Are these cuts truly what Liberals want?

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In liberal/ democratic dominated washington state , the legislature now proposes the following cuts in the state budget:

1. K-12 Education : 1 billion dollars
2. Higher Education: 513 Million

total of 1.5 billion dollars cut by the "party of education"

3. 786 million dollars cut from medical care from seniors and the poor.

wow, so helping the poor and elderly not priority anymore for the "party of the people".

so liberals please do explain why your party at least in the state of washington seems more like republicans?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

State have a legal requirement to balance their budgets - that means if they don't have enough money coming in, they have to make cuts. It's like when you're laid off. You might like steak, but at some point, you have to cut your spending to the bone, so you eat cheap burger instead.

Onlooker · Answer

Cutting those programs is not liberal, but Washington State must comply with its own laws: 

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_xgr_budget_summary_box.html?source=mypi

THE PROBLEM: Maintaining the Washington Legislature's best-laid plans would cost about $9 billion more than the state expects to collect in taxes through mid-2011. Voters have given the Legislature a short leash on tax increases, so spending cuts and one-time money are about all that's left to balance the budget.

THE SOLUTION: Majority Senate Democrats' $35 billion budget for 2009-2011 cuts about $4.5 billion in previously expected government spending. The budget also relies on some $3 billion in federal dough, $750 million from raiding off-budget accounts, and about $400 million in lowered pension costs.

kerfitz · Answer

It doesn't surprise me.  Democratic voters have no memory or research skill swhen it comes to candidates for their party.  The WA legislature is just counting on that when it comes election time, they will spin it as "we saved 2 Billion dollars with necessary cuts" without having to go into what they cut, and thier constituents will lap it up.

Johnny · Answer

Nov 4, 2008 was as bad a day for America as
Sep 11, 2001

Anonymous · Answer

I love how liberals are criticized for out of control spending, and when they cut they are called turncoats. Just admit it, you are on the right wing and no matter what the left does you are going to criticize them.

Are these cuts truly what Liberals want?

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