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Standing Up for the Poor, Working Class
Congress should
reject cuts to
housing programs
by J udge G reg
M athis
O nce again, the R epublican
Party is show ing that it cares very
little about the average A m erican
and their struggles.
W hile taking a stab and craft
ing a budget that w ill serve the
nation in the long-term . R ep u b li
can m em bers o f the H ouse o f R epresentatives
proposed cutting $5.7 billion from affordable
housing program s.
T hey also w ant to e lim inate m ore than $550
m illion from a program that offsets rent costs for
low -incom e senior citizens and do aw ay w ith
over $200 m illion that helps people with disabili
ties pay fo r housing. If that w eren ’t enough,
they also w ant to end funding for a program that
provides counseling to fam ilies fighting fore
closure.
T he recession has seen an increase in the
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num ber o f hom eless people in this country.
W ith so m any A m ericans out o f w ork or em
ployed in low paying positions, rent is an e x
pense that eats aw ay at a large chunk o f w h at
ever incom e they bring in. W ithout these gov
ernm ent subsidies, w e ’ll see m ore and m ore
fam ilies forced into the streets.
Sim ilarly, foreclosure counseling has
helped a great num ber o f people stay in
their hom es. W ithout access to this ser
vice, m ore people w ill lose their greatest
asset. O f all the program s the R epubli
cans could look to cut, housing is the one
area they should leave alone.
It’s inconceivable that a political party w ould
fight so hard to extend tax cuts for the rich w hile
w orking equally hard to keep the poor dow n and
to m ove the m iddle class into poverty and
h o m elessn ess.
C ongress has gone back and forth, arguing
on a budget that w ould carry the federal go v ern
m ent through the rem ain d er o f this fiscal year.
T here is a sense o f urgency; if no agreem ent can
be reached, the g overnm ent w ill shut dow n and
any ‘non esse n tial’ governm ent business w ould
cease.
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services they provide no longer available, c re
ating frustration for all o f us.
P re s id e n t O b a m a ju s t a p p ro v e d a te m p o
rary b u d g e t th a t w ill k e e p the g o v e rn m e n t
ru n n in g th ro u g h M arch 18. B ut, he an d C o n
g re ss n e ed to d e c id e on a lo n g e r term b u d g e t,
one th a t w ill k eep th e g o v e rn m e n t fu n d e d
th ro u g h S ep t. 30.
A lready, there is som e dissatisfaction w ith
the $4 billion in cuts in the tem porary m easure.
Indeed, A m erica has to m ake som e tough
decisions about how it spends its m oney if the
nation is to reduce the deficit. Intellectually,
m ost A m ericans understand and accept that
truth. The progressive thinkers am ong us ju s t
d o n 't w ant those cuts to com e at the expense o f
the poor and w orking class.
C all y o u r C ongressm an and express outrage
over the R epublican budget proposal. Tell them
to keep th eir hands o ff housing program s. D e
m and that they stand up fo r the average A m eri
can.
Greg Mathis is a former Michigan District
Court Judge and current syndicated television
show judge.
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