Trump needs to cut Federal Spending by $2 trillion per year. The current Federal Debt Interest is $1 trillion per year.
Federal grants to States are lumped together to obscure the separation of funding in each specific category. Grants to States includes Federal Grants for Medicaid, Transportation, Public Education and Medical Research.
There are Federal Grants Cities use to build unnecessary infrastructure while critical infrastructure like roads, water and sewer systems are being ignored.
The annual cost of federal grants to states varies by year, but here are some recent figures:
2023: $1.1 trillion, or 18% of all federal outlays. Medicaid accounted for the largest portion, with $616 billion paid out.
2022: $1.2 trillion, a record high at the time. This was due to pandemic aid and infrastructure investments.
2021: $1.2 trillion, or 5.6% of GDP. This was also a record high at the time.
2019: $721 billion
UN Agenda 21 requires the development of “Transit Villages” that depend on billions of dollars to support local city public transportation. Current public transit use is limited and is not used to commute to work or buy groceries. It anticipates banning cars and that is not possible in the US.
12-foot multi-use concrete paths being built with Federal Dollars and other projects for “green space”. All of this is being built next to main roads in cities that are already too narrow for cars and delivery trucks. This Fad is disrupting the Suburbs and abusing “Eminent Domain” laws that were meant to allow the widening of main roads. The last Fad was Bike Lanes on these roads that have remained empty because they are too narrow for bikes.
UN Agenda 21 also required that 10% of City land be achieved for additional Public Park Development, but that is unnecessary due to low utilization in Suburbs. These Grants require local citizens to vote to increase their taxes and Suburban voters are voting against these SPLOST votes.
If Cities want these Paths and Parks, they should not rely on Federal or State funding. As Federal Funding becomes limited, States will need to assume the costs and States will need to shift their funding to critical needs.
Public Education has failed to produce results. Students cannot read, write or do Math at grade level. School Voucher Laws are likely to be passed to allow Parents to redirect their Property Taxes to private schools. This will force School Boards to change their spending habits and stop using Bonds to tear down and rebuild school buildings every 20 years. They will need to adopt their curriculum away from “social justice protest” to Reading, Writing and Math.
Public Education is funded by Property Taxes. If these taxes increase, it will place another obstacle to lowering housing costs.
Families are moving to the Exurbs to find better schools and lower taxes. The Exurbs surround the Suburbs next to Large Cities that are overcrowded. The addition of manufacturing plants in Rural Cities will further encourage the move to the Exurbs. Families are buying Rural Property to form Family Subdivisions. There is “outward movement” within the Large Metro Areas to move further out and take their kids and grandkids with them. The “Work from Home” option will produce “Self-Employment”.
K-12 schools nationwide receive $119.1 billion total or $2,400 per pupil from the federal government. States contribute a total of $383.9 billion to K-12 public education or $7,740 per student. Local governments contribute $375.2 billion total or $7,560 per student. - Jul 14, 2024.
K-12 Public School Spending by State: Nationwide $15,633.
New York $29.873
Massachusetts $21,906
Pennsylvania $19,186
Hawaii $17,420
Michigan $15,719
Wisconsin $14,500
Montana $13,582
Iowa $13,259
Alabama $11,819
Florida $11,076
Utah $9,552
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-is-k-12-education-funded
The cost of Education needs to be downsized by eliminating “social justice indoctrination” and “non-occupational degrees”. Technical Trade School enrollment will expand. This will encourage a restructuring of school Curricula. Government at all levels will need to stop funding “non-occupational degrees”. This will result in layoffs of college professors who teach non-occupational courses.
Grants fund Medicaid.
NIH Grants fund Healthcare and Medical Research for University Medical School Faculty and Staffs.
Federal Funding for NIH is $47.311B for FY2024.
https://www.genengnews.com/industry-news/top-50-nih-funded-institutions-of-2024/
Health Insurance needs to return to “Medically Necessary Rescue and Repair” to lower premiums. Uncompensated Care needs to be reduced to eliminate cost-shifting.
Big Pharma is spending a fortune on TV Ads for products that are not “Medically Necessary” and should be funding their own research to improve treatments that are “Medically Necessary”.
Charitable Trusts need to fund “Medically Necessary” Research. Patients need to take responsibility for their own “Preventive Care” and will need accurate data to accomplish this.
Much has changed since 1970, when Orders of Catholic Nuns and other Churches and Charities were the owners of Hospitals and healthcare costs were minimal. Now Hospitals are owned by Private and Public Corporations and are funded by Medicare and Medicaid. County Hospitals are funded by Counties and States. Doctors work in Medical Practice Groups instead of their own Private Offices. Government funding of healthcare has replaced Charity-Subsidized healthcare. Trump lowered Medicare Costs and retained other systems like Medicaid and is supporting research for cures and treatment improvements.
According to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), the cost of healthcare in the United States has significantly increased since 1970, reaching a total of $74.1 billion in 1970, growing to approximately $1.4 trillion by 2000, and further rising to $4.5 trillion in 2022; essentially tripling over the past few decades.
Health insurance premiums: In 2023, the average premium for single coverage was $8,435 per year, and the average premium for family coverage was $23,968 per year.
Health insurance premiums in 2024: In 2024, the average annual health insurance premium for single coverage is $8,951, and the average premium for family coverage is $25,572.
Per-enrollee spending: From 2008 to 2022 per-enrollee spending by private insurance grew by 61.6%, which is much faster than Medicare and Medicaid spending growth per enrollee.
The United States has one of the highest costs of healthcare in the world. In 2022, US healthcare spending reached $4.5 trillion, which averages to $13,493 per person.
This makes offering health insurance to employees a lot more expensive than buying robots.
We need to pass a “Balanced Budget Bill” that will end inflation by ending excessive money printing. Congress will have to “suck it up” and States, Cities and Counties will need to get ready for less Federal Spending. The Federal Reserve has failed to control money printing and needs to be replaced. The Fed Interest Rate should be replaced by a Market Interest Average and Controls on Money Printing should be added. Congress needs to redefine the Fed’s role.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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