11. Whoever benefits from the new government programs, the real loser will be the American taxpayer. 12. The old government program has become a sacred cow. 13. Education concerning how to survive an earthquake should be a major emphasis for all government programs and earthquake-related research projects. 14. Although government outreach programs in remote areas once gave China immunization rates that were the envy of the developing world, the effort has started to slip. 15. Along with this misperception, say sociologists, comes a growing sense of victimization, as well as increased questioning of government programs aimed at helping real minorities. 16. Also targeted by the GOP is the popular government subsidy program that covers the cost of interest payments on loans while students are in college. 17. Also, government programs have been characterized by a top-down approach that sacrifices varying local needs to uniform, inflexible guidelines. 18. Although government programs have helped bring banking to the reservations, Indian leaders and bankers agree that profits are what is needed to keep the banks on the reservation. 19. Among government programs said to have been raided are one that distributes vitamin pills to poor schoolchildren, and another that provided nutritional supplements to pregnant women. 20. Among other things, it would, expand an existing government program to insure children. |