Fw: Arc and Refuse to Burden the Helpless Among Us

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Lee s, former State legislator and father of a daughter with a disability

writes a great commentary on the budget cuts...

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Arc and Refuse to Burden the Helpless Among Us

The Arc of Illinois

May 9, 2011

Leaders in The Arc:

Lee s had an excellent commentary in the Daily Herald yesterday.

Refuse to burden the helpless among us

By Lee s

Perhaps Abraham Lincoln said it best: The legitimate object of government, is to

do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but cannot do, at

all, or cannot, so well do, for themselves in their separate and individual

capacities. In all that the people can individually do as well for themselves,

government ought not to interfere. Read more

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110508/discuss/705089931/

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Budget plans have lawmakers eyeing calendar

Can they rein in spending enough to reduce tax hike by 2015?

SPRINGFIELD

When Democrats pushed through a major state income tax increase in January, they

promised more than half of it would go away in four years.

Now as Illinois' political leaders bear down on a new state budget, the

decisions they make about how much to spend will go a long way toward

determining whether they'll be able to live up to that pledge.

Three approaches are dominating discussion at the Capitol heading into the May

31 deadline to get a plan in place. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn wants to spend the

most, including more on schools. The House wants to spend less, including cuts

to education and social services. The Senate falls somewhere between. Read more

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-illinois-state-budget-20110508,0\

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