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By kittyhawk | June 25, 2009
While we’re on the subject of healthcare and failing government policies, take note of this brilliant idea.
Is it just me, or is everything wrong with using taxpayers’ money to fund this program? Since when does the government subsidize morality? Oh, wait, it’s not morality, abstinence is not required! Plus it’s totally discriminatory, because unless you had a sister who gave birth before age 18 and (evidently) do not have a family member who’s obtained a college degree, you’re not eligible! It’s just like liberals, though, when “creative ways are needed” to address an issue they get creative with other people’s money.
Not only that, let’s do the math here: 6/125 (# of girls in the program who got pregnant or otherwise dropped out) > 7.2/1,000 (average national teen birth rate) Granted, the people choosing the lucky participants say that this is a high-risk group. But if you ask me, the criteria they’re using are catching low-risk young women: Are you more or less likely to get pregnant as a teen after watching your sister go through it, especially if you’re still in school and working toward college?
One more quick calculation: 12 (years program has been running) x $75,000 (per year cost) = $900,000 To keep 119 girls from getting pregnant. “If it works”, Mr. Program Director? When are we going to make the tough call?
More disturbing is the Federal budget item associated with this happy statement. If the above is an example of them “carefully testing innovative approaches”, that money is doomed before it’s spent. Nothing new, I know. Just another example of well-intentioned politicians doing as they please with tax dollars, and botching the job in the process. But we all know about the road to hell and good intentions!
Topics: Barack Obama, liberalism, health care policy |