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Ruling Class Warriors
Press, Eyal | January 23, 2006 issue

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The article looks at a budget reconciliation bill written by Republicans in the United States that will lead, the author contends, to more tax cuts for rich people. The budget allows states to impose premiums and increase co-payments on low-income Medicaid recipients. Congress could have saved billions by reducing the amount that Medicaid pays for pharmaceutical drugs. The budget also cuts child support enforcement, foster care programs, and student loan programs. The author references the book "Off Center," by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson.

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BUDGET -- United States; FINANCE, Public -- United States -- 1933-; HEALTH insurance -- United States; MEDICAID; EXPENDITURES, Public; TAX cuts; UNITED States
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