The Big Ugly Bill Will Leave Millions of People without Enough Food to Eat or Medical Coverage!
The Big Ugly Bill that just passed in Congress will cut approximately $230 billion from SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, once known as
food stamps) and slash about $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade. The bill is expected to add nearly $4 trillion to the national debt, by extending the tax breaks to the wealthy and adding new tax breaks for tips and overtime pay, while increasing spending on defense and border security.
The cuts to SNAP will be significant and many people will no longer be eligible. Currently, to qualify for SNAP, you need to be making less than $15,060 for one person, or $30,000 for a household of four. The monthly benefit for one person was $292, or for a family of four, it was $975. I can’t imagine how much less will someone need to make in order to qualify for assistance now? Both SNAP and Medicaid are lifelines for the most needy people in our communities, and these cuts will have a devastating impact on those in need.
DuPont Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Over Hoosick Falls Water Pollution!
Here we go again! Another Erin Brockovich scenario; big chemical company pollutes small town and tries to cover it up! In this case, the villages drinking water has been contaminated for decades by DuPont’s chemicals, which they sold to three manufacturing companies in Hoosick Falls, but did not disclose the risk of contamination, even though the company was aware of the risk. The three manufacturing companies in the village spewed the perfluorinated chemicals (PFOA) from their smokestacks and dumped it directly onto the ground, resulting in the contaminated water, and elevated levels of PFOA in peoples bloodstreams.
The settlement will compensate residents for the potential health consequences of their exposure, as well as the potential loss of property value. It will also provide funds for future health consequences related to the exposure.
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