Reply #55: and when they say this it is never mentioned how much *more* the state [View All]

[salin]

has to pay for a) unfunded federal mandates (such as NCLB) - and tax cuts leading to cuts in $ sent to states for programs such as medicaid.

I am so very sorry for your loss. My heartfelt condolences. In time, may the many warm memories shift from painful (greiving) to comforting.

Back to Mitch - let your voice be heard - I am certain there are many, many others whose lives have met with tragic circumstances as a result of the endless cutting in order to (at the fed level) give huge tax cuts to the wealthy and to corporations while funding a war without asking how to pay for it (and we DO pay for it - esp at the state level and in essential services). This hoosier stands in solidarity with you in your outrage.