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Molly Jong-Fast

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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And a great example of this is the SNAP benefits. So this will be the largest cut to food assistance. I think in history, I think that I had read it was in history. And I mean, it'll be a seismic shift in the way we give money to children. It will mean more hungry children. This cut will mean more hungry children. important to mention that this bill also grows the deficit.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And a great example of this is the SNAP benefits. So this will be the largest cut to food assistance. I think in history, I think that I had read it was in history. And I mean, it'll be a seismic shift in the way we give money to children. It will mean more hungry children. This cut will mean more hungry children. important to mention that this bill also grows the deficit.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

So it both cuts services for poor children, more hungry children, and also more government debt. I don't know how it manages to both do two of the things you don't want, And, you know, starve children and also grow the deficit. But it does. And look, by the way, the bond market isn't happy. You know, the bond market is sort of the last thing we have putting Trump in check.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

So it both cuts services for poor children, more hungry children, and also more government debt. I don't know how it manages to both do two of the things you don't want, And, you know, starve children and also grow the deficit. But it does. And look, by the way, the bond market isn't happy. You know, the bond market is sort of the last thing we have putting Trump in check.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

So it both cuts services for poor children, more hungry children, and also more government debt. I don't know how it manages to both do two of the things you don't want, And, you know, starve children and also grow the deficit. But it does. And look, by the way, the bond market isn't happy. You know, the bond market is sort of the last thing we have putting Trump in check.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And it's foreign investors saying, like, is the U.S. credit good or bad? Do we even really want to be in this thing? And the bond market is freaked out by this as well. It should be because this is a budget of sort of. It's just a very, you know, it shows a certain lack of responsibility that the Republican Party doesn't they are not worried about the deficit.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And it's foreign investors saying, like, is the U.S. credit good or bad? Do we even really want to be in this thing? And the bond market is freaked out by this as well. It should be because this is a budget of sort of. It's just a very, you know, it shows a certain lack of responsibility that the Republican Party doesn't they are not worried about the deficit.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And it's foreign investors saying, like, is the U.S. credit good or bad? Do we even really want to be in this thing? And the bond market is freaked out by this as well. It should be because this is a budget of sort of. It's just a very, you know, it shows a certain lack of responsibility that the Republican Party doesn't they are not worried about the deficit.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And they're also not worried about serving children, which these are two things they should be worried about.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And they're also not worried about serving children, which these are two things they should be worried about.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And they're also not worried about serving children, which these are two things they should be worried about.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

So, you know, my generation is, and I think it may also be your generation, we're Generation X. We're young Generation X. So like at the very tail end of the generation. But we are a generation that has we are the least written about the least, you know, people don't, aren't really interested in us, but we are this generation that really does.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

So, you know, my generation is, and I think it may also be your generation, we're Generation X. We're young Generation X. So like at the very tail end of the generation. But we are a generation that has we are the least written about the least, you know, people don't, aren't really interested in us, but we are this generation that really does.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

So, you know, my generation is, and I think it may also be your generation, we're Generation X. We're young Generation X. So like at the very tail end of the generation. But we are a generation that has we are the least written about the least, you know, people don't, aren't really interested in us, but we are this generation that really does.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

It really does just sort of, we have this moment where we have children and parents and we're taking care of children and parents. And, and I wanted to write about this experience of being in the sandwich generation and having and having, I'm going to go. and having to care, here it is, it's very beautiful, having to care for your parents and also your children.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

It really does just sort of, we have this moment where we have children and parents and we're taking care of children and parents. And, and I wanted to write about this experience of being in the sandwich generation and having and having, I'm going to go. and having to care, here it is, it's very beautiful, having to care for your parents and also your children.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

It really does just sort of, we have this moment where we have children and parents and we're taking care of children and parents. And, and I wanted to write about this experience of being in the sandwich generation and having and having, I'm going to go. and having to care, here it is, it's very beautiful, having to care for your parents and also your children.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And I was glad that I got to write it. And, you know, I also wanted to talk about sort of what it's like to have a spouse who has cancer. My husband had cancer, though he is fine. But I got to write about that. And that was really clarifying. And it's funny because now, you know, Joe Biden just had this terrible metastatic cancer disease.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And I was glad that I got to write it. And, you know, I also wanted to talk about sort of what it's like to have a spouse who has cancer. My husband had cancer, though he is fine. But I got to write about that. And that was really clarifying. And it's funny because now, you know, Joe Biden just had this terrible metastatic cancer disease.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Molly Jong-Fast reacts to Trump’s Attacks On Americans

And I was glad that I got to write it. And, you know, I also wanted to talk about sort of what it's like to have a spouse who has cancer. My husband had cancer, though he is fine. But I got to write about that. And that was really clarifying. And it's funny because now, you know, Joe Biden just had this terrible metastatic cancer disease.