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> Trump administration announced abrupt cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in COVID-era funding for grants linked to addiction, mental health
by rayiner 2y ago
> Trump administration announced abrupt cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in COVID-era funding for grants linked to addiction, mental health and other programs.
The federal budget jumped from $4.4 trillion in 2019 to $6.7 trillion in 2022. These were emergency programs passed when economies were shut down, threatening state governments. We can’t treat these emergency measures as permanent.
- stonogo 2y agoWhy not? That's how we handled baggage fees after the 2008 recession. And the TSA and PATRIOT act after 9/11. And the Selective Service after World War II. And federal electrical production and the minimum wage after the Great Depression. And federal deposit insurance after the Great Depression. And the Federal Reserve after the panic of 1907.