On Monday morning, the House and Senate announced a proposal that would fix a $2.962 billion hole. The proposal (HF 2037) ratifies most of the Governor’s unallotments. This includes $52 million from ratifying the Governor’s unallotment of the Renters’ Credit for low-income families (in FY 2010-11 only).
Rozetta McGee thinks this is a terrible idea:
I am like most low-income senior citizens living on fixed incomes during a sick economy. My monthly check only goes so far: rent in subsidized apts, health care premiums and co-pays, cost for groceries keep rising especially for the kinds of health wise foods that most of us need to maintain our health. Our small checks leave little room for warm clothing during long cold winters, car repairs, transportation. I need new tires and a muffler on my 10-year old car so that I can get back and forth to doctors’ appointments and to pick up medication. These are the things that I use my Renters’ Credit for. Please! Don’t allow the unallotment to pass. Find another way to cut the budget rather than on the backs of poor people.
If you agree with Rozetta, contact your legislator. Share your story, her story, or the story of a low-income friend of yours. That’s really all you need to say. However, if you want to share more. Tell your legislator:
· Last year, the legislature rejected the governor’s cuts to the Renters’ Credit.
· The budget-balancing bill before the legislature would ratify the governor’s unallotment cut, impacting nearly 300,000 low- and moderate-income households.
· Do not accept the governor’s unallotment cut to the renters’ credit.
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What Rozetta said.