http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/budget-cuts Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-shurna/hello-youth-group_b_1527546.html 2012-05-25T10:31:27Z 2012-05-25T10:32:17Z Ed Shurna http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-shurna/ A group of homeless youth who are part of an organization known as the Hello Youth Group made a YouTube video and then went to the state capitol in Springfield to talk with legislators. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ipod">Ipod</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/youth-incarceration">Youth Incarceration</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless-teenagger">Homeless Teenagger</a>, <a href="/tag/hello-youth-group">Hello Youth Group</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless-youth">Homeless Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-homeless-youth">Chicago Homeless Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/homelessness">Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-impact">Chicago Impact</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-maki/tamms-prison-closure_b_1539255.html 2012-05-23T17:54:44Z 2012-05-23T17:54:28Z John Maki http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-maki/ If Illinois does not close Tamms, the state will face the certainty of substantial long and short-term costs that taxpayers cannot afford. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tamms-correctional-center">Tamms Correctional Center</a>, <a href="/tag/tamms-super-max-closure">Tamms-Super-Max-Closure</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-budget">Illinois Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/tamms-prison">Tamms Prison</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-budget-crisis">Illinois Budget Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-budget-cuts">Illinois Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/tamms-prison-closure">Tamms Prison Closure</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randi-weingarten/schools-and-communities-s_b_1529035.html 2012-05-18T22:07:05Z 2012-05-18T22:08:56Z Randi Weingarten http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randi-weingarten/ It's time to stop ignoring poverty and the realities that disadvantaged students face. We must instead address the factors that can and do impede student achievement and well-being. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/community-reform">Community Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/budget">Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/education-reform">Education Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/teachers">Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/public-education">Public Education</a>, <a href="/tag/students">Students</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/san-francisco-aids-funding_n_1526081.html 2012-05-17T19:38:31Z 2012-05-17T20:19:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Mayor Ed Lee announced plans to restore $6.6 million in cut federal funding for HIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention in San Francisco on Thursday.<br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/california-budget-cuts">California Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/ca-budget">Ca Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/ca-budget-cuts">Ca Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-hiv">San Francisco Hiv</a>, <a href="/tag/ca-health-services">Ca Health Services</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-aids">San Francisco Aids</a>, <a href="/tag/california-health-services">California Health Services</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-aidshiv">San Francisco AIDS/HIV</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-budget">San Francisco Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-budget-cuts">San Francisco Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-aidshiv-funding">San Francisco AIDS/HIV Funding</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-aids-funding">San Francisco AIDS Funding</a>, <a href="/san-francisco">San Francisco News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rosenberg/increasing-israel-aid-cut_b_1525016.html 2012-05-17T15:02:00Z 2012-05-17T15:11:34Z MJ Rosenberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rosenberg/ I am no fan of budget cuts in general but with everything else under the sledgehammer, it is nuts to exempt Israel (nor would it be exempted but for the power of the lobby). <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/foreign-aid">Foreign Aid</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ty-alper/california-death-penalty_b_1501068.html 2012-05-16T19:54:18Z 2012-05-16T19:55:44Z Ty Alper http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ty-alper/ Faced with unassailable evidence that the death penalty in California costs hundreds of millions of dollars per year, supporters tend to respond with what is intended to be a conversation stopper: "You can't put a price tag on justice." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/capital-punishment">Capital Punishment</a>, <a href="/tag/death-penalty">Death Penalty</a>, <a href="/tag/safe-california-act">Safe California Act</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/death-penalty-debate">Death Penalty Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/jerry-brown">Jerry Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/california-budget">California Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/california-death-penalty-cost">California Death Penalty Cost</a>, <a href="/tag/california-death-penalty">California Death Penalty</a>, <a href="/crime">Crime News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jared-bernstein/austerity-measures-united-states_b_1518273.html 2012-05-15T12:21:56Z 2012-05-15T12:30:57Z Jared Bernstein http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jared-bernstein/ Next time someone asks you for whom the austerity bell tolls, tell them it ain't just the EU. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/deficit-reduction">Deficit Reduction</a>, <a href="/tag/deficit">Deficit</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity-measures">Austerity Measures</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/jerry-brown-california-budget-deficit_n_1518050.html 2012-05-15T11:37:28Z 2012-05-15T11:37:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Jerry Brown called on state lawmakers to embrace austere cuts and urged voters to approve tax hikes in outlining... