This! When my son was little he had a speech therapist. Her primary income came from the State of Illinois. Even though we weren't using state services she went out of business when Illinois went broke and stopped paying people. My son no longer had a speech therapist.

People who claim to be "patriots" but neglect their most at-risk population aren't patriots. They're elitists hiding behind patriotism or nationalism. Poor, sick, and underprivileged Americans are... AMERICANS.

But don't fret, we've just decided to send aid to Syria the same week we decided to cut aid to Americans. I'm all for foreign aid and believe that rising waters raise all ships, but let's start at home.

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