The failure of the congressional super committee to reach a budget accord means that the budget ax will fall across many domestic spending programs and defense spending in the next fiscal year, including a number of programs that help the poor. Senior Fellow Ron Haskins says that while the automatic budget cuts will do some harm to some anti-poverty programs, the largest and most important programs – including Medicaid and Social Security – have been largely shielded.
Economic Security & Mobility
We could abolish child poverty in the U.S. with Social Security benefits for poor kids
Commentary
Podcast@ Brookings Podcast: Automatic Spending Cuts and Programs for the Poor
December 30, 2011