first, he says, throw money, or at least the idea of money, at african americans and maybe they'll jump on the social security privatization bandwagon.
now, bush wants to throw money at the families of killed soldiers, with the purpose, i am so bold to presume, to bandage their wounds and pains.
From the Boston Globe
President Bush will propose a dramatic increase to $250,000 in government payments to families of US troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars and in future combat zones.
The plan to increase the tax-free "death gratuity," now $12,420, to $100,000 and provide an extra $150,000 in life insurance payouts will be part of the 2006 budget proposal submitted to Congress next week, the Pentagon's personnel chief said in an interview. Veterans groups and many in Congress have been pushing for such increases.
Who's going to vote no to giving more money to the families of killed soldiers? But again, this begs the question -- why not just solve the problem at the root? instead of giving money to african americans because they die younger, fix the health care system, or health education? Instead of throwing money at the families of killed soldiers, STOP SENDING THEM TO THEIR DEATHS IN IRAQ and whatever other axis-of-evil nation bush will choose to invade when he next spins the wheel-o-democracy?!
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I'm not sure they are truly "giving" money to the families of killed soldiers. I should say that these soldiers have earned this $ by giving their life to protect our country.
Much to much to get into here but the negative affects of not sending soldiers to Iraq would have been grave.
And instead of doing anything specifically for African Americans and propagating racism, why not perhaps start doing things that are color blind and let us get over the racism of the past and start looking for a solution that benefits everyone not just one group of society?
Is our health care system really the problem? Why should some in the county have to work our ass' off to provide healthcare for ourselves and families while others have it given to them? And don't tell me it's because they are offered less of an education therefore can't provide, I am in the education system and no matter what school you attend you only get out of it what you put into it! Which relates to the health education, it's there, but students don't seem to give a damn about it. You can lead a student to knowledge but you can make them drink.
Perhaps if the ethnic hand outs in this country were to be gradually phased out these people would be more motiveated to get something out of school (Or at least graduate) because they would know that there are no handouts waiting for them. And the education isn't just an African American issue, it spans every color of people within this country.
I'm sorry I said "ethnic hand outs" what should have been said was "minority hand outs"
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