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Kudla ngokuthiwa uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lukarhulumente “yimbonakaliso yemilinganiselo yokuziphatha.” Ezo xabiso zicacile kulawulo lukaTrump lwe-4.8 yebhiliyoni yebhiliyoni yesindululo sohlahlo lwabiwo-mali luka-2021, olutyhilwe ekuqaleni kukaFebruwari.
Uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lufuna ukucuthwa okunzulu kwiinkqubo ezinkulu zikarhulumente wase-US, ngakumbi ezo zikhusela impilo yoluntu. ISebe lezeMpilo kunye neeNkonzo zoLuntu liza kucuthwa ngeepesenti ezili-10, ngelixa amaZiko oLawulo lweSifo kunye noThintelo, esele ibonakaliswe ukuba ayinankxaso-mali kwaye ayilungele ukujongana nokuqhambuka kwe-coronavirus, iya kunqunyulwa ngeepesenti ezili-9. Ukuchitha kwi-Medicaid, eqinisekisa ngoku ukhathalelo lwempilo kumntu omnye kwabahlanu baseMelika, iya kwehla malunga ne-900 yeebhiliyoni zeedola, ubukhulu becala ngenxa yokunciphisa ukhuseleko lwabahluphekileyo nabakhubazekileyo. Ngeli xesha, inkcitho ye-Medicare iya kuhla malunga ne-500 yeebhiliyoni zeedola.
Imfundo yoluntu yenza enye into ebaluleke kakhulu kwisiphakamiso sohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lolawulo lukaTrump. Ukumemelela ukuthotywa kwenkxaso-mali malunga neepesenti ezisibhozo kwiSebe lezeMfundo, esi siphakamiso sibetha kakhulu kwiinkqubo zoncedo lwabafundi. Ngaphandle kokunyuka kweendleko zemfundo yasekholejini, uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali luya kuphelisa iimali-mboleko zabafundi ezixhaswa ngemali kwaye luphelise inkqubo yoXolelo lweNkonzo kaRhulumente yoXolelo, olucima ngoku ityala lemali-mboleko yootitshala kunye nabanye abasebenzi bakarhulumente emva kweminyaka elishumi yentlawulo-mboleko. Uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali luya kunciphisa inkxaso-mali yokufunda umsebenzi wabafundi kwaye yandise ipesenti yababoleki ababolekayo bemivuzo enokuvela ekufuneka bazinikele ekuhlawuleni.
Ezinye zezona zicucu zinzulu kuhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lweTrump zihambelana nokusingqongileyo. I-Arhente yoKhuseleko lokusiNgqongileyo iya kulahlekelwa yi-26 yepesenti yenkxaso-mali yayo, kubandakanywa nokunciphisa ipesenti ze-10 kwiprogram yokucoca inkunkuma eyingozi ye-Superfund, ukunciphisa malunga neepesenti ze-50 kuphando kunye nophuhliso, kunye nokunciphisa i-$ 376 yezigidi kwiinzame zokuphucula umgangatho womoya. Abasebenzi be-EPA baya kuwela kwelona nqanaba lisezantsi kumashumi amathathu eminyaka, ngaloo ndlela baqhwalelisa ukunyanzeliswa kwemigaqo ekhoyo yokusingqongileyo. Ngaphezu koko, kuya kubakho ukucuthwa kweNkonzo yePaki yeSizwe ye-587 yezigidi zeedola kunye ne-US Fish and Wildlife Service ye-80 yezigidi zeedola, kubandakanywa nokunciphisa i-11 yezigidi zeerandi kwinkxaso-mali yokumisela umngcipheko wokutshabalala phantsi koMthetho weZilwanyana eziseMngciphekweni. Indlela yolawulo yokusingqongileyo ikwabonakala kwikhwelo lohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lokuthotywa kwesiqingatha senkxaso-mali yomsebenzi we-ecosystem we-US Geological Survey kunye nokucuthwa kwenkxaso-mali ngama-74 eepesenti kwinkqubo yokuSebenza ngokuSebenza kakuhle kwaMandla kunye neNkqubo yaMandla aHlaziywayo yeSebe lezaMandla. .
Uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lujolise kwezinye iinkqubo zasekhaya zokunciphisa okubukhali, ngokunjalo. Kwindawo yezothutho zikawonke-wonke, izibonelelo ze-Amtrak ziya kuncitshiswa ukusuka kwi-2 yeebhiliyoni zeedola ukuya ngaphantsi kwesiqingatha saloo mali. Isindululo sohlahlo lwabiwo-mali sikwafuna ukuba kupheliswe yonke inkxaso-mali yomanyano lweQumrhu loSasazo loLuntu, elixhasa i-PBS kunye nezikhululo zikanomathotholo zeSizwe. Nangona uTrump ethembise ngokuphindaphindiweyo ukuba akayi kunqumla uKhuseleko lweNtlalo, uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwakhe luya kukwenza oko, luyinqumle nge-71 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi zezibonelelo ezibekelwe abasebenzi abakhubazekileyo.
