Trump's proposed budget...where's your candidates budget? (health care, how much, compared)

[beach43ofus]

https://www.pressenza.com/2020/01/wh...dget-proposal/

Shouldn't we be comparing how all the candidates want to slice up this pie chart?

Keep in mind that this is discretionary spending only. I'm ignoring non-discretionary for now.

How much do they want to spend?

How to slice up the spending?

How much do they want to tax, as compared to now?

We already know that all the Dems want to increase Corp tax, and tax the rich even more. At least Bernie's honest about wanting to also increase taxes on the middle class.

We already know Trump wants to reduce taxes again...focused upon the middle class this time around.

Aside from words, wouldn't it be nice to see some numbers? For ~1/2* of Americans, this is OUR money they are spending, so we deserve the right to see their numbers before we vote in a primary...right?

* the other half doesn't pay any federal income tax

[Cape Cod Todd]

I think the only plan the Dems have right now is to beat Trump. They can't see past their ire for him.

Beyond the free handouts they are offering with no idea how to pay for them they simply demand that they be elected to save the planet from climate change and Trump who wants to be the King.

[cw30000]

Polosi said you can read the budget once it is passed.

[ansible90]

If you knew how federal budgeting works, you would not have asked the question.

Each agency (Commerce, EPA, Education, Agriculture, etc etc etc) send their budget request to the president. Then the president makes his cuts and calls it his budget. Candidates don't have access to it until the House starts working on it. It is the House who actually does the real budget. Then of course it goes through the nonsense of back and forth between House and Senate until they all agree.

[coffeemoments]

Where is Trump's fix for health care??? Remember how eaaasy he said it was to fix? He is in office and didn't do as he promised. Worry about that first.