South Dakota Democratic Party Issues Statement on House Budget Bill
"This Republican budget - voted for last week by Senators
"It will make drastic cuts to vital programs like Medicare and Medicaid to give huge tax cuts to wealthy corporations and millionaire and billionaires. Even worse, these tax cuts aren't paid for.
"The Republican budget will increase the budget deficit by at least
"But while
Here is a closer look at how the Republican budget will hurt
MEDICARE:
* The Republican budget calls for nearly
* In South Dakota, 156,127 people who rely on Medicare are at risk.
* Medicare beneficiaries make up 18 percent of
* Seniors: 87 percent of Medicare beneficiaries in
* People with disabilities: 13 percent of Medicare beneficiaries in
* Women: 58 percent of Medicare beneficiaries in
* Rural communities: Nearly one in four Medicare beneficiaries nationwide live in rural areas.
MEDICAID:
* The Republican budget calls for more than
* In South Dakota 109,100 people who rely on Medicaid are at risk.
* Medicaid beneficiaries make up 14 percent of
* Adults: 1 in 12 nonelderly adults in
* Children: 1 in 3 children in
* Seniors: 1 in 2 nursing home residents in
* * People with disabilities: 2 in 5 people with disabilities in
* Women: 65 percent of nonelderly Medicaid beneficiaries in
* Rural communities: Medicaid covers one in four nonelderly rural residents nationwide.
* Veterans: 4,000 veterans in
NUTRITION & INCOME SECURITY PROGRAMS:
* The Republican budget calls for deep cuts to programs like the
* SNAP helps 96,000
* Almost 75 percent of SNAP participants in
* More than 48 percent of SNAP participants in
* Almost 27 percent of SNAP participants in
* In 2016, SNAP benefits added
* 21,041 South Dakotans rely on
TAX CUTS FOR WEALTHY:
* By passing their budget,
* The richest one percent of
* In stark contrast, middle-class South Dakotans would only receive 5 percent of the state's total tax cuts. These households would only get an average tax cut of
* Millionaires alone would get 54 percent of the state's total tax cuts. Their average tax cut would be 532 times the tax cut middle class families would get.
* 7 percent of
OTHER CUTS:
* CUTS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Nationwide, the Republican budget cuts close to
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