State and national budget cuts
President Obama's plans for 2011
By Carhart, Ciera
Last Updated:3:48 PM EST 2/24/10 Section: News
On Feb.18, President Barack Obama released his 2011 budget plan, proposing changes that would ask for a $3.8 trillion dollar budget with a $1.75 trillion deficit that would slowly decrease as the years go on.
In his proposal, Obama stated, "There are times when you can afford to redecorate your house and there are times when you have to focus on rebuilding its foundation."
Fundamentally, the choice that affects most college students is healthcare and college loans.
Junior Melanie Dominick, stated that not having health care is one of her main concerns.
"I don't have health care and if I'm ever sick, all I can ever go to is the Emergency room." For Dominick and other Americans who are faced with this problem, the $901 billon set aside will hopefully pull America in the right direction.
The Department of Health and Human Services hopes to "support health insurance reform, protect access to low-income citizens, and increase the number of primary care providers and expand wellness activities."
Educationally, the budget has proposed spending $72 billion on education alone.
"The Obama Administration places a high priority on education. This priority is clearly demonstrated in the 2011 budget, which calls for an increase of $3 billion in discretionary spending and an overall increase of $15.5 billion," according to the Office of Management and Budget.
The Department of Education hopes to give $10.6 billion to community colleges to graduate 500 million more students by 2020, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
Another department that will be affected is the Department of Agriculture.
Senior Ben Musall has high opportunities in the farming business.
The Department of Agriculture will be allocated $131 billion.
Large crops such as cotton production will be cut down significantly, along with insurance that goes to the farmers if the crops have a bad season.
In Musall's opinion, the money that was allocated to the banks should have been given to the public.
"I think he [Obama} is in over his head.," he said.
"I think a better plan would have been to give the public the money that he gave to the banks."
Musall believes that this would help the farmers as well and they would not need the insurance that the budget is cutting back on if they were given more money.
Also, Obama plans on cutting costs for wealthier farmers, according to the Associated Press.
The budget's goal is to create more jobs in the rural parts of America. By closing the gap between the wealthy farmers and the not-so-wealthy farmers, there will be more of an opportunity for job growth.
ckc05241@sjfc.edu
In his proposal, Obama stated, "There are times when you can afford to redecorate your house and there are times when you have to focus on rebuilding its foundation."
Fundamentally, the choice that affects most college students is healthcare and college loans.
Junior Melanie Dominick, stated that not having health care is one of her main concerns.
"I don't have health care and if I'm ever sick, all I can ever go to is the Emergency room." For Dominick and other Americans who are faced with this problem, the $901 billon set aside will hopefully pull America in the right direction.
The Department of Health and Human Services hopes to "support health insurance reform, protect access to low-income citizens, and increase the number of primary care providers and expand wellness activities."
Educationally, the budget has proposed spending $72 billion on education alone.
"The Obama Administration places a high priority on education. This priority is clearly demonstrated in the 2011 budget, which calls for an increase of $3 billion in discretionary spending and an overall increase of $15.5 billion," according to the Office of Management and Budget.
The Department of Education hopes to give $10.6 billion to community colleges to graduate 500 million more students by 2020, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
Another department that will be affected is the Department of Agriculture.
Senior Ben Musall has high opportunities in the farming business.
The Department of Agriculture will be allocated $131 billion.
Large crops such as cotton production will be cut down significantly, along with insurance that goes to the farmers if the crops have a bad season.
In Musall's opinion, the money that was allocated to the banks should have been given to the public.
"I think he [Obama} is in over his head.," he said.
"I think a better plan would have been to give the public the money that he gave to the banks."
Musall believes that this would help the farmers as well and they would not need the insurance that the budget is cutting back on if they were given more money.
Also, Obama plans on cutting costs for wealthier farmers, according to the Associated Press.
The budget's goal is to create more jobs in the rural parts of America. By closing the gap between the wealthy farmers and the not-so-wealthy farmers, there will be more of an opportunity for job growth.
ckc05241@sjfc.edu
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