Take Action: Budgets are Moral Documents!

From Sojourners:

On February 7, President Bush released his proposed 2006 federal budget. In addition to projecting record deficits and increases in military spending, the budget proposes major cuts to domestic programs that benefit people living in poverty.

This budget reflects a set of priorities that stand in clear opposition to biblical values. Spending more money on nuclear warheads and tax cuts that benefit the rich is not a strategy that would be affirmed by the biblical prophets-and the proposed cuts to low-income programs will not even realize the president's stated goal of reducing the deficit.

Please urge your members of Congress to consider the effect this budget will have on our nation's poor before taking a vote.

You can quickly and easily let your lawmakers know where you stand on this important issue by using Sojourners' action page.

A budget is not a morally neutral item - it is a document that reflects policies and priorities. A budget is a moral document, and President Bush's proposed budget needs to be held to higher moral standards.