Citizens for Consumer Justice
Decries Bush State of the Union
Address as Out of Touch with
America's Needs
Administration’s Proposed Stimulus
Package Provides No Relief to
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA —The economic
stimulus package outlined in the
President’s State of the Union
Address last night will only
worsen Pennsylvania’s budget
crisis and will result in
drastically reduced services for
Pennsylvania’s working families,
according to Citizens for Consumer
Justice and United for a Fair
Economy.
Collectively, most states are
experiencing the worst fiscal
crisis since World War II,
wrestling with budget shortfalls
that exceed $180 billion over
three years. Pennsylvania is
facing a budget deficit of $500
million to $2 billion dollars
according to new findings from the
Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities. The shortfall is
threatening funding for education,
health care, and basic services.
Not only does the White House
proposal fail to assist states
like Pennsylvania but, adding
insult to injury, Bush’s dividend
tax cut for will cost the states
$4 billion a year. “The
Administration’s proposal robs
states and communities of the
resources they need to invest in
better schools, health care,
security, and affordable housing,”
said Lauren Townsend, Executive
Director of Citizens for Consumer
Justice.“The Administration wants
to give huge tax cuts to people
who make more than $300,000, while
states like Pennsylvania are
hemorrhaging red ink,” said
Townsend. “At a time when our
security is threatened and the
American economy is failing, the
Administration’s plan is grossly
irresponsible and out of touch
with most Americans’ concerns.”
Citizens for Consumer Justice is
nonprofit social change
organization working in coalition
with other organizations to
address critical issues affecting
the citizens of Pennsylvania
including: the economic justice
and tax reform, health care
including prescription drug
coverage, insurance reform,
corporate accountability, mass
transit, and the
telecommunications industry. For
more information visit our web
site at
www.ccjustice.org or call
215-569-8220.
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