Public Policy from Cid

Cedar Rapids, Iowa USA is a community of approximately 126,000 people and located approximately 30 minutes north of the University of Iowa. The community is located roughly four hours west of Chicago, Illinois. Cedar Rapids is roughly 4-5 hours drive from Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and Minneapolis. A community that once boast, that we are the world's leader in exports per capita. A community rebuilding from a change in form of government and from the Flood of 2008!

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21 November 2008

State of Iowa Officials "seek voluntary spending reductions"

A story in the November 21, 2008 printed issue of The Gazette titled "Iowa officials asked to trim $40 million from budgets" points to the impact the Economic Crisis will have on entitlements and our own State budget.

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20 November 2008

What is the future of entitlements?

The Thursday, November 20, 2008 edition of The Wall Street Journal as article titled "States cut services for elderly, disabled." The subtext of the article is "As Budget Shortfalls Force Reductions in Home Care, Low-Income People May Face Nursing Homes, Advocates Say."

For more on the looming entitlement crisis read Institute Brief: Ryan's Roadmap.

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