Paper: Preliminary budget would cut $6 billion from HUD

CAT Tracks Editor's Note:

The reason for slashing HUD's budget?

According to earlier reports, it was to find money to:

"Build a Wall!"

So, instead of the rally response to "Who's going to pay for it?"...

"Mexico!!!"

...looks like it might be the residents of McBride and Elmwood.

Actually, the latest motivation for deep cuts in the nation's "safety net" is a massive increase in the United States military.

So much for compassionate conservatism...

For another, more in-depth view...

...including a shout-out to Ben Carson, from The New York Daily News: