What item on the US Budget do you feel is the most important?

Question

According to a prelim scan through the budget, it appears a few things are ringing true.
As usual, we are spending more on foreign aide then we do on education. We are spending less on space exploration than we do on illegal immigration, the same pattern that has been there for a while. If it were up to me, I would put some funds into Education, healthcare, social security, stem cell research, space exploration, you know, things that seem to help us as a general population. Spending huge amounts on uncontrollable situations overseas makes no sense if you can find one homeless, sick, or hungry person in the states.
So, how would you prioritize it?

Answer 1

My dam**ed S. S. check every month.

Answer 2

Education is the most important thing in the world, if you do a good job there a lot of other needs will get filled on their own. I agree though, don't just throw money at it, decide WHAT needs to be done FIRST, a lot of reform can be done without spending more money. Spend money as well and if need be on REFORMING the immigration process. Instead of EITHER deporting EVERYONE or giving EVERYONE amnesty, kick the people out who have committed serious crimes, let people who WANT to be here and WORK HARD TO HELP THIS COUNTRY stay. Foreign aid is fine, but again help the poor and destitute, don't use the money to support countries that support terrorism. And unlike some others, I have no problem with space exploration, there is nothing wrong woth having a VISION for this country as JFK did in the 60's.

Answer 3

SSI would be much better off if it had been left in an isolated fund and not dipped into all the time.
private investment options there are the only thing thats going to save it.

stem cell research. well if your talking about embryonic research well it it would be privately funded if it showed any promise at all.
adult stem cells and blood cord cell programs I could see some money for since those have actually shown results.

Why keep throwing money at education instead of reforming it? more money hasnt produced any results in recent years. I like the voucher program. I am all for public educators making decent money .. as long as we get results.

You talk about spending huge money on uncontrollable situations. well so far most of the domestic issues haven't been helped by simply throwing money at them either.

Answer 4

Could you give examples of how space exploration has helped us as a general population. Foreign public health care systems all have been pretty much failures. Social security is being eaten up BY illegal immigrants. However I agree with your education and stem cell research points.

Answer 5

I'm with Steve. Just how is space exploration benefiting the general population? Now you have a good list, but Illegal Imigration SHOULD have a higher budget than space exploration.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Medicaid and Medicare are due to be cut significantly. That is completely unacceptable. I would love to hear how space exploration benefits the general population.

Answer 8

To much money going into the military and too many tax cuts going to the oil industry and war profiteers. And, too much money being stolen out of the treasury and being boxed up going to Iraq.

Answer 9

Defense,if you can't keep it,what good is it.
there are people out there who want to reduce us to an enslaved Banana Republic.