Dhn budget webinar april 2 2012 final

Sisters of Mercy

National Advocacy Center, Sisters of the Good Shepherd

National Council of Churches

J Herbert NelsonDirector – Office of Public Witness

Deborah WeinsteinExecutive Director – Coalition on Human Needs

Choices:The House Budget;

Impending Deficit Reduction Cuts

Deborah WeinsteinApril 2, 2012

• Cut the food stamp program by $134b over 10 years

• Impose cuts on 1.5 million low-income school kids ($1.13b/yr)

• Reduce or end services for 540,000 special education students ($986m/yr)

• Deprive 75,000 children of Head Start ($621m/yr)

• Reduce or eliminate work-study for 713,000 college students ($76m/yr)

• Reduce or eliminate grants for 1.3m college students ($57m/yr)

OR

Enact the Buffett rule

($171b over 10 yrs)

&$8b left over for deficit reduction

Eliminate Medicaid coverage for 434,000 people ($21 b over 10 years)

ORClose the “carried interest” loophole so hedge fund managers pay same income tax rate as everyone else($21b over 10 years)

Allocate $75 million to buy 3 Trident nuclear missiles

OR

Provide job training for nearly 100,000 dislocated workers

Things to know about the Ryan Budget

Medicaid cut 34% by 2022 ($2.4T counting Medicaid & ACA)

SNAP cut $134bOther mandatory

by $1.9TDomestic/Internat’l approps

down $291b more

On the other hand…Military spending rises

5% above deal set last summer; would rise from 57% of all approps to 61% over 10 years.

There are $10 trillion in tax cuts!!!

By 2050, Medicaid, CHIP cut 75%; most other programs except Social Security, Medicare, defense would disappear.

“My goal is to cut government in half in 25 years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” --Grover Norquist

Make Believe

• $5.4 trillion from keeping the Bush tax cuts over next 10 years.

• $4.6 trillion from NEW tax cuts that mostly help the rich.

• New cuts supposed to be offset by reducing other tax expenditures.

• What tax breaks would be cut?

Automatic cuts (aka Sequestration)

10 years of deeper cuts:•$110 million a year: •$55b Defense•$55b Not DefenseMany, but not all, low-income mandatory programs are exempt from these cuts

Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, SSI, Pell Grants, UI, some child care, most child welfare…

FY 2013 (starting Jan. 2013):•Automatic across-the-board, 8 – 9%

Non-defense: $38b from appropriations; rest from Medicare (limited) and other non-exempt mandatory

FY2014 and beyond:•Caps lowered by same amounts, but appropriators choose how to make cuts

Who would be hurt?

• 734,000 households: no LIHEAP• 1.5 million low-income children: reduced K-12

education aid• 550,000 poor adults, 20,000 youth don’t get job

training• 75,000 children don’t get Head Start• 25,000 children don’t get child care• 17,000 seniors: no Meals on Wheels• 12,000 patients: no HIV/AIDS drugs

How much less than in FY 2010?

• Adult job training: 22.5 – 23.5 percent• Adult basic education: 19.5 – 20.5 percent• IDEA education: 12.8 – 14.0%• LIHEAP grants to states: 33.3 – 34.2 percent• Public housing capital fund: 35 – 35.9 percent• WIC: 20.9 – 22.0 percent• Substance abuse treatment: 29.9 – 30.8 percent• Maternal and Child Health: 16.4 – 17.5 percent

Please check out CHN’s new report at www.chn.org

For more information,don’t be a stranger:Contact Debbie Weinsteindweinstein@chn.org

Indivar Dutta-GuptaPolicy AdvisorCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities

A Narrative About Programs

Vulnerable People Rely On

Indivar Dutta-GuptaPolicy Advisor

Domestic Human NeedsWebinar

April 2, 2012

Outline

Our Narrative

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SNAP is Projected to Shrink as Percent of Economy

Programs We Care About are Affordable

Public Health Coverage is Better at Cost Control

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Programs We Care About are Affordable

