What is it for a society in which we have 85 billion U.S. dollars for AIG, but not for sick children?

I am sorry, but this is a game to save rich businessmen.They dont care taxpayers why they should care about children. They self center politicains and rich businessmen.

Really, don't use Mao as an example of a government taking care of it's children. He was responsible for one of the largest famines known in all of history, and believe me, people weren't feeding their children first while they died! 15 million excess deaths! "Researchers outside China, however, generally agree that massive institutional and policy changes which accompanied the Great Leap Forward were the key factors in the famine"

Yes, it's a shame that we are throwing all this cash at AIG and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. However there is a possibility that if we don't we could trigger a serious recession and perhaps even a depression. That would lead to a total lack of acces to medical care for even more children and in some cases even starvation. We actually do have starvation in this country already, we don't need for the problem to increase

I'm not saying that it's right to tackle the problem from only one side, but I am saying you can't ignore the top end not that it's "trickled up"

Although I do not believe America can learn from China in terms of management because they have severe problems other there as well, America can learn much more from its middle class citizens and elderly. We have created what alot of people can classify as a society that supports the rich and makes everyone suffer or prosper from that support. It is a republican ideal government because they believe the government should stay out of most issues and let the rich dictate how things go in this country. That is one of the reasons why I agree with Democrats so much is because they believe more than just themselves but others as well. And even though they are not perfect, a trickle down affect does not sit well with me as far as a proper way to govern.

Think about a country that you had of your own. How would you govern it? What kind of beliefs and mindsets do you have to ensure that the people under you succeed and aspire to be the best? I think America has forgotten these questions. Hopefully as the years go on and in my lifetime, I will see a much more citizen centered government that breathes life to this country and the world even with examples of cooperation, appreciation, and success without breaking the backs of those less fortunate.

wow propoganda more? what you cite is an opinion piece by an extereme liberal that ultimately is pushing for universal healthcare. Mind you I dont agree with the bailout but this is a fabrication that there are millions of children that are denied healthcare if you really want to make this argument at least pick a demographic with less access. Children have far more available than any other group. Perhaps elderly medicare sux and at least a viable argument could be made in that arena. which by the way is the one example of government run healthcare in the US

You forgot those 85 billion is like a loan, dude is like 11% interest, they has to pay it back by 2 years, AIG is far more staple than Fannie/Freddie Mac, many assetin AIG does make money. Is fannei/frddie that those 2 might actualy losing money because we still on continue mortgage crisis, in past history, U.S. has bail out many company and most case they get good amount of money in return, As for sick chldren concern, it should remove all benefit for illegal then use that money for resolve our legal resident here.

Fools all:

The USA spends over $3 trillion per year on children: to educate, feed the poor ones, defend and to make them well. What a silly notion we don't care for our children.

We should take a close look at the parent(s) of any sick children that are not getting treated - the programs are out there are funded very well.

The poor will always feed off the scraps left over by the rich. Been that way for centuries.

sChip Bill and MedicAid along with many other Federal and State funded programs help sick children. Not to mention the numerous privately funded programs that go to help sick children.

I think that if the US economy collapses the uninsured children and their families will suffer the most.

The economy is the basis for our standard of living.