deficit - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ http://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:52:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 WWJC? http://whathesaid.com/2011/02/22/wwjc/ http://whathesaid.com/2011/02/22/wwjc/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:52:51 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=733 The talk on Capitol Hill and around the nation is all about slashing budgets and getting some semblance of control over our deficits. Right now, Congress is evaluating a budget that cuts discretionary spending by 9% while simultaneously increasing military spending by 2%. Domestic programs for the poor fall under the former category. What would […]

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]]> The talk on Capitol Hill and around the nation is all about slashing budgets and getting some semblance of control over our deficits. Right now, Congress is evaluating a budget that cuts discretionary spending by 9% while simultaneously increasing military spending by 2%. Domestic programs for the poor fall under the former category.

What would Jesus cut? That’s the question being asked by the good people over at Sojourners. They’ve created a “Take Action” page where you can send a note to your elected officials regarding budget priorities.

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