The list of Trump’s cruelties is endless, and this one is not even among his most atrocious. But it affects my family directly. Trump has handed out massive tax cuts to the wealthy and is throwing billions away on pointless wars. Now he is slashing the lifeline for disabled adults. This isn’t just bad policy; it’s a moral rot. To hell with this president. And frankly, to hell with his enablers—the people who see this cruelty, and choose to stay silent or defend it.
“…The likely SSI cut will affect not just younger adults with disabilities such as Down syndrome and severe autism who are still living at home with their low-income parents, but also older people with health or financial problems who have had to move in with their adult children on tight budgets. All told, as many as 400,000 poor and disabled people and indigent older people across the United States could have their support cut or eliminated, according to a ProPublica analysis of actuarial figures from the Social Security Administration…”