Forget about the calls of great presidents like FDR and JFK for young Americans to give back to their country—that aspirational ethic is so last century. Instead, Donald Trump's new budget proposal is a lesson in scarcity, inspiring more of a “every man for himself" mentality among the populace. The New York Times writes:
Mr. Trump’s budget proposal would eliminate the Corporation for National and Community Service, and with it, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Vista, one of Kennedy’s first national service programs.
He would zero out a popular loan forgiveness program for graduates who choose public service jobs, and he would cut the Peace Corps by 15 percent. The cuts would extend to other programs that encourage young Americans to teach in at-risk schools, become police officers or take careers in social work.
Mr. Trump’s budget proposal “ends eight decades of presidential leadership on national service,” said AnnMaura Connolly, president of Voices for National Service. “It’s disappointing to see that strong string of bipartisan leadership broken.”
Yep, Trump's really broken the mold—working in every way to bring out the best in America over and over again. This is what you get from a man who defines "diplomacy" as pushing another world leader out of the way so he can get ahead.