Trump’s Assault on the Budget

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/opinion/trumps-assault-on-the-budget.html

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To the Editor:

Re “Familiar Targets Face Elimination in Trump Budget” (front page, Feb. 18):

The inability of the White House and Congress to address real national priorities is symptomatic of a seriously bewildered and inept administration. It is no wonder, then, that we can expect instead a showcase assault on dangerous entities like the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Humanities, AmeriCorps and SeniorCorps — all in the name of reducing the national debt.

If this meanspirited dumbing-down succeeds, ostensibly to help America be great again, it will be a triumph of technique over purpose.

ALAN GOLDFARB

San Rafael, Calif.