HILTZIK: Trump’s budget proposal shreds Social Security and Medicaid benefits
By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times (TNS) In accordance with the old adage that budgets are political documents, President Trump’s budgets are windows into his political id. Trump’s proposed $4.8-trillion budget for the 2021 fiscal year makes his intentions crystal clear: He means to shred the federal safety net for the poor and the sick. The budget proposal released Monday calls for drastic cuts