Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

More Than Half of States Face Budget Problems

As the fiscal 2009 budget year began July 1 in most states, at least 29 states faced or are facing an estimated $48 billion in combined budget shortfalls.
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States Imposing Cuts That Hurt Vulnerable Residents

A Balanced Approach to Restoring Fiscal Responsibility

Sixteen leading economists and budget experts issued a major critique of a recent proposal to address future federal budget deficits through radical changes in budget procedures for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. They believe there are better ways to begin tackling projected deficits, which they describe in their critique.

Signatories
Henry Aaron	J. Bradford DeLong	Richard Kogan	Uwe Reinhardt
Nancy Altman	Peter Diamond	Jack Lew	Charles Schultze
Kenneth Apfel	Robert Greenstein	Marilyn Moon	Robert Solow
James Blum	James Horney	Van Doorn Ooms	Paul Van de Water

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You often hear that the poor and working people don't have a voice in Washington...As it turns out, this bit of conventional wisdom is wrong for one reason: Bob Greenstein and his crew at the Center..."

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