November 25, 2007
Clinton Would Boost Funding
HOLD THE PRESSES! The Junior Senator from New York has finally found something she thinks the government should spend money on: Autism.
"Driven by their love and devotion, mothers and fathers across the country have raised awareness, demanded funding, and opened our eyes to the needs of so many children," she told a crowd of hundreds gathered at the Jesse E. Marshall Boys Club of Sioux City. "It's up to us to reclaim the future for our children, and ensure that every child can live up to his or her God-given potential."
Seven hundred million does not sound like that much. I'd rather she smoothed the way for private funding, but this is possibly good policy -- and without question good politics. I just laughed when I saw the headline: "Clinton would boost autism funding." To call that a Dog-bites-man story is unfair to dog bite victims. It's more of a dog-licks-himself story.
Senator Clinton will surely seek more "Funding" (the AP did not call it spending) for every one of these soft, supraconstitutional endeavors. It's going to be a long campaign and, quite likely, a long four years.
Or the more accurate news:
"Hillary Clinton announced another plan today to help the majority of Americans elect her, by enticing them with a proposal to take $700 million from the American minority that pays the bulk of taxes."
Posted by: Perry Eidelbus at November 27, 2007 3:15 PMHere's where I have to nod to your (and JohnGalt) millenarian views. Put $700 million for autistic kids on the ballot in any state in the Union and it will pass 80-20. Add to that a steeply progressive tax rate -- most of those 80 aren’t really paying anyway -- and it is hard to see how classical liberalism ever wins,
Posted by: jk at November 27, 2007 4:37 PM | What do you think? [2]