The outpouring of opposition to cuts in services needed by vulnerable families shows that more and more people across the nation want Congress to back the right priorities. People understand that it makes no sense to cut education, nutrition, and other vital services so that the wealthiest among us can receive billions more in tax breaks. |
We can't just talk dollars when you talk about these cuts. These are impacting real people. Bush's budget makes cuts in services that people need, while continuing tax breaks worth trillions of dollars that go overwhelmingly to the wealthiest among us. |
When it comes to poor people, states are not always anxious to get them the benefits they're entitled to, even though they are dollars that go into that state's economy. In this case, you've got people who would get benefits that would come from an additional pot of money the state is not now tapping. States should be maximizing the revenues they were legitimately able to get from the federal government. |