The government funding for planned parenthood was about $800M, with an additional $400M from private funding. Since this program is loved by the Democrats, but not supported by the Republicans, why not make it fully funded by Democrats? This can be done by charity and by added taxes on Democrats. The owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, could easily fund the difference all by himself. There are a lot of greedy rich Democrats who could be exploited, who publicly support this.
The trend in big government is for Democrats to play Santa Claus to get votes. They come up with ideas, to get credit for votes, while forcing the Republicans to pay half. The Republicans never get credit for their share. If you read these six pages, the right is never thanked for spending $1/2Billon per year in taxes on planned parenthood. They get condemned, and still have to pay. This is the political problem.
If the Democrats, want all the credit, they need to pay the entire tab. If the Democrats covered the entire tab, the Republican cannot complain about what others do with their own money. If my neighbor wants to build a new pool, it is none of my business. If I live in condo and my neighbors want a new pool, and I have to pay higher condo fees, but I don't swim, I will complain about the added expense, for something I will not use. This is the bottom line. The solution is simple. Put you money where your mouth is. Actions speak louder than words.
Trump is forcing the Democrats to put their money with mouth is, since the Democrats want to accept all the credit but pay half. The mistake the left makes is in insulting those who pay half the tab and get no credit. This does not encourage cooperation. If the real goal of the Democrats was to help women, there would be no hesitation to give credit, to anyone who helps with the finances. That is not the case. If I wanted a pool at the condo and know Mr Jones does not swim, I don't insult him and take his money. I might place his name on a plaque, so he gets something; recognition.
