Posted on 02/01/2010 1:14:09 PM PST by Cheap_Hessian
With President Obama's budget proposal for the 2011 fiscal year out on the street, we take an early look at some of the winners and losers, in no particular order:
WINNERS
1. K-12 education. Despite the straitened times and his freeze on overall discretionary spending, Obama is increasing federal funding for public education, one of the three main areas of his domestic agenda, alongside energy and health-care reform. The Education Department's proposed budget is up by nearly $3 billion, or more than 6 percent.
2. Research and development. Also preserved is spending on research and development in renewable energy and other areas, which the administration argues is crucial to sustained economic growth. The Energy Department is up nearly $2 billion, or more than 7 percent. The National Science Foundation is up more than 8 percent.
3. State governments. State governments, dreading the winding down of the support they received from last year's economic stimulus package, get a short reprieve -- $25 billion for a six-month extension of the increased federal match for Medicaid costs.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
How much gets to the students vs. how much gets to the teachers union? HMMMMM?
Some of the “losers” I am surprised with. I can’t believe that they are hitting some of those areas. Some of the “winners” should be in the loser spot though. Only Denfese and infrastructure (highway) is worth incrasing.
NASA realignment. No money for manned space flight other than vaporware early future efforts and commercial efforts that will end up with favored constituents and it doesn’t matter if they work IMO; $$ for global warming scam. When the shuttle goes, we will be paying the Russians for rides for the indefinite future and wasting money for carbon capture schemes.
Cold you imagine the outrage if a Republican president cut #6 loser?
Obama wants to hurt low income workers!
The Med (Memphis's only public hospital might have to close doors due to budget woes
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2440036/posts
Woes brought on by having to be the doctor's office for ILLEGALS who DO NOT PAY FOR SERVICES rendered. They use the ER as a doctor's office. Takes all day now to be seen in the ER. And MS and AR not paying their Medicaid tabs.
Obama’s still got his scapegoat, though:
“Bush’s Fault!!”
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