Bob Herbert’s op-ed piece in the New York Times today is about Bush’s tax cuts — 1.4 trillion dollars for the wealthy — and who’s really paying for this war.

As he quotes from the House Budget Committee’s analysis:

“The cut in Medicaid, if achieved entirely by reducing the number of children covered, would lead to the elimination of health coverage for 13.6 million children.”

“The cut in foster care and adoption programs, if achieved by reducing the number of children eligible for foster care assistance payments, would lead to the elimination of benefits for 65,000 abused and neglected children.”

“The cut in the food stamp program, if achieved by lowering the maximum benefit, would lead to a reduction in the average benefit from an already lean 91 cents per meal to 84 cents.”

When’s the last time one of the plutocrats in Congress waded through a meal that cost 84 cents?

This is especially egregious considering that they’re considering eliminating school lunches for 2.4 million low-income children.

But then we’re told by USA Today that Bush gave up sweets before the war began, so we know he’s a man of sacrifice as well.

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