I wonder what people like this think will happen to the homelessness when there are no funding?
As near as I can figure, their thinking goes like this:
1. Funding for social programs cut
2. Pull own bootstrap
3. Success!
That kind of wishful thinking isn't good policy.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
If not now, when?
Interesting look at the issue of sex education in the Wisconsin State Journal. Apparently in 2010, a comprehensive sex education curriculum was passed, and this year's Republicans want to reverse that. Leaving aside the whole issue of abortion funding which the article also covers, I've never gotten a real answer to my question: When exactly do Republicans think that today's teens will receive the comprehensive sex education they need? And from who? Clearly many parents aren't doing it, which means teens are getting their information from potentially unreliable sources of information.
Today's teens are tomorrow's adults. If we want to cut down on unplanned pregnancies, on sexually transmitted diseases, etc. then kids need to be educated. Now, that's good policy.
Today's teens are tomorrow's adults. If we want to cut down on unplanned pregnancies, on sexually transmitted diseases, etc. then kids need to be educated. Now, that's good policy.
Cuts For Thee and None for Me
The Republicans are trying to renege on their deal. There's no other way to look at this; Republicans agreed that if the so-called Super-committee failed to reach a deal, there would be painful cuts to defense. Now they're trying to renege on that deal. But they're still perfectly happy to continue with cuts to social programs.
I especially loved this quote:
Why not? They've been pushing cuts for years, if not decades, without thought as to the impact they'd have.
I especially loved this quote:
“If you look at these cuts, it is not just the amount of the dollars that is a concern, but also the arbitrary way the cuts are done,” said Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), whose district includes huge military installations in Hampton Roads. “The worst thing you can do is reach up and pull a figure and say you are going to cut without any strategic review.”
Why not? They've been pushing cuts for years, if not decades, without thought as to the impact they'd have.
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