Iinkqubo ezinceda abantu abangathathi ntweni baseMelika ziza kunyango olungqwabalala. Nangona ukungabi namakhaya nokufumana izindlu ezifikelelekayo kwiindawo zasezidolophini kuyingxaki enkulu eUnited States, uqingqo-mali lufuna inciphe nge-15 ekhulwini kwinkxaso-mali yeSebe Lezindlu Nophuhliso Lweedolophu. Iinkqubo ezinceda ukuhlawulela uncedo lwerenti kubantu abafumana imivuzo ephantsi ziye zacuthwa, ngelixa izibonelelo zebhaso kwiindawo zokuhlala ezinezindlu eziwohlokayo zoluntu kunye nezincediswa ngurhulumente ziya kupheliswa.
Ngaphezu koko, uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lucebisa ukusika inkxaso-mali yeNkqubo yoNcedo lweZondlo, umzamo ophambili karhulumente wokondla abalambileyo, nge-180 yeebhiliyoni zeedola phakathi kuka-2021 no-2030. Iimfuno zomsebenzi ezingqongqo ziya kuphunyezwa, kwaye kulindeleke ukuba zibangele phantse i-700,000 yaseMelika iphoswe. ukusuka kukhuseleko lwenkqubo. Phakathi kwabo kukho inani elikhulu labantwana, abaza kuphulukana nobhaliso lwabo kwinkqubo yesidlo sasemini sesikolo sasimahla. Ukucacisa ukusikwa, umyalezo wohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lukaTrump uthe "abaninzi abantu abasalifumananga ithuba lokusuka ekuxhomekekeni baye kukwaneliseka."
Kuyaphawuleka ukuba, kwihlabathi elithwaxwa ziimfazwe, ingxaki enkulu yeembacu, iintlekele zemozulu, kunye nobhubhani wezifo, uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lukaTrump lufuna ukucuthwa kweSebe leLizwe kunye ne-Arhente yase-US yoPhuhliso lweHlabathi nge-22 pesenti. Olona thintelo likhulu lujolise kunxibelelwano lwezozakuzo, uncedo lokutya, kunye nemibutho yamazwe ngamazwe enje ngeZizwe eziManyeneyo, eza kufumana i-447 yezigidi zeerandi ngaphantsi kwiinzame zokugcina uxolo ze-UN kunye ne-508 yezigidi zeedola ezingaphantsi kweentlawulo zase-US kumbutho wehlabathi. Uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lukwafuna ukucuthwa kwemali engaphezulu kwe-3 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi kwiinkqubo zempilo yehlabathi, kubandakanywa nesiqingatha senkxaso-mali yase-US kuMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi.
Ngokwahlukileyo, uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lukaTrump luphakamisa ukonyuka okukhulu kweenkqubo ezithandwayo ngumongameli. Inkcitho eyongezelelweyo iya kunikezelwa ekuthinteleni ukufudukela kwelinye ilizwe, kubandakanya enye i-2 yeebhiliyoni zeedola zokwakha udonga lukaTrump oluxhonywe kakhulu kumda wase-US-Mexico kunye nenye i-544 yezigidi zeedola ukuqesha amagosa onyanzeliso e-ICE angama-4,636 kunye namagqwetha atshutshisayo. Ngaphezu koko, njengoko uhlolisiso lwe<em>New York Times lwaphawulayo, “uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lukhuthaza ukwanda kwamafutha eefosili eUnited States, kuquka nokwanda kokuveliswa kwegesi yendalo neoli ekrwada.”
Ngaphaya koko, ngaphandle kwento yokuba inkcitho yasemkhosini yase-US sele igqithile kwiinkcitho ezidityanisiweyo zamagunya asixhenxe alandelayo kwihlabathi liphela, uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lukaTrump lunokongeza iibhiliyoni zeedola kwisabelo somkhosi sase-US sonyaka, sinyuse ziye kwi-741 yeebhiliyoni zeedola. Le nkcitho yomkhosi iya kugxila ekuphuhliseni isizukulwana esitsha sezixhobo, ngakumbi izixhobo zenyukliya, kunye neSebe lezoKhuselo lifumana i-29 yeebhiliyoni zeedola (i-16 yepesenti yokwanda) kunye neSebe lezaMandla i-20 yezigidigidi zeedola (i-19 yepesenti yokwanda) kule njongo. Ukuba umntu wongeza kwiinkcitho ezicetywayo "kukhuseleko lwemijukujelwa" kunye nokucoca iindawo zezixhobo zenyukliya, iindleko zonyaka zamalungiselelo emfazwe yenyukliya yase-US ziya kunyuka ziye kwi-75 yeebhiliyoni zeedola.
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Ngonyulo lukamongameli nolwengqungquthela ngoku, abantu baseMelika bazakuba nethuba lokubonisa ukuba ezi zinto ziphambili na—kunye neenqobo ezisemgangathweni eziphantsi kwazo-ngokuhambelana nezabo. Njengoko ubhubhani we-coronavirus ubonisa, izinto eziphambili kurhulumente kunye neenqobo ezisemgangathweni zinokuba yimicimbi yobomi nokufa. Z
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