Bush Vetos Children's Healthcare

Okay, so this post is a little late because I was on Kairos, but here's what happened that week:

Basically, both liberals and conservatives were pushing to get a bill passed that would provide children with healthcare but Bush decided to veto it because he says it would hurt the national defecit if it were passed. Unfortunately, if the bill were to be vetoed, than over 6 million young kinds would lose their healthcare. Bush attacked the compromise bill because it would expand coverage to some middle-class families instead of retaining the plan's original focus for those with low income. He said the bill can lay the groundwork for government-run national healthcare.With the average cost of family coverage about $12,000 a year, some parents with middle-class incomes can't afford it if their employers don't help shoulder the cost.

Although President Bush’s plan to veto the Children’s healthcare bill is intended to help with cost defects in the government today, it will put millions of kids out of luck when they are ill and cant afford the necessary treatment to get better. It may benefit governmental funds, it ultimately hurts the Children who cannot afford appropriate healthcare because now they will not get adequate treatment in medical facilities.

I believe that this is an extremely bad move on the President’s part. Obviously there is a deficit in governmental funds today, all fault of our government I may add, but it is not their place to try and cut costs by denying children healthcare. If are children truly are our future than we will have no future because President Bush believes that it is more important to balance out the funds than to care about the health of his people.