governments can so EASILY come up with a few hundred million if not billions for war, to help another nation in a catastrophe, etc. but if you try to get extra funding into the education system, health care, etc. there's never any money???
2007-02-26 08:58:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Patriot...did you forget that taxes were a TEMPORARY measure to pay for the war after WWI?
We had a lot more social programs going in the past however most rely on private funding these days which doesn't seem right.
Nowadays, we got a lot of freeloaders who think everything is "free" when they get here, who don't want to work for anything (just collect welfare) and who simply don't get it that our benefits are the result of a lot of hard work by others who came before them, and as a result everyone suffers and thus a two tier health care system seems to be desired by the "haves" leaving the "have nots" with the long waiting lines. Problem is a lot of people who poured their life's wages into the system end up screwed too.
2007-02-26 23:21:48 · update #1
PS we don't have a constitution and still have this problem so I don't but that as an excuse.
You're not in as much danger as your government would have you think...only danger is losing your superpower status. We don't have that problem so it's not our first (financial) priority. Bet it is going to cost us taxpayers a fortune to fight this war however...should we send Bush the bill??
2007-02-26 23:24:57 · update #2
Priorities, my dear, priorities. Bush wanted his little war more than anything and got it, but at what cost?
2007-02-26 09:01:39 · answer #1 · answered by Groovy 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Spending priorities.
People (government is no exception) are generally willing to spend money on something if the consequence of not doing so is death. People are also much more willing to assist another country that has been the victim of a catastrophe. Such spending has guaranteed short-term results, as opposed to education and health care programs that merely might help in the long run.
When a government is faced with an infinite number of things to spend money on and a finite pool of money to spend, this money is (and should be) spent on programs that save lives, sometimes at the expense of bettering others.
2007-02-26 09:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by Alan P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you may want to read the Constitution. Like the war or not, it is a granted power of the federal government to protect our nation. It is not a granted power to fund education or health care.
2007-02-26 09:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by desotobrave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
social programs are a bottomless pit. fortunately, war has a limited time frame. also, people should work for their goodies.
2007-02-26 09:15:14 · answer #4 · answered by patriot07 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Couldn't agree more with you.
Bush is corrupt, corrupt, corrupt.
I think less should be concentrated on what's going on in Iraq, and more about poor and education-low towns in America.
2007-02-26 09:03:12 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren S 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ahhh... therein lies the secret!
2007-02-26 09:02:31 · answer #6 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