A Contract on America: Who Loses?
Winners: Billionaires, Washington lobbyists and well-heeled
special interests got huge tax breaks and unprecedented
access and influence in the GOP's first 100 days
Who Paid For It: Working families, children and seniors in
America
1.America Loses Education and Job Opportunities
*4,527,739 American students will pay more for
student loans
*32,109 of America's kids won't participate in
national service and earn college tuition
*12,256,600 American residents will not benefit from
an increase in the minimum wage
*14,262 of America's school districts will lose
money to make schools safe and drug free
*133,700 of America's special needs students will
lose the extra help they need to learn and succeed
*1,232,600 American kids will lose summer jobs
2.America Loses: Feeding and Housing Our Children and Senior Citizens
*25,275,368 American children are in danger of losing
their school lunches
*5,921,138 mothers will lose some or all of the help
they receive to provide nutritious food and milk to their
infants and children
*401,680 American children are at risk of losing
access to safe, affordable child care
*5,282,893 of America's senior citizens, families
and kids will lose heating assistance they depend on to get
through the winter
*1,215,391 American families who could have counted
on an FHA loan to buy their first homes are in danger of
losing their only access to an affordable loan
3.America Loses: Safer Streets
*14,317 fewer cops will walk America's streets as a
result of the Republican Contract
*16,702 new cops are keeping American communities
safer because of Democratic initiatives in 1994