Department of: Bush teaches Children Values with Poverty

The Bush administration is pushing teaching values to children, but if children don't have the basic necessities of life, values won't mean much to them. Maybe that is why the American Federation of Teachers has endorsed John Kerry. According to UPI report on 7/16/04 the number of children in poverty rose from 15.8% in 2001 to 16.3% in 2002. In addition, the Bush team has underfunded the No Child Left Behind program by $27 billion., and cut after school programs by 40%, denying 500,000 children this service.

Also, due to state budget cuts, up to 1.6 million people are losing health care coverage, including a half million children. States are finding it hard to keep up with needs due to federal cuts. Finally, in contrast to his radio address, president's 2005 budget proposes cutting Medicaid by $16 billion over 10 years according to the Office of Management and Budget.

.. This will hurt the most vulnerable children as well as senior citizens.

These cuts show how much the Bush administration values children!
via Donna