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Lawmakers’ decisions don’t affect them

Every day we read the papers and watch the news, ponder commentary in print and on the air. The conclusion one comes to is simply this: The people who make the decisions that impact our daily lives are not themselves impacted by the decisions they make.

Will the Congress fail to get paid during this ‘austerity’ period? Will the Supreme Court Justices lose their health insurance? Will the White House go into foreclosure? When a war is declared, will the Joint Chiefs and the Pentagon officials go off to fight? Of course not – none of these persons will feel the impact of the things they discuss and put into action.

Why do the least and lowest – those with the least power – always bear the brunt of an economic downturn? Why have we lost the sense of responsibility for those less fortunate than ourselves? Why is it so awful to ask those with the most to give back a bit so others may have a chance to rebuild their lives?

We continue to hear that “budgets are moral documents.” What moral principles drive the budget process as we’ve seen it unfold over the past months, at the national, state and local levels? All good questions, yes? Someone suggest some answers, please.

Louise Bower



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