{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Eat. See. Do.","provider_url":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd","author_name":"People Post","author_url":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/author\/people-post\/","title":"COMMENTARY: Why Proportional Budget Cuts Are Bad","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cvKF44ux0E\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/commentary-why-proportional-budget-cuts-are-bad\">COMMENTARY: Why Proportional Budget Cuts  Are Bad<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/commentary-why-proportional-budget-cuts-are-bad\/embed\/#?secret=cvKF44ux0E\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;COMMENTARY: Why Proportional Budget Cuts  Are Bad&#8221; &#8212; Eat. See. Do.\" data-secret=\"cvKF44ux0E\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Government agencies, including police departments and fire departments, are scrambling to balance their budgets, which in most cases means making hard choices about resource allocation. One strategy that some public sector leaders are using is called \"proportional sharing,\" which means all departments and agencies must cut their budgets by the same percentage amount.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/30102229\/eat-see-do-yost-866028-t2v70dbp-503339-JDLV86vC.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675}