Hurting - Literally - Kids and Seniors To Protect Tax Cuts for the Rich
By Robert CruickshankThere's no better illustration of the priorities of Arnold Schwarzenegger than this report from Shane Goldmacher and Evan Halper in the LA Times, explaining that today's May Revise is likely to include a proposal to eliminate health care services for children and the elderly:
Administration officials declined to reveal which specific programs the governor would eliminate. But officials involved in the budget process, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly, said they would probably include home healthcare for the elderly and disabled, a nearly $2-billion program that serves 440,000 Californians. Cuts that lawmakers and the governor made to the program in an effort to balance the budget have been blocked by legal rulings over the last year.
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Welcome to the Low-Income Economic Experience
By Kimberly S. JonesCalifornia Reinvestment Coalition
As America’s middle class joins the working poor, Congress has one more reason to do right by financial regulatory reform.
As the fight for regulatory reform plays out with hundreds of lobbyists and millions of dollars, it’s becoming increasingly uncertain whether the Senate will pass a bill that creates meaningful protections for the American economy.
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