Today’s article discusses the republicans who have taken over state plan on reducing the nation’s budget deficit by reducing extra costs such as reducing public workers benefits, reduce social services and also even selling of state liqour stores. Also with about 690 seats in congress being republican they have even considered cutting back on Obamas health plan.
This connects with what we are learning in class with the use of direct government. Americans are asking to have a smaller deficit in the country but may not realize the expenses that may have to be cut. With the republicans in majority of congress going to help our nation by reducing a lot of other benefits/costs? Many say there’s enough to make a big difference.
Elizabeth Sziler
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/us/politics/08govs.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
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This was expected Elizabeth when the Republicans won a lot of seats over in recent elections. Obama and his former staff/house pushed many policies quickly to get them passed before the Republican surge. Republicans now in office will spend the next 2 years working on lowering Obama's policies he has passed so far as president. With all of these bailouts and loans Obama has offered, I am in no shock to hear about them cutting any budgets at this time.
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