obama Administration.  Another one of the orders was to cancel the rate cut on FHA mortgage premiums, a move that punishes homeowners with FHA loans by an average of $500 this year. Rump also signed an order freezing the issuance of regulations (presumably from environmental protection, to immigration, to women's reproductive rights, to energy conservation and renewable energy, all of which are anathema to the new reactionary, hard-right regime).

Many of his unpopular actions will undoubtedly be taken in the middle of the night, and with little of the usual Trumpian fanfare, so as not to surprise his conned base. It's up to us in opposition to him to make it clear, what he's up to: filling the "swamp" he pledged to drain with alligators.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So glad you reported on this ACA abomination. I heard something about it briefly and could hardly believe it was not the lead story on every news channel with following analysis. This one move strips the heart out of this program. I feel the hands in my pocket of every young person who will now feel free to drop their insurance thereby making it more expensive and really out of reach for those who still wish to be responsible and protect themselves and their families.

Hackwhackers said...

Anon. -- Something affecting tens of millions of people like sabotaging the ACA doesn't seem to rise to the media's attention. Today's march may change that, if the heat is kept on the Congresscritters in swing districts. Thanks for your comment.