Coach Pāṇini ®
A budget is a moral document.
Feb 20 at 1:27pmWeb
Show threadsamiamsamFeb 20

@paninid

no education
no food
no healthcare
no living wage
no affordable housing

we can't afford those

Show threadRobin BartonFeb 20
@paninid Ah yes but billionaires make money from building cages and the prison companies are doing wonderfully thank you very much
Show threadBrian "bex" ExelbierdFeb 20
@paninid Oddly this is close to what I wanted my doctorate to research. There are lots of ways to signal your values, how you budget shows what you really care about.
Show threadGaëtan PerraultFeb 20

@paninid

"The same is estimated to feed the hungry"

The US spends ~$100B on SNAP every year. Food pantries add an estimated ~$20B in value and we still have people going hungry.

I don't know where they $9B from, But it really sounds like a made up number.

I agree that a budget is a moral document. It's a very important moral document. Getting the right numbers on that document is also an incredibly important moral choice.

Don't you think?

EDIT: I don't agree that the ICE money is an appropriate use of funding. But comparing that funding to made up numbers is just disingenuous and it undermines the argument you may be trying to make.