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/california-education-budget">California Education Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/california-budget-deficit">California Budget Deficit</a>, <a href="/tag/california-austere-cuts">California Austere Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/california-budget-deficit-2012">California Budget Deficit 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/california-budget-cuts">California Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/jerry-brown-budget-cuts">Jerry Brown Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/california-cuts">California Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/jerry-brown-budget">Jerry Brown Budget</a>, <a href="/los-angeles">Los Angeles News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/student-debt-levels_n_1516317.html 2012-05-14T18:13:31Z 2012-05-15T09:24:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Student debt weighing on your mind? You might be surprised about where the worst of it comes from.<br /> <br /> A recent Reuters analysis of student debt at var... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/state-budgets">State Budgets</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/state-budget-cuts">State Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/state-college">State College</a>, <a href="/tag/state-budget-crisis">State Budget Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/state-schools">State Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/student-debt">Student Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/boomerang-generation">Boomerang Generation</a>, <a href="/tag/ivy-league">Ivy League</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-aid">Financial Aid</a>, <a href="/tag/job-market-college-graduates">Job Market College Graduates</a>, <a href="/tag/student-loans">Student Loans</a>, <a href="/tag/college-graduates">College Graduates</a>, <a href="/money">Money News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/12/california-cuts-budget-jerry-brown_n_1512262.html 2012-05-12T21:07:00Z 2012-05-12T21:07:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ May 12 (Reuters) - California is facing a much deeper budget deficit than expected due to weak tax revenues and slow progress in cut... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/jerry-brown-budget-cuts">Jerry Brown Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/california-budget-cuts">California Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-shortfalls">Budget Shortfalls</a>, <a href="/tag/california-spending-cuts">California Spending Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/state-spending-cuts">State Spending Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/jerry-brown">Jerry Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/bill-powers-texas-rick-perry-tuition_n_1507456.html 2012-05-10T16:52:45Z 2012-05-11T16:52:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Students are rallying to make sure University of Texas President Bill Powers doesn't lose his job over a clash with Gov. Rick Perry and his appointees... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/savebillpowers">Savebillpowers</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry-texas-governor">Rick Perry Texas Governor</a>, <a href="/tag/university-of-texas-president">University of Texas President</a>, <a href="/tag/student-activism">Student Activism</a>, <a href="/tag/tuition-hikes">Tuition Hikes</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/texas-tuition">Texas Tuition</a>, <a href="/tag/president-bill-powers">President Bill Powers</a>, <a href="/tag/university-of-texas">University of Texas</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry-university-of-texas">Rick Perry University of Texas</a>, <a href="/tag/bill-powers">Bill Powers</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/stand-with-bill-powers">Stand With Bill Powers</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/house-budget-cuts-gop-military-pentagon-budget_n_1507331.html 2012-05-10T16:02:08Z 2012-05-10T16:04:31Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By ANDREW TAYLOR, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS<br /> <br /> WASHINGTON -- The GOP-controlled House Thursday passed legislation to replace a looming 10 percent cut to th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/food-stamp-cuts">Food Stamp Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-budget-cuts">Gop Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/food-stamps">Food Stamps</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/military-spending">Military Spending</a>, <a href="/tag/house-budget-cuts">House Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-blum/defense-spending-budget-cuts_b_1503987.html 2012-05-10T13:10:44Z 2012-05-10T13:11:14Z Jeff Blum http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-blum/ The choice for most of us is clear. When asked, "What would you cut if you have to," Americans chose cuts in military spending over cuts in Social Security or Medicare -- three to one. But poll Congress and you get different answers. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/medicare">Medicare</a>, <a href="/tag/defense-spending">Defense Spending</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/defense-budget">Defense Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/social-security">Social Security</a>, <a href="/tag/pentagon-budget">Pentagon Budget</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-center-for-public-integrity/public-overwhelmingly-sup_b_1506062.html 2012-05-10T10:13:40Z 2012-05-10T10:13:41Z The Center for Public Integrity http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-center-for-public-integrity/ By R. Jeffrey SmithiWatch NewsWhile politicians, insiders and experts may be divided over how much the government should spend on the nation's defen... