I read your article regarding the spending cuts and Planned Parenthood. I agree with your points about Planned Parenthood providing health services such as STD testing, diabetes testing, etc. and that they are beneficial to many women, but I think it is unfair for all taxpayers to pay the bill on these services or even part of them. People have become too dependent on the government.

This attitude of entitlement from the government is what got us so far into debt in the first place. When social programs are subsidized to serve specific groups of people, everyone has to pay the price. The sad thing is that we can’t even solve the budget deficit by raising taxes, because they are already extremely high. In order to balance the budget, we will need to cut spending wherever possible and lower marginal tax rates to spur economic growth. We, as students, will bear the burden of these programs when we soon enter the workforce and make a substantial income.

Justin Abernethy

senior, business administration