April 07, 2011

Budget Proposal Slashes Services to Low Income Americans

From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (4.5.11):

Chairman Ryan Gets Roughly Two-Thirds of His Huge Budget Cuts From Programs for Lower-Income Americans

By Robert GreensteinBudget Cut Pie Chart 4.7.11

The $2.9 trillion — or about two-thirds — of the cuts includes the following three categories of cuts: 

  • $2.17 trillion in reductions from Medicaid and related health care,
  • $350 billion in cuts in mandatory programs serving low-income Americans (other than Medicaid), and
  • $400 billion in cuts in low-income discretionary programs. 

View the full report:
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3451
http://www.cbpp.org/files/4-5-11bud2.pdf

 

Apr 7, 2011 4:42:56 PM | Disability Community, Discrimination, Financial, Food and Drink, Health Care, Legislative, Medicaid, Medicare

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