re: #39 Simply Sarah

…except that all these cuts now could bring the minimal recovery we having going now to a complete halt and then reverse things, which would result in even larger budget shortfalls in the future when the failing economy results in less revenue and when we need to spend more on safety net programs.

It’s a risk, but I don’t see an alternative. If we wait, the public’s tolerance for spending cuts will disappear again. Some times you only have a limited window in which action on an issue is possible. That, BTW, is the essential meaning of Rahm Emannuel’s admonition to “never let a crisis go to waste”.