".as I look at the money that government [spends] on projects, programs,
personnel and facilities to 'fix' societies ills and I realize that it's
[be]come more politically correct and accepted for government to throw money
towards 'after-the-fact [services]', instead of preventive measures that a
community could take to support and promote.family oriented, positive,
constructive activities and lifestyles. Even on the local level we [spend]
hundreds of thousands of dollars on our Police Dept., Youth Court, DARE
Program, etc... 'after the fact' fixes for juvenile problems. We are in a
position to help prevent (Palin's emphasis) the [problems] that we are now
forced to pay to attempt to remedy."

This approach sounds surprisingly similar to Senator Barack Obama's
philosophies about youth violence and health care spending. Obama's
"Blueprint for Change" bemoans the lack of money spent on preventive health
measures, "The nation faces epidemics of obesity and chronic diseases as
well as new threats of pandemic flu and bioterrorism. Yet despite all of
this less than 4 cents of every health care dollar is spent on prevention
and public health."

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