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**hujdrftgkas** · 07-04-2011, 08:08 PM

A more specific list of what Christie slashed. Seems that a lot of people may want to take a swing at him after this.

NJ.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...tml#incart_mce

Christie gutted the financing, known as the transitional aid fund, for the state’s most distressed cities, cutting a program that had already been scaled back from $149 million in his first budget to $10 million.

Christie eliminated $55 million in college tuition grants, mostly for low-income students, removing not only the additional spending Democrats had proposed but also funds from his budget.

Christie cut $3 million that Democrats tried to restore for a popular program known as NJ After 3, which is intended to keep children off the streets after school.

More than $500 million in Medicaid spending was cut, which will require the elderly and disabled to receive care from HMO’s for the first time, in some cases losing their doctors. In addition, only adults whose income is one-third of the poverty rate will be able to enroll.

Nursing homes will see state and federal funds cut by $75 million, which industry officials say will cripple an industry that is already ailing.

07-04-2011, 08:08 PM	#5
hujdrftgkas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 525 Senior Member	A more specific list of what Christie slashed. Seems that a lot of people may want to take a swing at him after this. NJ.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...tml#incart_mce Christie gutted the financing, known as the transitional aid fund, for the state’s most distressed cities, cutting a program that had already been scaled back from $149 million in his first budget to $10 million. Christie eliminated $55 million in college tuition grants, mostly for low-income students, removing not only the additional spending Democrats had proposed but also funds from his budget. Christie cut $3 million that Democrats tried to restore for a popular program known as NJ After 3, which is intended to keep children off the streets after school. More than $500 million in Medicaid spending was cut, which will require the elderly and disabled to receive care from HMO’s for the first time, in some cases losing their doctors. In addition, only adults whose income is one-third of the poverty rate will be able to enroll. Nursing homes will see state and federal funds cut by $75 million, which industry officials say will cripple an industry that is already ailing.
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