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Spending is Focused on Elderly, Disabled, & Workers90% of Entitlement Benefits Goes to These Households

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Spending is Focused on Elderly, Disabled, & WorkersMiddle Income Households Receive Proportionate Share

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Spending is Focused on Elderly, Disabled, & WorkersTax Expenditures are Highly Regressive

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Spending is Focused on Elderly, Disabled, & WorkersTax Expenditures are Substantial

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*Federal administration costs as a percent of total federal and state expenditures for Medicaid, SNAP, and housing vouchers are just 0.1%, 0.3%, and 0.3%, respectively.

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Strong Safety Net Programs WorkOverwhelmingly, Program Dollars Go to Beneficiaries

Strong Safety Net Programs WorkSafety Net Dramatically Reduces Poverty

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Strong Safety Net Programs WorkTANF No Longer Effective at Reducing Deep Poverty

Our Narrative

Conclusion

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• Policy Basics www.cbpp.org/policybasics

• Timely analysis on budget debates Blog: www.offthechartsblog.org

Twitter: @CenteronBudget

• Analysis of state budget and tax debates wwww.statefiscal.org

Our Narrative

Resources & Contact Info

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Indivar Dutta-GuptaPolicy AdvisorFederal Fiscal PolicyCenter on Budget and

Policy Priorities820 First Street NE, Suite

510Washington, DC 20002202-325-8788www.cbpp.orgdutta-gupta@cbpp.org

Emily AlfanoSenior Manager – Government RelationsNational Council of Jewish Women

Speak Out for a Moral Budget:The “Ask”

Maintain current funding levels for domestic anti-poverty programs.

Preserve the current structure of low-income mandatory programs like SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), the EITC, and Medicaid.

Replace the scheduled $1.2 trillion in across-the-board cuts with a balanced deficit reduction package that includes revenues and protects funding for anti-poverty and anti-hunger programs.

Take Action: Speak Out for a Moral Budget

Tell your senators and representative what you think.

Engage in the debate through traditional and new media.

Raise awareness in your community.

Speak Out for a Moral Budget:Tell your senators and representative what you think. Visit your members of Congress.

Tips: Call ahead to scheduleBring materials to leave behindMake it personalFollow up

Attend a town hall.Tips: Arrive early

Sit by the microphoneCome with your questions written downRefuse to take a non-answer for an answer

Make a phone call.Tips: Call the US Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224 3121 and ask to be connected to your

legislator’s office.Give your name and address to make clear you’re a constituentMake a clear statement of your position including an “ask”Ask for the staffer who handles the federal budgetFollow up

Send an email.Tips: Visit look www.senate.gov or www.house.gov to find the correct email address

Clearly state your purpose at the beginning of your letterInclude personal examplesAddress only one issue per letter

Speak Out for a Moral Budget:Engage in the debate through traditional and new media.

Write an Op-Ed.Tips: Focus on one issue

Support with factsInclude a personal storyAvoid jargonMake it timely

Write a letter to the editor.Tips: Read the letters section regularly

Respond quicklyBe briefFollow the rulesSend copies to decision-makers

Start a conversation on Facebook.Tips: “Like” your member of Congress

Post interesting articles on your wall Share information on Twitter.

Tips: Follow budget-related tags: #faithfulbudget; #save4all; etc.Follow allied people/organizations on Fridays: #FF @bread4theWorld

@CoalitiononHN @NCJW Tag members of Congress in tweets. You can find a list of members on Tweet Congress: http://tweetcongress.org/

Speak Out for a Moral Budget:Raise awareness in your community.

Plan an Event.Tips: Be creative

Find a hookAlert the mediaInclude an action

Engage your friends and family in conversation—and action!Tips: Share your story

ListenBe prepared with ideas for action: encourage friends and family to join you in calling members of Congress

Thank you for all your faithful work!

If you have further questions about today’s webinar, contact John Hill – jhill@umc-gbcs.org