"Yup: Romney’s plan would indeed cut billions from cops, firefighters and teachers" at WP
Yup: Romneys plan would indeed cut billions from cops, firefighters and teachers
by Greg Sargent at WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/yup-romneys-plan-would-indeed-cut-billions-from-cops-firefighters-and-teachers/2012/06/13/gJQAj2C8ZV_blog.html
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Yesterday Mitt Romney claimed that it was completely absurd of the Obama campaign to argue that he favors cutbacks in cops, firefighters and teachers. The federal government doesnt pay for teachers, firefighters or policemen, Romney said, adding that they were paid by states and localities.
Whats getting lost in the back and forth here is that Romneys actual economic plan would, in fact, cut billions of dollars in federal money that goes to cops, firefighters, and teachers perhaps more than $10 billion a year, in fact.
This is the conclusion of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which analyzed Romneys plan through the prism of the debate over public workers at my request.
As Michael McAuliff reported yesterday, despite Romney's claim, the federal government does give billions of dollars to states and localities through programs like Title 1, the COPS program, FEMA and others which pay for first responders and teachers.
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