budget crisis

The Choices We are Really Making

It is fun to see movie stars on our streets, I can't deny that. But it is so important to know what we are choosing to do without in order to lure the film industry here. In light of the constant claxon of "worst budget in years" and "budget crisis," can we justify giving tax breaks to the film industry?

Just one current casualty is public health. I'm not talking about Health Care Reform which is about insurance and having access to acute or chronic health care, I'm talking about the unique role of government in tracking, monitoring and controlling infectious diseases (among other things). 

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