Matter of Fact – Guest op-ed: A price to pay
BY JAY BROWN
The beginning of the year means budget proposals. Last month, the mayor and governor released their plans, and de Blasio criticized Cuomo for recommendations that would shift more Medicaid costs to municipalities and slash billions of dollars in aid to the 62 counties across the state.
This past Monday, President Trump presented his budget proposal. Despite repeated promises not to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, including in last week’s State of the Union speech, his plan calls for slashing nearly $900 billion from Medicaid, half a trillion dollars from Medicare, and $25 billion from Social Security.