Because it's so huge it has required very stringent spending amounts in other areas. The structure of the president's tax cut benefits wealthier citizens most. The government must cut programs to pay for such a cut and it looks like social programs will be hit hard, Curtis predicts. Public housing, Medicare, and Social Security are top areas of concern at Network. Funding for Section 8 housing vouchers, which allow poor families to purchase private housing, will also suffer under the Bush proposal.
Military spending is another point of contention for social justice advocates.
This money does not include plans for a national missile defense system, a project President Bush appears to favor. Curtis says concerned citizens should contact their members of Congress to express support or opposition to specific areas of the budget proposals, even after preliminary versions are passed.