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/department-of-defense">Department of Defense</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-budget-deficit">Federal Budget Deficit</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/house-votes-cut-census-survey_n_1504748.html 2012-05-09T20:27:00Z 2012-05-09T20:27:31Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON –- The House voted Wednesday to eliminate the detailed surveys of America that have been conducted by the Census Bureau since the nation... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/census">Census</a>, <a href="/tag/census-cuts">Census Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/chaka-fattah">Chaka Fattah</a>, <a href="/tag/daniel-webster">Daniel Webster</a>, <a href="/tag/112th-congress">112th Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/american-community-survey">American Community Survey</a>, <a href="/tag/american-community-survey-cut">American Community Survey Cut</a>, <a href="/tag/house-republicans">House Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/carolyn-maloney">Carolyn Maloney</a>, <a href="/tag/steve-king">Steve King</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/european-commission-austerity_n_1499258.html 2012-05-08T08:18:49Z 2012-05-08T08:40:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BRUSSELS &mdash; Germany and the European Commission on Tuesday called on EU nations to stick to their agreed budget cuts despite mounting voter disco... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/european-commission-austerity">European Commission Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/european-commission">European Commission</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections-2012">France Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/business-news">Business News</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/european-austerity">European Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/eu">Eu</a>, <a href="/tag/greece-elections-2012">Greece Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/07/house-gop-budget-cuts-food-stamps-social-services-health-care_n_1495094.html 2012-05-07T09:16:20Z 2012-05-07T09:17:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS<br /> <br /> Highlights of House GOP legislation cutting spending by more than $300 billion over the coming decade.<br /> <br /> Food Stamps – C... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-budget-cuts">Gop Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/food-stamps">Food Stamps</a>, <a href="/tag/food-stamps-cuts">Food Stamps Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/house-gop">House GOP</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/house-gop-budget">House Gop Budget</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/bloomberg-budget-cuts-child-care-after-school-programs_n_1475333.html 2012-05-03T16:20:15Z 2012-05-03T16:20:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Teachers, parents and children's advocates across New York City shuddered Thursday morning as Mayor Michael Bloomberg released his executive budget: J... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/early-childcare">Early Childcare</a>, <a href="/tag/ost">Ost</a>, <a href="/tag/mayor-bloomberg">Mayor Bloomberg</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-buery">Richard Buery</a>, <a href="/tag/pre-school">Pre-School</a>, <a href="/tag/after-school">After-School</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a>, <a href="/tag/bloomberg-budget">Bloomberg Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/afterschool">Afterschool</a>, <a href="/tag/bloomberg-budget-cut">Bloomberg Budget Cut</a>, <a href="/tag/child-poverty">Child Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/out-of-school-time">Out-of-School Time</a>, <a href="/tag/nieer">Nieer</a>, <a href="/tag/united-neighborhood-houses">United Neighborhood Houses</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-for-children">Campaign for Children</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-aid-society">Children&#039;s Aid Society</a>, <a href="/tag/pre-k-funding">Pre-K Funding</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-budget-cuts">New York Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/pre-k">Pre-K</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/bloomberg-budget-after-school-programs-child-care_n_1472589.html 2012-05-02T20:18:57Z 2012-05-02T20:18:20Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A coalition of more than 150 New York City groups, including the Children's Aid Society and the Police Athletic League, is making a last-ditch effort ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/after-school">After School</a>, <a href="/tag/christine-quinn">Christine Quinn</a>, <a href="/tag/out-of-school-time">Out-of-School Time</a>, <a href="/tag/child-poverty">Child Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/ost">Ost</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-for-children">Campaign for Children</a>, <a href="/tag/bloomberg-budget-proposal">Bloomberg Budget Proposal</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a>, <a href="/tag/childcare">Childcare</a>, <a href="/tag/bloomberg-budget">Bloomberg Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/afterschool">Afterschool</a>, <a href="/tag/early-childhood-education">Early Childhood Education</a>, <a href="/tag/the-childrens-aid-society">The Children&#039;s Aid Society</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-mayor-bloomberg">New York Mayor Bloomberg</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/30/rick-scott-college-tuition-funding_n_1464425.html 2012-04-30T09:19:34Z 2012-05-01T09:42:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ After approving a $300 million cut to Florida's public universities in earlier April, thus cutting public higher education state funding for the fifth... