Trump's Budget Is a Blueprint for a Banana Republic-Style Military Dictatorship

Trump's Budget Is a Blueprint for a Banana Republic-Style Military Dictatorship
A combination of spending cuts that will escalate domestic poverty while simultaneously increasing investments in militarism.
By Binta Baxter / AlterNet May 25, 2017

The Trump Administration has officially unveiled its proposed budget to "Make America Great Again," and by all accounts it’s a total flop. Most news outlets are ignoring are the greater implications of what is proposed in the budget itself—the society America would become if the Trump budget became official.

The specific elements of the proposal highlight severe cuts to programs that support the middle class and the poor, like the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps), a move that is worthy of disdain on its own. However, the general sentiments of the proposal suggest a perspective and intention that is far more disturbing and could transform America's constitutional Republic into a de facto military junta. Is this Trump’s true vision for American greatness?

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