Friday, August 10, 2012

Deficit Reduction Package -- "The Ryan Budget" -- Shifts Significant Costs to States and Localities

About the Center.

The report's 4 main bullet points:
  • The Ryan budget would heavily shift costs to states by cutting Medicaid funding. 
  • The Ryan budget would impose deep cuts in funding for a wide range of other state and local services, as well. 
  • Cuts in funding for state and local governments under the Ryan plan would be much deeper than the automatic cuts (or “sequestration”) scheduled to begin in January
  • The Ryan budget cuts likely would bring funding for state and local services far below historical levels.

(Pages 9-10)   Major education programs threatened with deep cuts under the Ryan budget:
  • High-poverty schools (Title I)
  • Special education (IDEA)
  • Pre-school programs provided through Head Start
  • Improving teacher quality. 
  • Impact Aid.  (Provide support to school districts near military bases, Indian lands, or other types of property that cannot be taxed by the school district)

(Pages 11-12)  Major housing and community development programs threatened with deep cuts under the Ryan budget:  

(Pages 12-13)  Major health and environment programs threatened with deep cuts under the Ryan budget:

(Pages 13-14)  Major workforce programs threatened with deep cuts under the Ryan budget:

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