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Rollerball · 01-31-2008, 07:47 PM

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Bush's new budget freezes most domestic programs

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Official: Bush's 2009 budget to be tight - Yahoo! News
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WASHINGTON - President Bush's 2009 budget will virtually freeze most domestic programs and seek nearly $200 billion in savings from federal health care programs.

Bush will propose nearly $178 billion in savings from Medicare over five years_ nearly triple what he proposed last year. An additional $17 billion would come from the Medicaid program, the state-federal partnership that provides health coverage to the poor.

The president has promised a plan that would erase the budget deficit by 2012 if his policies are followed.

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Cutting $17 billion from health care for the poor. I wonder how that translates into number of sick children that won't be able to receive care?

And only four years to erase the deficit that took him eight years to create. IF his policies are followed. So right off the bat he's got someone to blame IF they don't continue his policies.

Why doesn't he just declare war on anyone making less than $50,000 a year and be done with it?

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Rollerball Sarcasm Is Blue Asteroids Champion! Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,496 Thanks: 69 Thanked 121 Times in 71 Posts	Bush's new budget freezes most domestic programs Title Bush's new budget freezes most domestic programs Link Official: Bush's 2009 budget to be tight - Yahoo! News ----------------------------------------------------- Excerpt WASHINGTON - President Bush's 2009 budget will virtually freeze most domestic programs and seek nearly $200 billion in savings from federal health care programs. Bush will propose nearly $178 billion in savings from Medicare over five years_ nearly triple what he proposed last year. An additional $17 billion would come from the Medicaid program, the state-federal partnership that provides health coverage to the poor. The president has promised a plan that would erase the budget deficit by 2012 if his policies are followed. ------------------------------------------------------ Comment: Cutting $17 billion from health care for the poor. I wonder how that translates into number of sick children that won't be able to receive care? And only four years to erase the deficit that took him eight years to create. IF his policies are followed. So right off the bat he's got someone to blame IF they don't continue his policies. Why doesn't he just declare war on anyone making less than $50,000 a year and be done with it?
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