The Hill
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (d-Ill.) and Lawrence Mishel
03/24/2015
Our Competing Visions report is referenced at the end of this piece.
The annual federal budget debate typically doesn’t excite many folks outside the Washington beltway. And with good reason – the Republican budget process is intended to lull the public to sleep by staying short on details and long on damaging provisions that will hurt low-income and middle-class families.
But folks should pay attention to the debate because budgets have consequences – and if done right, they can truly move our country forward. The “People’s Budget,” which we both helped prepare, is a bold and responsible alternative to...(more)
