Budget Solving Values

I live in Minnesota and an advertisement started running that summarizes progressive thought perfectly:

http://abetterminnesota.pnstate.org/site/PageNavigator/Choices_legad.html

I completely agree with the first statement in this ad: "How we solve our budget problem will say a lot about our values". Let’s give nothing up, expect all of the same benefits we received in good times, not pay more for them in difficult times, and expect to pass all of the cost onto others like the rich. If this sounds like a good plan, it says a lot about your values.

If you want to cut spending but are unwilling to cut programs that you like, than you are not serious about cutting spending.