Richard Smyka

Liberty, UT

Concerns about tax plan

The Republican Tax plan hurts families and our economy: 70 percent of the benefits from it will go to the richest households “never trickle down” to broader e economic gains. An overwhelming majority of Americans oppose cuts to critical programs like Social security, SSI, Medicare, Medicare, food assistance, and K – 12 education. That opposition extends across party lines with over 60 percent of Trump voters opposing cuts to all those programs. The man I helped for 22 years, who was like a brother to me, would have died much sooner as a hungry, sick, homeless person without help from SNAP, Medicade, and SSI. He had diabetes, heart problems, cancer, and was bi poler which made it hard for him to keep a job. The programs being cut make people with problems like he had able to live almost normal lives. Please don’t cut them!

Pamala Pickard

Portage, UT