How much did USA spend on family services aimed at children compared  to ..oh lets say.. changing out interstate highway signs. Or how much for education of our children compared to New vehicles for administration department heads.etc.\n looking for referances
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Hi,\n\nWell I dound an interesting website that gives an overview of the federal budget. Take a look at : http://www.federalbudget.com/  .\n\nGood Luck!
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Interesting article on the effects of daycare and Preschool\n\nhttp://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051101/news_1n1earlyed.html
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My question is, 'why is it america's job to wipe the world's ass'?\nSeriously. How many more trillions are we supposed to spend fixing other countries' problems? What are YOU trying to sign the american taxpayer up for, exactly? LOL Screw that. Africa needs to discover 'birth control'. Sorry if that sounds cold-blooded, but \nquite frankly, at some point in time, other nations have got to get their acts together, and work to defend their own societies from these kinds of things. If they can't/won't, what exactly do you expect america to do about it? Maybe the bitter, correct answer is LESS foreign aid so there's less people able to live in countries that won't normally support their populations. Stop giving out money, and get people in the mind-set of not having more kids than they can support. Can't feed em? Don't breed em. Pretty straightforward, there...
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Try this website for information on the National Budget for 2000:\n\nhttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy00/guide02.html\n\nSpending\nThe Federal Government will spend nearly $1.8 trillion1, and have a surplus of over $117 billion in 2000, which we divided into nine large categories.\n\nThe largest Federal program is Social Security, which will provide monthly benefits to nearly 45 million retired and disabled workers, their dependents, and survivors. It accounts for 22 percent of your Federal dollar (or 23 percent of all Federal spending). \n\nMedicare, which will provide health care coverage for over almost 40 million elderly Americans and people with disabilities, consists of Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (insurance for physician costs and other services). Since its birth in 1965, Medicare has accounted for an ever-growing share of spending. In 2000 it will comprise 11 percent of your Federal dollar (or 12 percent of all Federal spending). \n\nMedicaid, in 2000, will provide health care services to almost 34 million Americans, including the poor, people with disabilities, and senior citizens in nursing homes. Unlike Medicare, the Federal Government shares the costs of Medicaid with the States, paying between 50 and 83 percent of the total (depending on each State's requirements). Federal and State costs are growing rapidly. Medicaid accounts for six percent of your Federal dollar (also six percent of the budget). \nOther means-tested entitlements provide benefits to people and families with incomes below certain minimum levels that vary from program to program. The major means-tested entitlements are Food Stamps and food aid to Puerto Rico, Supplemental Security Income, Child Nutrition, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and veterans' pensions. This category will account for an estimated six percent of your Federal dollar (also six percent of the budget). \n\nThe remaining mandatory spending, which mainly consists of Federal retirement and insurance programs, unemployment insurance, and payments to farmers, comprises six percent of your Federal dollar (also six percent of the budget). \nNational defense discretionary spending will total an estimated $275 billion in 2000, comprising nearly 15 percent of your Federal dollar (and 16 percent of the budget). \n\nNon-defense discretionary spending-a wide array of programs that include education, training, science, technology, housing, transportation, and foreign aid-has shrunk as a share of the budget from 23 percent in 1966 to an estimated 18 percent in 2000 (or 17 percent of your Federal dollar). \n\nInterest payments, primarily the result of previous budget deficits, averaged seven percent of Federal spending in the 1960s and 1970s. But, due to the large budget deficits that began in the 1980s that share quickly doubled to 15 percent. Since the budget is now in surplus, interest payments are estimated to drop to 12 percent of the budget in 2000 (11 percent of your Federal dollar). \n\nSix percent of your Federal dollar (the budget surplus) will not be spent. The President has proposed that any surplus be reserved until a plan to save Social Security has been enacted. \n\nNational defense \nGeneral science, space, and technology  \nEnergy \nNatural resources and environment  \nAgriculture \nCommerce and housing credit  \nTransportation \nCommunity and regional development  \nEducation, training, employment, and social services   \nHealth \nMedicare \nIncome security  \nSocial security  \nVeterans benefits and services  \nAdministration of justice  \nGeneral government  \nNet interest  \nAllowances \nUndistributed offsetting receipts
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I voted no on raising taxes and incurring more bond debt and also no when they wanted to raise parcel tax.  Let's get the debt down before incurring mroe and this time it wasn't millions it was billions.  It won't help education or schools or road whatever they were for.\n\nIt took 10 years for the local bond money to get to the schools and it was LOCAL.  how long before that supposed money goes thru the state?  20-25?  All the while interest incurs and the money is wasted.
