Federal cuts can have ripple effects
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Let the games begin! A newly submitted federal budget marks the first true attempt in years to reduce the size and spending habits of the federal government. But spending reductions also mean the loss of pet projects and programs that have become ingrained in our give-away society. Thus, virtually everyone agrees that spending cuts are needed but no one wants the cuts to hit their pocketbooks. And this hypocritical attitude strikes both Republicans and Democrats.