03-12-2025, 01:23 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-12-2025, 01:56 AM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
Democrats have broken down how much the proposed budget in the US House will affect individuals and families in every district. Here are the numbers for Hawaii District 2 which includes Puna.
This IS NOT a discussion about the national budget.
This IS NOT about partisan politics.
THIS IS a discussion about your neighbors in Puna.
How will it affect them?
Can they afford the extra costs to their monthly budget?
What can they do to make up the shortfall, given limited opportunities in Puna?
If you believe spending cuts will have no affect, or a positive affect on people in Puna, please discuss that as well.
KEEP ON TOPIC
From Jill Tokuda
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, tens of millions of Americans can afford high-quality health care. House
Democrats built on the Affordable Care Act, delivering lower prices and expanding coverage.
Under the Republican budget plan, the 13,000 people who receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act
in HI-02 would see their average premium go up by $960 per year — a 30% increase.
Many families would face even steeper consequences. A 60-year-old couple with a household income of
$85,000 in HI-02 would see their health insurance costs increase by $588 per year — a 9% increase in
premiums.
Medicaid
Nearly 80 million Americans receive health care through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provide critical care throughout all stages of life. Medicaid covers everything from childbirth to nursing home care and everything in between.
In HI-02, the 224,501 people on Medicaid are at risk of losing their health care under Republican budget
plans.
This includes 88,204 children under the age of 19 and 23,000 seniors over 65 in HI-02.
INCREASING FOOD COSTS
With many American families struggling to put food on the table, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides critical support for over 40 million Americans including children, seniors, veterans, and working parents.
Extreme Republican budget plans threaten the 82,000 people in HI-02 who count on SNAP to put food on the table.
https://services1.arcgis.com/o90r8yeUBWg...hments/132
This IS NOT a discussion about the national budget.
This IS NOT about partisan politics.
THIS IS a discussion about your neighbors in Puna.
How will it affect them?
Can they afford the extra costs to their monthly budget?
What can they do to make up the shortfall, given limited opportunities in Puna?
If you believe spending cuts will have no affect, or a positive affect on people in Puna, please discuss that as well.
KEEP ON TOPIC
From Jill Tokuda
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, tens of millions of Americans can afford high-quality health care. House
Democrats built on the Affordable Care Act, delivering lower prices and expanding coverage.
Under the Republican budget plan, the 13,000 people who receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act
in HI-02 would see their average premium go up by $960 per year — a 30% increase.
Many families would face even steeper consequences. A 60-year-old couple with a household income of
$85,000 in HI-02 would see their health insurance costs increase by $588 per year — a 9% increase in
premiums.
Medicaid
Nearly 80 million Americans receive health care through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provide critical care throughout all stages of life. Medicaid covers everything from childbirth to nursing home care and everything in between.
In HI-02, the 224,501 people on Medicaid are at risk of losing their health care under Republican budget
plans.
This includes 88,204 children under the age of 19 and 23,000 seniors over 65 in HI-02.
INCREASING FOOD COSTS
With many American families struggling to put food on the table, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides critical support for over 40 million Americans including children, seniors, veterans, and working parents.
Extreme Republican budget plans threaten the 82,000 people in HI-02 who count on SNAP to put food on the table.
https://services1.arcgis.com/o90r8yeUBWg...hments/132
