This is the first in a series of articles about how the Ryan/Romney budget affects Pennsylvania. The research comes from our allies, as indicated in the links.
How the Ryan/Romney Budget Hurts Pennsylvania
From Nuns on the Bus
Head Start
Cuts $66.3 million out of Pennsylvania's Head Start budget over two years
Eliminates 9,754 Head Start preschool slots for Pennsylvania children over two years
Results in 3,530 lost jobs over two years
Special Education
Cuts more than $108 million out of special education funding for Pennsylvania
Affects nearly 73,000 special education students in Pennsylvania
Title I
Reduces educational services for 147,300 disadvantaged Pennsylvania students by 2014
Results in 1,530 job losses
Medicaid
1,620,000 fewer Pennsylvania seniors and children receive health care
Between 213,401 and 215,652 Pennsylvania jobs lost over five years, mostly in the private sector
Health insurance for small businesses and their employees
Ends tax credit that would help 131,780 Pennsylvania small business offer health insurance to their employees
Takes an average of $859 out of the pocket of the approximately 712,800 Pennsylvania small business employees who would be helped by the tax credit to their employers to purchase health insurance
Medicare prescription drugs
Costs Pennsylvania seniors approximately $162,459,000 a year
Takes approximately $670 a year out of the pockets of 243,400 Pennsylvania seniors.
Supplementary Nutrition/Food Stamps
3,611 fewer Pennsylvania jobs
159 million fewer meals for low-income Pennsylvania families
