They survived the Depression. World War II. Korea. Vietnam. Reagan’s trickle down and even George W. Bush and his “compassionate” cuts to basic services. But will our elderly veterans survive without Meals on Wheels in a Trump budget world? An unthinkable one in six seniors struggles with hunger and Meals on Wheels provides food to 2.4 million seniors, many of whom are able to stay in their homes, rather than more expensive facilities, because of Meals on Wheels. That number includes an astonishing 500,000 veterans who rely on the service.
Is this really who we are as a nation? This weekend Donald Trump makes his fifth trip to his Mar-A-Lago country club. It costs American taxpayers an average of $3.5 million per trip for Donald to hob-nob with his clients who dropped $200,000 to get in the door and knock back cocktails with Trump and his cabinet.
It costs taxpayers an estimated $500,000 PER DAY to keep Melania Trump cozy at Trump Tower, far away from her husband. We can’t really blame her, but is this really acceptable while we cut funding for elderly seniors and cancer research funding? Are we really willing to let our seniors starve in isolation so we can fund this?
Not okay. Not normal. Not in our America.
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