re: #338 prononymous

re: #309 Aceofwhat?

No problem. I’ll be plenty candid.

We have a context here and Republicans like cutting social programs. I say that Obama is probably just offering concessions because I know his history. But if he did it because he doesn’t care about the effect on the poor then screw him too.

I’d say that we should have studies done on various departments of the government and determine how much money they really need. IMO, such a study would reveal a program for immunizations probably needs an increase in funds. Some objective measurement is needed here.

Thanks.

This is what i mean: either the cut in question will screw the poor, or it won’t. Doesn’t the answer to that question, then, tell us whether the person(s) proposing the cut is going to ‘screw the poor’?

That’s all. I think that a budget line item is best judged by its effect, not its sponsor. As you say, we need objective measurement - then we can judge.