Something to think about
Hi, readers!
I'm winding up an enjoyable three day weekend. There's a roast in the oven, mashed potatoes and a vegetable are coming shortly. The baseball game starts in about 30 minutes. I had an enjoyable experience at church and I've spent the afternoon educating myself about organizations that help others in a couple of communities, including my own.
These organizations have been on my mind for the past few days.
As our Government seeks to cut discretionary spending on programs like Medicaid, a lot more of our neighbors are going to be looking to these church and community organizations for help. As prices for things like food and gasoline start to climb (Hershey's announced an almost 10% across-the-board increase in their products last week), I worry about the toll that takes on our churches and charities across the country. With government out of the picture, who steps in and fills the void? I wonder how family budgets will cope and when a budget is about to break, is giving one of the first things families cut back on? I honestly don't have an answer to that question past my own. It concerns me though and I offer it up to you on this snowy Sunday spring day for your consideration as well. For every problem we solve with budget cuts, one more is created in our society. I know I don't have the answers, but we have an election coming up in a year and a half and these issues are going to be HUGE!
As things progress in Washington, please keep in mind what the ramifications will be as our politicians cut Government spending. Programs will be eliminated or severely cut back on. Others that we've counted on for years may be changing past the point of recognition. We do need to make choices about what our Government spends money on, but we equally need to understand that just because the money isn't there, the need may still be.
Just some food for thought....
I'm winding up an enjoyable three day weekend. There's a roast in the oven, mashed potatoes and a vegetable are coming shortly. The baseball game starts in about 30 minutes. I had an enjoyable experience at church and I've spent the afternoon educating myself about organizations that help others in a couple of communities, including my own.
These organizations have been on my mind for the past few days.
As our Government seeks to cut discretionary spending on programs like Medicaid, a lot more of our neighbors are going to be looking to these church and community organizations for help. As prices for things like food and gasoline start to climb (Hershey's announced an almost 10% across-the-board increase in their products last week), I worry about the toll that takes on our churches and charities across the country. With government out of the picture, who steps in and fills the void? I wonder how family budgets will cope and when a budget is about to break, is giving one of the first things families cut back on? I honestly don't have an answer to that question past my own. It concerns me though and I offer it up to you on this snowy Sunday spring day for your consideration as well. For every problem we solve with budget cuts, one more is created in our society. I know I don't have the answers, but we have an election coming up in a year and a half and these issues are going to be HUGE!
As things progress in Washington, please keep in mind what the ramifications will be as our politicians cut Government spending. Programs will be eliminated or severely cut back on. Others that we've counted on for years may be changing past the point of recognition. We do need to make choices about what our Government spends money on, but we equally need to understand that just because the money isn't there, the need may still be.
Just some food for thought....
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