"Dorgan discusses 2007 budget- Social services agencies detail frustrations"
This article in April 18, 2006 Grand Forks Herald is a perfect example of Starve the Beast ideals. Cut social spending- what are the effects? The article is discussing Bush's 2007 budget proposal which makes deep cuts in social programs or outright eliminates them. Head Start, United Way, Temporary Aid to Needy Families and so on met with Dorgan to express grave concern about the services they will not be able to provide. A large chunk of these services are preventative services. They explained that they cannot pay employees their worth and have a large turn over with employees. In the long run starve the beast charges us later. In the social programs we will see more crime, more drug and alcohol abuse, more domestic abuse, lower educations, behavior problems, and so on. In budgets the costs incurred in debt will be there. Tim Pawlenty will not raise taxes to fund the highway projects. As a result, he would like to borrow a couple billion dollars. In turn, the tax payer will pay the interest, plus the next bill for highways down the road. The only outcome we will have is more debt in financial terms and also in social terms in society.
(you know damn well when welfare is taken away a man is driven to crime.)