South Dakota farmers and food stamp users, sick children and college students would all take a hit under a budget plan announced Tuesday by the White House.

A budget proposal from President Donald Trump would slash into Medicaid and welfare programs and end billions of dollars in farm subsidies.

Observers say the plan could be dead on arrival, but it could influence discussions in Congress, which is scheduled to begin crafting its own spending plan next month.

What cuts are the president proposing and what do they mean for South Dakota?

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Less financial protection for South Dakota farmers: The White House would cut $38 billion in farm subsidies, the biggest chunk of which would come from crop insurance, which protects farmers from times of drought and market fluctuation.

“This president is just not in touch with the people that elected him,” said Doug Sombke, president of the South Dakota Farmer’s Union.

Scott VanderWal, president of the conservative-leaning South Dakota Farm Bureau, said the cuts have national security implications and put the country at-risk of greater reliance on foreign food sources.

“It’s a program that has personal responsibly built into it, because farmers pay part of the premiums for their insurance,” VanderWal said.

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Less wildlife for hunters: Another cut recommended by the president would come out of the Farm Bill’s conservation program.

The White House is recommending a $5.8 billion reduction to programs designed to preserve habitat with easements and federal aid. Sombke, who owns a farm near Conde, said past cuts to the Conservation Reserve Program eventually led to less interest from pheasant hunters in his area and a loss of revenue.

Less money for sick children: The White House is proposing a $616 billion cut to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program during the 10-year period outlined in the plan.Medicaid is one of the biggest insurers in the state, with nearly 150,000 people relying on the federally funded program last year. Half of all infants in South Dakota depend on Medicaid or the insurance program in the first year of life. About two-thirds of all Medicaid participants are children.

While capping Medicaid funding to states, Trump’s plan would give governors more power to determine who participates.

And for the mentally ill, too: Medicaid funds most mental health services in the U.S.

“Medicaid pays for [people] to go see their doctors, nurse practitioners, their medical providers, whether it’s for psychiatric or physical health,” Phyllis Arends, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Sioux Falls, said.

Cutting the amount proposed by the White House would create problems for hospitals and cause higher fees for private-pay patients, Arends said.

“It’s like cutting off your nose to spite your face,” Arends said. “You’re going to pay for it one way or the other. Let’s just be smart about it.”

More debt for college students: The President’s budget proposal would lower education spending by $143 billion. The plan eliminates federally subsidized loans and loan forgiveness programs for low-income students.

Less aid, more rules for food stamp users: Included in the cuts is a $190.9 billion reduction in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The White House is recommending new requirements as part of the reform, with rules designed to “close eligibility loopholes, target benefits to the neediest households, and require able-bodied adults to work,” according to the plan.