Yabba Dabba Don't! Congress Carves into Grub and Grog Funds!

A Big Beautiful Bill...Of Bummers!

Yabba Dabba Doo! Or maybe Yabba Dabba DON'T! Fred Flinstone here reporting live from my dino powered typewriter. I just heard about this 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' those guys in the House of Representatives cooked up. Beautiful? More like beastly! Seems like they're planning to slice and dice the money that helps folks get their grub and boo boos fixed. We're talking about Medicaid and SNAP – the stuff that keeps families healthy and bellies full! They are planning to slash Medicaid by a whopping $700 billion and SNAP (used to be called food stamps) by around $300 billion. Holy Bedrock that's a lot of clams!

No More Dino Ribs For You!

Now I'm no genius like Professor Twiddle but even I can see that cutting these programs is a real bonehead move. Jennifer Wagner from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says it's gonna hit a lot of folks who need the help not just the Barney Rubbles who might be trying to pull a fast one. It's like taking away a bronto burger from a hungry kid! And get this – while they're pinching pennies on food and medicine they're adding a whole heap of rocks to the national debt. Makes about as much sense as Wilma's crazy modern ideas!

Work Work Work! Or Starve!

So what's the big idea? These House Republicans they wanna make folks work for their help. Now I'm all for a good day's labor at the quarry – Yabba Dabba Doo! – but making folks jump through hoops just to get a little help seems like a real dino sized hassle. They're saying folks on Medicaid need to work at least 80 hours a month to get their coverage. That's like working a double shift at Mr. Slate's! What if someone's sick or has little Pebbles to take care of? Are they just supposed to eat rocks?

Faster Faster! Less Time To Complain!

And get this they're speeding things up! They want these work rules to start sooner meaning less time for folks to get ready or even know what's going on! It's like trying to outrun a saber tooth tiger after a long day at the bowling alley. Plus they're cutting back on the chance for folks to speak up and say 'Hey this is a rotten idea!' No time for comments just 'Yabba Dabba Do It!'... or else!

Red Tape Tangle!

They are making states check up on people's eligibility for Medicaid more often every six months. That's like Wilma redecorating the house every other moon! Seems like a whole lotta bother that could make it even harder for folks to get the help they need. All this extra checking and working might just mean people lose their health coverage even if it's the very thing that helps them get to work in the first place! It's a real catch 22 like trying to explain the telephone to Dino.

Even More Grub Rules!

And it's not just Medicaid – they're messing with SNAP too! They want to make even older folks and families with young kids work to get their food help. And they're making it harder for states to help folks who can't work. So what's gonna happen? Millions of folks might lose their food assistance! This whole thing is giving me a bigger headache than a bowling ball to the foot. It's time to tell these guys in Congress: 'Yabba Dabba DON'T do this!'