Dear Commons Community,

The vast majority of people in this country  have not had time nor the inclination to read the 30-chapter, 920-page Project 2025 conservative manifesto published by the right-wing Heritage Foundation.  Stever Rattner, a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, had a piece yesterday explaining eight ways that Project 2025 would change our country.  Here is a summary of Rattner’s essay.

1. Project 2025’s tax system would greatly benefit the wealthy

The 2025 plan would condense seven tax brackets into just two, leading to higher tax rates for lower-income Americans and lower rates for the rich.

2. Millions of people would be at risk of losing health care coverage if there are lifetime Medicaid caps

Almost 95 million Americans were enrolled in Medicaid in 2021. If lifetime caps are implemented, over 19 million people, or 5% of the country’s population, would be at risk of losing their health care coverage.

3. Eliminate Headstart

4. Phase Out Title I

Project 2025 would phase out the $18 billion currently allocated to Title I, a key source of education aid, and return funding responsibility to the states.

5. End Student Loan Forgiveness

President Joe Biden’s effort to reduce the burden of student debt on young Americans would be ended and existing borrowers would have to repay the loans per their existing terms.

6. Repeal the Inflation Reduction Act

The conservative manifesto seeks to repeal large parts of the Inflation Reduction Act, which is principally aimed at facilitating a shift toward renewable energy.

7. Ban the Abortion Pill

8. Bolster Presidential Power

Project 2025 would reclassify policy-related positions, remove civil service protections and make federal employees easier to fire.

Trump has disavowed any connection to Project 2025 but the fingerprints of his associates are all over it.

Tony

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