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2017-03-18 Economy

Donations to Meals on Wheels Surge After News of Proposed Federal Funding Cuts

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-03-18 00:12|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 So prior to 1954 nearly everyone could afford food? What changed ?

Posted by Besoeker 2017-03-18 08:20|| 2017-03-18 08:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Once again hysteria reigns supreme and the progressives take full advantage of it. Look for vids of granny going over the cliff without her happy meal. Is there any Federal program that can't stand some paring down and efficiencies? Meals on Wheels gets about 3% from Federal funding; the rest from corporations, foundations and individual donations. In addition to the CDBG program, Trump has proposed 17.9% cuts in the Department of Health and Human Services and that will trickle down through its programs but its impact on Meals on Wheels is uncertain at this time. The CDBG program has administrative costs of upwards of 25%. Another criticism is that the program is not sufficiently focused on combatting poverty. Meals on Wheels is a community-based program and has an active volunteer program for delivering meals seniors; some efficiencies are gained from that.

While Hillary was SOS, some $6 billion was lost. Where's the outrage over that? What about the money going to Iran in the Obama/Kerry shifty deal? Trump is right, he was left a mess to clean up.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-18 10:10|| 2017-03-18 10:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Mark Levin was discussing the proposed budget cuts last night and the proposed cuts are only a small part of the total budget--something like 1-2%.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-18 10:15|| 2017-03-18 10:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Just reducing the size of programs by removing redundant administrators and duplication will be a cost saving. Enroll MoW'ers in the Federal food stamp program, relieve the states of their individual program burdens. Centralized administration means standardized auditing of program effectiveness and 'some' truth in number traceability.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-03-18 11:39|| 2017-03-18 11:39|| Front Page Top

#5 I contribute to MoW. If the Feds cut that 3.3% then I'll up my private charity a bit more. No problem

Posted by Frank G 2017-03-18 11:50|| 2017-03-18 11:50|| Front Page Top

#6 A good deal more than 3.3% of MoW is Federal Money (something like 1/3), but only 3.3% comes from programs being proposed for cut.

Posted by Glenmore 2017-03-18 17:10|| 2017-03-18 17:10|| Front Page Top

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