President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal poverty guidelines, which determine whether tens of millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid, food assistance, child care, and other services, former staff said.
In Brazil public employees can’t be fired without the government suing the employee and a judge agreeing with them. The right have been attacking this right for years, saying that government workers have no incentive to work, because they can’t be fired. The rest of society had argued that this right is fundamental to protect government employees from the political wimps of elected officers. The destruction of the federal government by Trump, proves how important is the workers protection of government employees against unilateral decisions from politicians.
Much of what Trump is doing is also illegal here. The problem is who can hold him accountable? He appointed a Supreme Court majority that declared him immune “for official acts” and a slim legislative majority that seems ok with him usurping their authority. He declared existing unions as illegal and eliminated due process. Where did all our checks and balances go?
Don’t let that happen to you
Trump: We are not touching Medicaid or Social Security
Goes on to destroy whole sections of said agencies rendering them mostly useless for those of us that need them (like me).
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The aid is still there. There are no cuts. It’s not our fault you don’t meet the poverty standards. /s
Musk: we’re just eliminating waste! As in, it’s a waste to spend anything on the poors. Let them die!
Magoos: YEAH!! WE’RE THE GOOD GUYS!
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The sacking of the office could lead to cuts in assistance to low-income families next year unless the Trump administration restores the positions or moves its duties elsewhere […] HHS is required annually to take Census Bureau poverty-line figures, adjust them for inflation, and create guidelines that agencies and states use to determine who is eligible for various types of help.
