I came across this quotation from Paul Begala in an essay by Robert de Neuville:
The budget is a moral document. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be.
The budget debate continues and Christians of various stripes weigh in. Here’s Jim Wallis.
Andrew Sullivan is also struggling:
I believe the federal budget crisis is real and must be tackled by a radical reform of tax and spending soon. I also find it morally hard to deny vulnerable people healthcare that is available and far more effective than ever before in human history.
After quoting the National Council of Catholic Bishops on the debate, Sullivan observes:
But a humane concern for the poor, sick and elderly is integral to the Gospel message and spirit. And my own gut-unease about withholding available healthcare – perhaps more than any other good – from the needy is rooted, I think, in this Catholic admonition.
Preaching Grace on the Square 
Jim Wallis concludes that, “… I don’t believe Ryan’s budget expresses the values of the American people. ” Unfortunately, the values that it embodies DO represent those of a very substantial minority and (judging by the results of the 2010 election) perhaps a majority of Americans. Whether one blames Ayn Rand or American commercialism in general, there is very little evidence that solidarity with those on the lower end of our social pyramid is widespread in this country today.