The NY Times points out the sham of a budget that Bush has the gall to present to the Congress. They point out that he "assumes" nothing will be spent in Iraq or Afghanistan after 2009? Hmmmm... Also, he "assumes" there will be no costs involved when the Congress fixes the AMT (alternative minimum tax).
Mr Bush proposes cutting Medicare by $66 billion over 5 years and Medicaid by $11 billion. He would also propose cutting the program that brings groceries to about 440,000 elderly folks and would cut the $99 million block grant to states for preventative health.
Also, starting in 2008, of course, over a five-year period, he would propose cuts of $114 billion dollars in programs such as Head Start, veterans' health care, low-income housing assistance, environmental protection, and scientific research, to name a few.
At the same time, "In 2012 alone, the president’s new budget would cut domestic discretionary spending by $34 billion, while tax cuts for households with incomes above $1 million would total $73 billion."
So this is "compassionate conservatism"?
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/08/opinion/08thur1.html?_r=1&oref=login