New York Times’ Editorial Board published the opinion article just last week, “Donald Trump Raids the Pantry of Poor Americans”, expressing an opinion on Mr. Trumps budget proposal that would “slash an essential antipoverty program” by 30% over the next decade. This budget proposal explains that cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) includes the redesigning “to improve nutrition and target benefits to those who need them, while ensuring careful stewardship of taxpayers’ money.” The Editorial Board explains what this entails of, such as less fresh-food access to low-income Americans and more non-perishable items. Through this, families who use SNAP are less likely to be able to shop according to their families’ diets. The author expresses that this will affect “46 million low-income people, or one in seven Americans”, even though the benefits of the SNAP program are available and expressed. The author of this article concludes that Mr. Trump should be growing the size of SNAP if he actually cared about the well-being and nutrition of America’s low-income population. Much evidence is show through this article which gives credible insight towards the author’s claim of the importance of keeping SNAP available for the right reasons. SNAP works and maintains families’ needs appropriately because of the access to nutritional items essential for growth and overall health of families. The Editorial Board brings light to their audience, most likely those of low-income or those involved in the SNAP program, through evidence and a thorough argument that STEM must be maintained with the nutrition of low-income families in mind and excluding this would bring to light Mr. Trump’s values about America’s health.

A recent new tax law was initiated for the nations wealthy Americans and corporations, subsequently, what could be the effects that contribute to our nation as a whole from this tax break? Has Mr. Trump fully understood and accepted the consequences that could come from this decision? The New York Times posted an article by The Editorial Board on February 6, titled, “Do You Think Donald Trump Is Ready for a Real Financial Crisis?”.  Although the current global financial markets are high, the current administration and allies in Congress are beginning to question Donald Trumps ability to responsibly take ownership if stoking inflation were to arise if the economy nears full employment from this tax law. This article helps clearly filter through the problems with the new tax law and effectively helps the reader comprehend what disadvantages could arise from our president, Mr. Trump, through the reactions from past complications in his presidency.