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Okay, I'm not trying to be not nice about this, but...how much education do you already have???  And in what field of study?  It really sounds like you are asking questions for your homework...\n\nHuman services is self explanitory.  Helping humans...usually by sub group, such as children living in poverty level families, or children under 18 or elderly.  Ethical considerations...come on, that is a huge discussion too big to discuss here.\nResources key to the field?  State and federal funding...and again, too big to discuss here, such as homes for kids who can't be in theirs, elder care, medical funding, etc.  Mental health facilities, etc.  It's a lot of foot work, a lot of investigative work, talking to families, neighbors, school officials, then taking all that and making sense of it.  People will lie like dogs to you in the interview process...and if we already had all the answers in overcoming all the problems...we wouldn't need social workers any more, right?
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okay what?  are you confused as to why we would let our children pay for something....creates independence and understanding of money.....why we would get upset if they ask for more..for better money management don't spend what you don't have....let them go free? well nothing in life is free but we help our children even past the age of 18 because we care
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looking at no child left behind... I almost start to wonder if this isn't trying to destroy an already underfunded education system... \n\nWith no public education...the wealthy would be the only ones that could afford to become educated and then keep control of their wealth through that control of education... \n\nah... capitalism at it's best...\n\nDon't you just love how freetyme813 insults basically every American with his rants on public school... almost everyone attends public school and if we're all that "stupid" then why did the majority vote for conservatives?\nTest scores are at all time highs... so if he's calling today's kids dumb... and you graduated a long time ago like I did... then he's calling all of us really dumb....\nI think we all know who the "dumb" one is here...\nSorry we didn't go to private school because our daddy was rich like you apparently did... some of us have to actually work for what we have...
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You really should check just how much money is spent on entitlement programs in this country... it could open your eyes.\n\nReading the responses, I see that you aren't the only one that doesn't have a clue to how this government spends money.
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What stats do you have that say that poor children don't know how to read or write.  I was VERY poor and I know how to read and write.  My son and I were poor for quite some time and he read better than any of his classmates.  When we were able to climb out of that hole and we moved to a nicer school I noticed a lot of the students couldn't read.  These were children from 'good' homes.  Their parents were too busy working to spend any time with them on homework.  I know this because I worked in that classroom for 3 days a week and I saw what was happening.  I think it's a generalization to say that poor kids can't read or write.\n\nAmerica does need to work on the public school system though.  We are far behind in many areas compared to other countries.  Until the Goverment puts schools first there will be no improvement.
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Consequences!! When are we really going to start teaching that to our kids again. Do our prisons have to run over. Does the rest of the world have to support us because of lack of education has left us without qualified people for today's technology? Does our federal budget have to increase to unpayable because of entitlement mentallity? You have found the answer to so many problems in America today.  There are many things we will all pay for because of consequences.
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I would like to know what a Bran Tub is.\nAnd how many of you are there?.\nYou say 'We want to spend...' for the 16 or so kids.\nIf there's only two of you the money won't get very much.
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I did not read your original question.But good for you that you wrote back and stood up for yourself very diplomatically. I apologize for my fellow American peers, some are not educated as I read you are trying to do so and with the hardship of your children. I really do not know what benefits you can receive but i noticed someone offered a site. i hope that works for  you, dont give up and may God Bless You and your children.
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My wife and I were talking about the same thing the other night.  \nPoliticians spend $2.6 BILLION on this past election.  What kind of programs could of that funded?  We have people living on the streets!  \n\nBut it's keeping your face in the public eye.  Think about when you look at a ballot.  How much do you know about the Green party candidate?  It's who has the most money.  \n\nAnd think about it - if Devos spent $40 million, the job only pays $172,000 per year!  That's like buying a 1979 Chevy Chevette for $300,000!  But it's not about money, it's about power.
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About my own country?  I love it here but there are some problems:\n\n1. Terrible education for kids\n2. Crime\n3. Gas prices, shoot, prices of anything!\n4. It's great we help people in other countries, but\n   I think we need to help our own for a while.  We\n   have many homeless people, families with children\n   included, who desperately need our help.  Cutting\n   back on too many things that would help these people\n   and spending more on other countries doesn't make for\n   happy, patriotic citizens.\n5. Elderly people who can't afford their medicine.\n6. Healthcare, and I don't think the goverment should\n   pay for it, but I do think employers, who are driving\n   around in flippin' Cadillac SUV's should give a little\n   to their employees who make it possible for them to buy\n   their toys.\n\n7.  On a positive note:\n\n    Grateful to all those who do try to change anything that would help our country in any way.
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Well, that would be $300.00 for every man woman and child. Now, if you are a family of 5 that is going to cost your family $1,500.00. Out of curiosity, who is going to pay the $300.00 per person for those on public assistance? The "rich"?\n\n90 Billion Dollars is alot of money. Consider this when you are talking 1 billion of anything..\n\nA billion seconds ago it was 1959.\nA billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.\nA billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.\nA billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.\n\nNow, we are spending 90 of those 1 billions a year on illegal immigrants. Is that fair to the rest of us who aren't illegal?\n\nPS... That would be $300.00 for each member of the family. So if there were 5 children and 2 parents that would be $2,100.00 per year, you are correct.