For Immediate Release
Monday, February 05, 2007
To Pay For Costly War, Bush Tries To Abandon Basic Domestic Responsibilities
AFSCME’s McEntee: “The President wants to make permanent tax cuts for the rich that no commander-in-chief should support during time of war”
WASHINGTON —Gerald W. McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, issued the following statement in response to President Bush’s proposed Fiscal Year 2008 budget.
“As we prepare to enter the fifth year of a costly military conflict abroad, the President wants to make permanent tax cuts for the rich that no commander-in-chief should support during time of war. It’s an outrage that he wants to gut basic domestic services to do it.
“President Bush has proposed slashing Medicare, Medicaid, and children’s health services that millions of Americans rely upon to survive. To pay for his expensive war abroad, President Bush is willing to abandon basic domestic responsibilities like health care here at home.
“This is not an honest budget. It fails to account for the true costs of the war in Iraq and underestimates our national deficit.
“This budget shows that President Bush remains painfully out of touch with the economic insecurities faced by so many Americans. This is not the time to cut taxes for the rich and neglect programs that serve the middle class and working poor.”
