OPINION — Presidents release their federal spending priorities annually in the form of a federal budget proposal. This is a moral rather than a practical document — the president’s budget virtually never passes Congress as written. Instead, it expresses the values of presidents and how they want to see the nation’s revenues raised and investments spent. It’s a blueprint for the kind of country they want us to be.
These priorities fluctuate depending on which administration and party is in power. The fiscal year 2027 budget proposal from President Trump is a shocking departure from values most Americans hold.
The budget proposal builds on the values legislated through Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” passed last year, which stole from the rest of us to give tax breaks to the uber-wealthy and the richest corporations.
