New Budget Slashes Food Help For Poor Women and Children, Raises War Spending By $5 Billion

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No money for the poor or for education, but plenty to kill our fellow men.

Late Friday night, President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) struck a deal that averted a government shutdown, but (unless it is rejected by Congress) will lead to about $38 billion in spending cuts over the remainder of the fiscal year.

These proposed cuts, alongside rising gas prices and draconian budget cuts at the state and local level, have already led some economists to knock up to a point off of their estimate for U.S. economic growth.

Trillions for War And None For The American People

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