Friday, September 30, 2011

Terrible Ten

The Nation outs the terrible ten politicians at the heart of gutting our social safety nets.

We see this time and time again where low information conservative voters make horrific political choices, choices that ultimately hurt their own interests.

AlterNet: 10 Congresspeople Making Life Worse for Their Constituents
“These ten members represent districts and states with some of the highest poverty rates in the country, and yet have voted for job-killing budget bills and deep cuts to our nation’s safety net. Its a mismatch too stark to be ignored.”


The argument that we can’t afford what in many cases are life-saving programs is nonsense.

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