How federal spending affects us

Post date: Feb 03, 2011 1:56:15 PM

Many don’t realize how the federal spending affects the little guys – us the thousands of small municipalities all over this nation. The cuts that the new congress is demanding is actually money that would fund many of the programs municipalities depend on such as programs for education and safety.

An article that appeared today in CNN talks about this trickle-down effect that can only hurt us in the long run. I am not going to propose that I know anything about how to balance the federal budget. Heck I can barely manage to balance my own budget. However, I am going to propose we spring into action. Silence is a vote too, and our silence on issues like this only serve to widen the hole we are falling into with the crazy notions being spouted by the far Right.

So, I implore you to stay informed and to contact your representatives in Congress and the state whenever you hear things that will only serve to damage the future. Be known to them. Be their worst nightmare. They are counting on you to stay silent and not bother them.