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The budget request is an abomination

Author: Chris94  (38544 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 1:01 am on Apr 4, 2026
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1.5 trillion for the Pentagon….and these cuts.

$510 million - Grants for farmers and agricultural research
$82 million - Loans for rural small businesses (Fully eliminated)
$61 million - Support for farmers and food markets (Fully eliminated)
$240 million - School meals and food education for children abroad (Fully eliminated)
$659 million - Community building grants
$47 million - Support for minority-owned businesses (Fully eliminated)
$449 million - Economic development grants for communities
$1.6 billion - Weather forecasting, fisheries, and coastal protection (NOAA)
$993 million - Scientific research and technology standards
$150 million - Support for American exports and trade
$2.2 billion - Broadband and internet access programs
$8.5 billion - Funding for public schools
$1.5 billion - Vocational training and adult education (Fully eliminated)
$2.7 billion - College access and higher education support
$15.2 billion - Roads, bridges, and infrastructure projects
$1.1 billion - Home energy efficiency and clean energy programs (Fully eliminated)
$1.1 billion - Scientific research funding
$386 million - Environmental cleanup programs
$150 million - Cutting-edge clean energy research
$4 billion - Help paying home heating and cooling bills for low-income families (Fully eliminated)
$768 million - Refugee resettlement assistance
$819 million - Care and shelter for migrant children
$775 million - Local anti-poverty programs (Fully eliminated)
$5 billion - Public health programs, mental health services, and disease prevention
$5 billion - Medical research (NIH)
$129 million - Healthcare quality and safety research
$356 million - Emergency preparedness and disaster response
$1.3 billion - FEMA community disaster preparedness grants
$707 million - Cybersecurity protection for critical infrastructure
$52 million - Airport and transportation security
$40 million - Protection against chemical and biological weapons threats
$53 million - Funding for homeland security operations
$3.3 billion - Community development block grants for local neighborhoods (Fully eliminated)
$1.3 billion - Affordable housing construction grants (Fully eliminated)
$393 million - Programs to reduce homelessness
$529 million - Housing assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS (Fully eliminated)
$489 million - Housing and services for Native American communities
$50 million - Grants to help communities build more housing (Fully eliminated)
$60 million - Enforcement of fair housing and anti-discrimination laws
$58 million - Homebuyer and renter counseling services (Fully eliminated)
$45 million - Renewable energy development programs (Fully eliminated)
$1.7 billion - Grants for local law enforcement and public safety
$20 million - Civil rights mediation and legal access programs (Fully eliminated)
$1.6 billion - Job training for at-risk youth (Fully eliminated)
$395 million - Jobs program for low-income seniors (Fully eliminated)
$234 million - Worker safety and labor protection programs
$101 million - Enforcement of equal pay and workplace anti-discrimination laws
$46 million - Programs to combat child labor and forced labor abroad
$2 billion - International humanitarian aid
$1.2 billion - Food aid for hungry families abroad (Fully eliminated)
$4.3 billion - Global health and disease prevention programs
$2.7 billion - Funding for the United Nations and international partnerships
$642 million - International economic and treasury programs
$315 million - Democracy and anti-corruption programs abroad
$486 million - Grants for public transit projects
$4.2 billion - Electric vehicle charging infrastructure
$372 million - Airline service for rural and small communities
$145 million - Grants for sustainable and equitable infrastructure
$204 million - Loans and investment for underserved communities
$1.4 billion - IRS taxpayer services and enforcement
$100 million - Air pollution monitoring and reduction programs (Fully eliminated)
$1 billion - EPA grants to states for environmental protection
$2.5 billion - Clean drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funds
$90 million - Grants to reduce diesel pollution (Fully eliminated)
$3.4 billion - NASA space and earth science research
$297 million - NASA technology innovation programs
$1.1 billion - International Space Station operations
$143 million - STEM education programs
$309 million - Small business development and entrepreneurship programs
$170 million - Small Business Administration operations
$158 million - Loans for small businesses


Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/budget_fy2027.pdf

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Thread Level: 2

not an abomination

Author: Girard  (407 Posts - Joined: Apr 15, 2011)
Posted at 1:15 pm on Apr 4, 2026
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many items on your list are already funded thru proper agencies. We have had a habit of double funding. It employed many "Somali type" ventures.

Thread Level: 3

Remember: You have no idea what you are talking about

Author: Chris94  (38544 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 1:19 pm on Apr 4, 2026
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Thread Level: 2

the cuts are great…less money for fraudsters to steal.

Author: WestCoastIrishFan  (16908 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 12:01 pm on Apr 4, 2026
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DJT is just following orders...we've known since Helsinki that Vlad controls him and he has only so

Author: TyroneIrish  (24108 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)
Posted at 5:22 am on Apr 4, 2026
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much time to tear down this country...this budget fits...especially since U.S. Military aid to Ukraine is being curtailed at the same time.

A KGB Colonel knows how to manipulate his mole.


Thread Level: 3

Ha! Awesome. Putin wants to strengthen the U.S. Who knew?

Author: NedoftheHill  (46460 Posts - Joined: Jun 30, 2011)
Posted at 4:48 pm on Apr 4, 2026
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Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.
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Author: Hensou  (10468 Posts - Joined: Dec 21, 2022)
Posted at 1:53 am on Apr 4, 2026
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Great welcome back post!!

Author: Domer From Hell  (17948 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 2:11 am on Apr 4, 2026
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We're all born bald baby!
Thread Level: 2

Meanwhile ….

Author: conorlarkin  (22493 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 1:35 am on Apr 4, 2026
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Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/eric-trump-drones-gulf-states-iran

The American Dream belongs to all of us. — Kamala Harris
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Re: Meanwhile ….Thank Goodness for the Trump boys

Author: Girard  (407 Posts - Joined: Apr 15, 2011)
Posted at 1:19 pm on Apr 4, 2026
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Chuck Schumer have kids? Putz and Schmuks. Maxine Watters? Dems are sterile mentally as well.

Thread Level: 2

An absolute disgrace. We are a rogue superpower. Trump voters have destroyed America.

Author: conorlarkin  (22493 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 1:13 am on Apr 4, 2026
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The American Dream belongs to all of us. — Kamala Harris
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Doubling the defense budget would send the debt into overdrive

Author: Chris94  (38544 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 1:54 am on Apr 4, 2026
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The day we all dread - when the markets lose faith in the US economy, with catastrophic consequences - would be not far off.

Thread Level: 4

Some expert on here told us debt and deficits don't matter.

Author: iairishcheeks  (29431 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 3:17 pm on Apr 4, 2026
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Some expert on here said that, during econ slowdowns, deficits are not the priority

Author: Chris94  (38544 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 4:33 pm on Apr 4, 2026
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Some expert on here is a Keynesian.

You excited about a $1.5 trillion DoD budget?


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Author: Chris94  (38544 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 1:01 am on Apr 4, 2026
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