Children's Future

The House and the Senate had approved a $35 billion expansion of the State children’s health insurance program last week, until president Bush decided he wanted to veto it this week. The senate hopes to change the president’s decision but they are uncertain that this will happen. The president decided to veto this insurance program, because he believes that the program would benefit wealthy families and the poor will be left behind. In my opinion I don’t believe president bush should do this, because he goes out and spends a bunch of money on unnecessary things such as war, and unnecessary trainings, this health insurance program would benefit a lot of people that make “too much “ for Medicaid, but not enough to buy health insurance. Within the next few months, the Senate hopes to pass this program in order to help millions of kids,that are in desperate need of help. In a way I agree with president bush, because I bet that a bunch of people that do not need this insurance program will benefit from it and will leave some of the people who needed it behind. On the other hand the people that really need it will get a big break for them and their families. This program would be extended for about 5 years and will be supported by the tobacco tax, which would raise every cigarette pack about 61 cents. After 5 years the senate plans to increase the spending amount about $5 billion every 5 years.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/30/AR2007093001208.html