Why did the last Democratic majority Congress along with a Democratic president ,cut education funding 16%?

Question

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When Bill Clinton was elected, he had a democratic majority in Congress.

So why did they cut education funding 16% ?

EDIT: Well i would tell you, to go look at the Federal Budget.

But i'll be nice and provide you a link.

http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/history/edhistory.pdf

Answer 1

The answer is self evident. Dumocrats are fascists. They hate everything about USA and everything that is good for USA.

Answer 2

Clinton cut out the fat. He brought spending to a reasonable level. Any further cuts would mean disaster in many programs. Well, guess what, Bush comes and slashes more and more funding for domestic programs that help Americans and spent it on his little war. If you think we are spending less than under Clinton you need to wake up. Clinton left a budget surplus. In less than a year Bush blew that surplus and began an ever increasing spending spree that now has us 9 trillion dollars in debt. Much of that debt to COMMUNIST China. The right whines about tax and spend or as I call it pay as you go. They don't however whine about borrow and spend or buy now your great grand childeren will still be paying later, with interest too.

Answer 3

Source? The last time there was Democratic majority in congress and a democratic president was 1994.

Answer 4

Source?

Answer 5

education funding SHOUJLD be cut, and only a fiscal idiot looks at "percent up" or "percent down"

For example:
2 years ago, my school spends $1000 on computers
This year, my school buys 2x powerful computers for $600

40% cut? No.

Answer 6

interesting, I was a student during the Clinton years, and never experienced a cut in education funding until Bush was in office.

The only major cut I see is in perkins loans, which isn't something most students use.

Answer 7

To balance the budget. The funny thing then was, that you didn't hear libs screaming about him cutting domestic programs, now when Bush tries it, he gets called names for not caring about the children and being greedy.