Ohio’s Episcopal bishops say the state should raise taxes rather than cut social services. Ten percent of the state’s pop is unemployed, say the bishops, and helping them out is more important than balancing the budget.
“The budget must by law be balanced. But it is in balancing the budget that we will decide the kind of people we are and the kind of community we want to become. Human services and programs for the poor can be reduced during these critical times only at great peril to the citizens of our state,” the bishops said.
There are about 43,000 Episcopalians in Ohio, by the way.
