Tuesday, May 8, 2012

A Glimpse Into The World Of President Romney

Yesterday, Republicans gave us a glimpse into what a Romney presidency coupled with a Republican controlled Congress will look like. 
The Republican controlled House Budget Committee approved $300 billion in cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, health care, Social Services Block grants, child tax credits for working immigrants and other social services like meals on wheels.  Federal workers would have to contribute an additional 5% of their salaries toward their pensions, while individuals receiving coverage subsidies under the new health care law would lose some or all of their benefits. 
You will note that we have not mentioned any cuts in defense spending.  That is because the primary purpose of this proposal is to offer an alternative to the $55 billion in automatic spending cuts that are set to occur in January of 2013 because the “super committee” could not reach a deal on the deficit.  Republicans are scrambling to avoid any cuts to defense even at the expense of social services to the middle class , the poor and the needy. 
The bill is set to be voted on in the House on Thursday.  It has no chance of passing in the Democrat controlled Senate.  But this symbolic measure gives us a look into what a Romney presidency will bring.  The Republican nominee has promised to impose substantial cuts to domestic programs while increasing the Pentagon’s budget. 
The November elections will be all about ideology.  This Budget Commitee proposal is just more evidence of the stark contrast that exists between the two parties.       

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