[annyokie]

Why is preserving the health of children in any country anathema to so many here? We are the richest nation on the planet, why shouldn't we help the down-trodden?

I'd rather we spent money on those babies than give it to crack whores.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Who says we support giving it to crack whores?

I don't support stealing people's money and giving it to anyone. But I especially hate sending it to third world sewers.

[Deport Billary]

It's unconstitutional. Not that it matters anymore...

[raybbr]

It's not that it's anethema, it's just a waste of money. The people receiving the money are not going to change their ways just becuase we send some money their way.

[7DayRepo]

preserving the health of children in any country

Exactly. There are over a billion children in the world under the age of 15, and I believe the US taxpayer is responsible for the health of every last one of them.

I think spending only $1000 dollars per year for each child is a trivial amount -- we're talking about a human child here, after all.

That works out to 1 trillion dollars, which is roughly a 50% increase in all taxes across the board. Income tax -- up 50%. Social security tax -- up 50%. Corporate tax -- up 50 %.

But remember, it's for the children.