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Philly plans a friendly reception for Corbett, eviscerator of education and social services
Just kidding: In response to a visit to Philadelphia tomorrow by Gov. Corbett to address the city's Chamber of Commerce, various groups are planning a "massive" protest of the governor's proposed cuts.
Philly plans a friendly reception for Corbett, eviscerator of education and social services
Just kidding: In response to a visit to Philadelphia tomorrow by Gov. Corbett to address the city's Chamber of Commerce, various groups are planning a "massive" protest of the governor's proposed cuts to education, medical programs for the poor and food stamps, and his proposed elimination of general assistance welfare. (You can read more about the possible implications of those cuts, especially to general welfare, in my colleague Daniel Denvir's article here).
Among the groups we can expect to see outside the event at the Prince Theater at 14th and Chestnut: Decarcerate PA, Fight For Philly, ACT UP Philadelphia, Coalition Advocating for Public Schools, and, of course, Occupy Philadelphia.
A press release from Decarcerate PA calls the governor's proposed budget "broken," and attacks Corbett for cutting hundreds in millions in funding for education and medical programs for the poor while leaving the state's budget for prisons untouched.
"Corbett cut nearly $1 billion from education spending last year, and his contentious 2012 budget proposal cuts more than $264 million from higher education along with other proposed cuts to mental health services, medical assistance, and the cash-strapped Philadelphia School District. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania is currently spending $685 million dollars to build three new prisons—including two in Montgomery County, outside Philadelphia—and expand nine others. The Department of Corrections $1.8 billion budget remained untouched following last year’s 11% spending increase."
The group created a Facebook event around the protest, which you can find here.
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