Why Mr. Bush vetoed a bill that would have expanded government health insurance for children?

Question

What are the reasons to veto a bipartisan agreement and for poor children?

Answer 1

I don't call the age of 25 a child nor do I think 80,000 a year is poor. Anyone who supports this socialism is a fool.

Answer 2

The extended part , which includes people up to age 25 , and would include the children of parents who make up to 83,000dollars per year in some states ...the same reason Democrats talked about taxing the rich , until they discovered there was not enough revenue , so now they are going to try a 50 cents gas tax , a new carbon tax on everything made using energy , and do away with the mortgage deduction on income taxes ...the carbon tax is supposed to be to save the enviroment , which to them is so we can pay the energy bills of the poor ....Democrats want all the government control they can get over people , If they take on paying bills for Americans , it gives everyone nothing to work for , I started off flat broke , now I am well off, and I am without insurance on me , but my kids have it , and I pay for it myself ...I was tired of being broke , so I busted my @ss to get where I am , I see nothing wrong with helping those who really need it , but most poor have little education by choices made on their own , and many are lazy , why should they get rewarded for nothing , and I bust my @ss to give my kids a life , and my reward is paying their bills ,. I do not think so ...that expanded thing is a joke , and it involves more new taxes , we do not need more taxes the US income tax revenue is at the highest dollar amount ever in history , if they ( Political Leaders ) stop waisting money helping the rich , we can have more to spend on other things , if congress gives 20 million dollars to help farmers , did you know that money is divided up among the large companies that havae a farming franchise , it does not go to the family farmers who need the help ....and yes Congress done that in a pork project ...

Answer 3

Before I decide if President Bush made a mistake or not, I'd like to see a copy of the Bill that was passed up to be signed.
I have the feeling that the Bill was loaded with all types of "pork". The news rarely reports what the entire bill says, just hype about how the main item was vetoed......but lets see the entire Bill.

Answer 4

It is terrible how the Dem's are blaming Bush for being such a wise president and being able to look at the future ramifications of the expansion of SCHIP'S to those with a higher income. Really sorry for repeating myself but...
Please don’t bash Bush for using WISDOM and looking into the future by vetoing this. I have been trying to explain the truth

The children's CHIP program will be renewed but extending the services to more of the middle class must be VETOED. In PA Governor Rendell already opened up this program in march 07, many of the middle class is now on a very long waiting list for CHIP’S and have canceled their private health insurance just to get on the waiting list.

As a low-income disabled veteran with one child my co-payments for my daughter’s healthcare in CHIP’S were increased by $1224 thanks to governor Rendell. The COLA (small cost of living adjustment) increase for 2007 did not come close to covering this increase, not to mention the substantial increases in our electric, water, sewer, heating bill or taxes etc. etc… The CHIP’S program also includes health coverage for adults and the elderly called; “Adult basic”. The 2007 COLA increase did not even cover the grocery bill increase just for our elderly. This is adding more expense to those who are low income but do not qualify for welfare and adding money to those who actually HAD private health care.

Each state must look at why so many middle-class Americans must work additional part time jobs (that offer no health coverage) just to survive. Opening up this health insurance program to a higher tax bracket of middle-class Americans will place MANY, MANY more families below the poverty level. And who is it that states; illegals are working jobs Americans don't want? In reality it is much cheaper to hire a few part-time illegals with no health coverage than one American full-time with health coverage. Please, Veto this bill and fix this health care problem where it started…

Answer 5

that bill would have been paying for children whose parent COULD afford it.. The purpose of those programs is to help families UNDER the poverty level. NOT the ones that would rather spend money on alcohol, cigarettes, expensive cars, etc.. instead OF PROVIDING FOR THEIR CHILDREN>>. ATLEAST BUSH stands up for what he believes in INSTEAD of doing whatever just so he will be liked...

You don't have to always agree with what the President does.. BUT atleast give him the respect and SUPPORT he deserves.. EVERYBODY always thinks that THEY could do a better job.. WELL GROW UP , Go into politics and run for president someday.. UNTILTHEN>> LIVE WITH IT!!!!

Answer 6

shall we tell the full fact appropriate to the bill that President Bush vetoed. This bill grow to be submitted to conceal all babies that are actually not coated with the help of coverage. The democrats prolonged the bill to conceal babies that already had coverage. subsequently it grow to be vetoed....the democrats attempt to make President Bush look undesirable because of the fact maximum folk won't examine the information.

Answer 7

I'd love to see all the pork the dems tried to add to that bill.
I don't understand why people complain about how bad the government is then want to voluntarily put their own health in the governments hands. Have you been to the DMV lately? Is that a well run program? No. If you had to have a package delivered tomorrow would you trust Fed Ex or the US mail? I'd trust the private company.

Answer 8

it already includes Poor children, to add the next level means that families with Health insurance would opt to Drop the Paid Insurance and go with the free insurance. this is socialism and regardless as a society we do not like expanding socialism. we could do this every year and eventually we would have an NHS like socialist countries. Something we are not willing to do. Mr. Bush was very brave to do this as he is a leader and Not a person that just yields to Tear filled speeches.

Answer 9

Because Bush loves freedom and does not want the government to control our lives like liberals want. Taxes are already too high because of liberal nanny state policies. How much of the money I work for do you want to steal?

Answer 10

its real simple. its called pork barrel spending and is not needed for this country to race toward a return toward socialsm. its an ancient liberal trick to throw government money at voters to get them to feel as if theyre being paid attention to when in reality this type of spending is cancerous to a society. again, socialist medicine is not needed and upper middle class famillies can pay their own medical bills through pre tax dollars with laws that already exist. this is simply more liberal media pap.

Answer 11

Because nothing in life should be free. I work hard so I can provide for myself, including for health insurance. Others should be expected to do the same.