[Madmartagen]

-Bush's tax cuts were set up to tax the top earners at a lower level than that of its lowest income earners. IE Tax cuts that benefit the rich. I dont know why he did this, Bush and Reagan proved that this doesnt worked and when Clinton reversed it, it proved again that it was the wrong way to go. Another part of this administration is that it refuses to learn on the experience of its precedessors. Clinton reversed it and got a budget surplus, Bush reversed that and now we have a huge defecit. 9/11 and the war in iraq are NOT the reason why we have a defecit.

-Education is a state thing, but the feds are supposed to play an active role in education. Ie, No Child Left Behind. Thats bs, the rating system is set up so that even the best schools in the country barely pass the test, making most schools receive low marks. Low marks are not incentives for parents to send their kids to school there, so they end up sending them across town to other schools. Also, the transfer part of NCLB needs work because it doesnt actually let students transfer out of the area to better schools. .Feds cut federal education funding so that if you apply for financial aide or fill out the FAFSA form, you will have a much smaller chance receiving aide. Underfunding also meant that colleges that receive fed aide had to raise their tuition by 61%* (*schools in my area in fact). Finally, underfunding also means that schools cant afford to hire additional staff and supplies for their schools.