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gov-rick-scott">Gov. Rick Scott</a>, <a href="/tag/tuition-hikes">Tuition Hikes</a>, <a href="/tag/university-of-north-carolina">University of North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/texas-higher-education">Texas Higher Education</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/poll">Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/tuition-increase">Tuition Increase</a>, <a href="/tag/governor-scott">Governor Scott</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-rick-scott">Florida Rick Scott</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-scott">Rick Scott</a>, <a href="/tag/state-budget-cuts">State Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-house-of-representatives">Iowa House of Representatives</a>, <a href="/tag/florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-governor">Florida Governor</a>, <a href="/tag/higher-education">Higher Education</a>, <a href="/tag/public-education">Public Education</a>, <a href="/tag/education-cuts">Education Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/cost-of-college">Cost of College</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/30/early-childhood-education_n_1464153.html 2012-04-30T09:22:12Z 2012-04-30T10:28:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A group of Illinois law enforcement leaders joined forces last week to speak out against cuts to state preschool funding, claiming cutting early educa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/illinois-budget">Illinois Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-dart-illinois-preschool">Tom Dart Illinois Preschool</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-dart-illinois-mental-health">Tom Dart Illinois Mental Health</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-mental-health-funding">Illinois Mental Health Funding</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-budget-cuts">Illinois Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/pat-quinn">Pat Quinn</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-preschool-funding">Illinois Preschool Funding</a>, <a href="/tag/preschool-for-all-illinois">Preschool for All Illinois</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-dart-cook-county-jail">Tom Dart Cook County Jail</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-education">Illinois Education</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-crime">Illinois Crime</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-budget-2012">Illinois Budget 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-dart">Tom Dart</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/las-cruces-new-mexico-traffic-fines_n_1460073.html 2012-04-27T16:19:21Z 2012-04-28T11:41:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In one New Mexico town you won’t just be in hot water for not paying your traffic fines, you won’t have any water at all. <br /> <br /> Traffic violators in... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/new-mexico">New Mexico</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/las-cruces">Las Cruces</a>, <a href="/tag/budget">Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/new-hampshire">New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/abc-news">ABC News</a>, <a href="/tag/public-utilities">Public Utilities</a>, <a href="/tag/department-of-transportation">Department of Transportation</a>, <a href="/tag/traffic-fines">Traffic Fines</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/safe-harbor-for-the-homel_b_1460248.html 2012-04-27T18:07:18Z 2012-04-27T17:32:20Z Marian Wright Edelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/ The House Budget Committee's latest draconian budget proposes even deeper cuts in the safety net while refusing to ask the rich and powerful to contribute their fair share. Indeed, it would give them more tax breaks at the expense of poor struggling families desperately trying to get back on their feet. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment-rate">Unemployment Rate</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/budget">Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/jobs">Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/joblessness">Joblessness</a>, <a href="/tag/recession">Recession</a>, <a href="/tag/child-poverty">Child Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployed">Unemployed</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/homelessness">Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/job">Job</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless">Homeless</a>, <a href="/tag/ywca">Ywca</a>, <a href="/tag/ryan-budget">Ryan Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-ryan-budget">Paul Ryan Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless-shelters">Homeless Shelters</a>, <a href="/tag/long-term-unemployed">Long-Term Unemployed</a>, <a href="/tag/us-poverty">US Poverty</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/food-stamps-military-republican-budget_n_1457020.html 2012-04-27T07:57:12Z 2012-04-27T07:57:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- The latest Republican plan to reconcile the budget and preserve defense spending extracts even deeper cuts from programs to help the poo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/temporary-assistance-for-needy-families">Temporary Assistance for Needy Families</a>, <a href="/tag/food-stamp-cuts">Food Stamp Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-budget-cuts">Republican Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/food-stamps">Food Stamps</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/war-on-food-stamps">War on Food Stamps</a>, <a href="/tag/tanf">Tanf</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-reconciliation">Budget Reconciliation</a>, <a href="/tag/snap">Snap</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/social-security-cuts_b_1453329.html 2012-04-25T18:07:00Z 2012-04-25T18:22:51Z Robert Naiman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/ A key reason that it's relatively easy to scaremonger about predictions regarding Social Security's finances decades in the future is that the language often used to talk about Social Security's finances isn't immediately comparable to anything else that most people can relate to. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/social-security">Social Security</a>, <a href="/tag/center-on-budget-and-policy-priorities">Center on Budget and Policy Priorities</a>, <a href="/tag/military-spending">Military Spending</a>, <a href="/tag/robert-greenstein">Robert Greenstein</a>, <a href="/tag/military-budget-cuts">Military Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/budget-cuts">Budget Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-social-security">Obama Social Security</a>, <a href="/tag/military-budget">Military Budget</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>