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I appreciated LZ Granderson’s column that connected the cutbacks in safety net programs of the past 40 years to the rise in poverty (“Pushing more into homelessness no way to renew downtowns,” Star-Advertiser, Commentary, May 29). We need to prevent more people from falling into homelessness by opposing the “big, beautiful bill.”
I know homeless men and women who gather for church in Waikiki, where the ministers serve up “spiritual and physical food.” For the homeless in Hawaii, programs funded by Medicaid represent the face of hope. Many advocates worry that cuts to the Medicaid and “food stamps” (SNAP) programs will only deepen the suffering of the existing homeless and force thousands more onto the streets.
Please oppose these cuts which will maintain tax rates for the wealthy. Please use your voice to oppose this “big, inequitable bill” and send the message to Congress that Americans are better than this. Join the June 14 “No Kings — Day of Defiance” protests.
Sandy Mori
Kaneohe
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