Happy Days Are Here Again?
Posted by noprofit on January 10, 2009
An interesting question during a conversation over lunch with a Pathways board member this week… Will federal funding for social programs rise with Barack Obama’s arrival in the White House?
He was expecting, I think, to hear an unqualified “yes”, but I’m not so sure. Government spending rose in almost all categories during the Bush administration, and funding for most social programs increased as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if tough choices have to be made in the next few years – choices between spending federal dollars on badly needed programs to benefit us all vs. badly needed programs to benefit a few. My bet – not all social programs will survive.
What do you think?
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