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The Bush 2005 Budget and America’s Communities

What impact will the Bush 2005 budget have on America’s communities?

On Friday, September 10th, the Institute for the Study of Civic Values invited Martha Coven and David Bradley of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities to make a presentation in Philadelphia on how the cutbacks projected in the Bush administration’s five year budget plan would affect our city and cities throughout the country.

Representatives from more than 100 organizations participated in the Town Meeting. We provide their Power Point Presentation online, along with a spreadsheet of the top fifteen community programs slated for significant cutbacks by the administration:

This web page provides quick access to additional  web sites related to the Bush Budget--including an outline of the Budget itself.

If you want  want to keep informed about new developments in this fight,  join    the civic-values email list where we will provide updated information on the Bush budget--and what we can do about it. Just sign up for the list here.
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Military Spending Hiked
Economic Growth Anemic
Unemployment Still High
Iraq Bombing Reveals Weakness
Day Care Funds Stalled
Housing Vouchers Cut

 Ten Reasons for Community Activists to Fight the Bush Budget

    1. Neighborhood Security-COPS Program Ended; Anti-Violence Funds Cut

    2. Unemployment-No Support for Unemployment Compensation Extension

    3. Education-”No Child Left Behind” Program Underfunded by $9.4 Billion.

    4. Kids- Support for child care frozen. 550,000 kids are still on waiting lists.

    5. Housing-250,000 Housing Vouchers cut. Funding reduced by $1.6 Billion.

    6. Health Care-Significant Cuts in Medicaid over the next ten years.

    7. Senior Citizens-Programs for the elderly frozen at 2002 levels.

    8. Pollution-EPA Water Pollution Funding cut by 30%--$822 million.

    9. State and City Services-Funding for States and Cities drops by $6 Billion.

    10. The Future-Bush plans even more cuts over the next ten years.

     

Bush Budget Basics

Overview

  • President’s Budget Message
  • Accomplishments and  Challenges
  • 2004-5 Budget Overview
  • Budget Summary Tables
  • Budget Glossary

    •        Bush Budget Priorities

  • Bush-War on Terror and Iraq
  • Defense Department
  • Dept. of Homeland Security
  • Tax Cuts

    • Bush Budget Cuts

  • Reduce Domestic Spending
  • Eliminate Domestic Programs
  • “Compassionate” Conservatism

    • Tax Breaks Benefit Millionaires

    Bush Budget Debate

    Bush Budget: Analysis

  • Budget and Policy Priorities Analysis
  • Moving Ideas: Budgeting for Disaster
  • Brookings: The Budget Outlook
  • Coalition for Human Needs-Resources
  • Google: Search Budget Updates

    •                    Bush Budget Defenders

  • Town Hall
  • Heritage Foundation
  • Cato Institute: Federal Spending

    • Citizen/Labor Groups Speak Out

  • Praxis-Fighting Back on Budget Cuts
  • National League of Cities-Cities Hurt
  • AFL-CIO-Bush Budget Costs Jobs
  • AFSCME-Budget of Mass Destruction
  • SEIU-Budget Erodes National Security
  • Families USA-Medicaid Cut
  • Fire Fighters-Firemen Ignored
  • NEA Education Programs Underfunded
  • Children’s Defense Fund-Kids Suffer
  • Food Research Action-Child Nutrition
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars-Veterans Cut
  • LowIncomeHousing Coalition-Housing Slashed
  • League ConservationVoters-EPA Attacked

    • Income Declines

    For More Information, Contact BushBudget Campaign, ISCV,

     

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