Matt McConnell
@mattcconnell.bsky.social
economic justice and rights researcher for @hrw.org focusing on global health inequalities
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US: Budget Would Benefit Wealthiest at Expense of Rights
The budget reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate today would extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the country’s wealthiest families while reducing spending on health and ot...
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July 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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7/ Gov. budgets should respect, protect, and fulfill all human rights — not reward billionaires
But the fight is not over.
📞 Call your House reps
📝And use the form below to tell them
📢 #NotOnOurWatch
www.hrw.org/NotOnOurWatch
But the fight is not over.
📞 Call your House reps
📝And use the form below to tell them
📢 #NotOnOurWatch
www.hrw.org/NotOnOurWatch
Not On Our Watch
www.hrw.org
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
7/ Gov. budgets should respect, protect, and fulfill all human rights — not reward billionaires
But the fight is not over.
📞 Call your House reps
📝And use the form below to tell them
📢 #NotOnOurWatch
www.hrw.org/NotOnOurWatch
But the fight is not over.
📞 Call your House reps
📝And use the form below to tell them
📢 #NotOnOurWatch
www.hrw.org/NotOnOurWatch
6/ Researchers 👇 estimated that this bill could cause 51,000+ excess deaths per year due to loss of care and services!
This isn’t “balancing the budget” — it’s weaponizing it
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
This isn’t “balancing the budget” — it’s weaponizing it
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Proposed changes to Medicaid, other health programs could lead to over 51,000 preventable deaths, researchers warn
Public health and policy researchers at Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania say that proposed changes to Medicaid and other U.S. health programs
ysph.yale.edu
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
6/ Researchers 👇 estimated that this bill could cause 51,000+ excess deaths per year due to loss of care and services!
This isn’t “balancing the budget” — it’s weaponizing it
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
This isn’t “balancing the budget” — it’s weaponizing it
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
5/ But it doesn't stop there. 3+ million are set to lose food assistance through SNAP, while 10s of billions of $$ in public money goes to expanding abusive immigration detention, including for families
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
5/ But it doesn't stop there. 3+ million are set to lose food assistance through SNAP, while 10s of billions of $$ in public money goes to expanding abusive immigration detention, including for families
4/ 🏥 On health, cuts to Medicaid, CHIP and the ACA = 11.8 million people losing health insurance coverage!
Women, LGBTQ folks, rural and low-income people, and Black, Hispanic, and immigrant communities will be hit hard
Women, LGBTQ folks, rural and low-income people, and Black, Hispanic, and immigrant communities will be hit hard
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
4/ 🏥 On health, cuts to Medicaid, CHIP and the ACA = 11.8 million people losing health insurance coverage!
Women, LGBTQ folks, rural and low-income people, and Black, Hispanic, and immigrant communities will be hit hard
Women, LGBTQ folks, rural and low-income people, and Black, Hispanic, and immigrant communities will be hit hard
3/ The most recent estimates from the @USCBO
found that the bill would cause:
– The Bottom 10% to lose ~$1,600/year
– The Top 10% to gain ~$12,000/year
That’s a – 4% hit for the poor, +2.3% gain for the rich!
It's inequality, turbocharged
found that the bill would cause:
– The Bottom 10% to lose ~$1,600/year
– The Top 10% to gain ~$12,000/year
That’s a – 4% hit for the poor, +2.3% gain for the rich!
It's inequality, turbocharged
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
3/ The most recent estimates from the @USCBO
found that the bill would cause:
– The Bottom 10% to lose ~$1,600/year
– The Top 10% to gain ~$12,000/year
That’s a – 4% hit for the poor, +2.3% gain for the rich!
It's inequality, turbocharged
found that the bill would cause:
– The Bottom 10% to lose ~$1,600/year
– The Top 10% to gain ~$12,000/year
That’s a – 4% hit for the poor, +2.3% gain for the rich!
It's inequality, turbocharged
2/ 💰 Massive tax cuts for the richest Americans and deep cuts to health care, food aid, and funding for programs necessary to protect the environment and our planet
It’s a massive transfer of wealth from public goods to private pockets
It’s a massive transfer of wealth from public goods to private pockets
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
2/ 💰 Massive tax cuts for the richest Americans and deep cuts to health care, food aid, and funding for programs necessary to protect the environment and our planet
It’s a massive transfer of wealth from public goods to private pockets
It’s a massive transfer of wealth from public goods to private pockets