States Slashing Social Programs for Vulnerable

Battered by the recession and the deepest and most widespread budget deficits in several decades, a large majority of states are slicing into their social safety nets — often crippling preventive efforts that officials say would save money over time.

By ERIK ECKHOLM

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/us/12deficit.html?_r=1&hp