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“Weighty History Lesson” Stop in West Virginia Today

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008   

Charleston, WV – A history lesson on wheels rolls through West Virginia today. The group Americans United for Change is sponsoring the "Legacy Bus" tour of 150 cities and towns. It's a rolling, two-ton museum, full of exhibits about how the economy, gas prices and disappearing health care affect working families.

Jeremy Funk, one of the bus crew members, says current economic woes, the Wall Street meltdown, and the health care crisis didn’t happen by accident; the policies connected to them are outlined in history lessons on the bus. And the good news, Funk adds, is that the problems can be fixed.

"This is not about attacking (President) Bush on a personal level by any means. It is about holding Bush and Congress responsible for their failed policies."

Funk also considers it good news that the U.S. continues to be one of the richest countries in the world. At issue, he says, is how and where the money is spent.

"They want to spend three trillion dollars in Iraq, but they say 'no' to children's health care, and 'no' to fully funding 'No Child Left Behind.'"

Critics contend blaming Congress and the President is unfair, because economic problems are complex and may be related to policies put into play years ago, and that they're also affected by volatile international issues over which the U.S. has no control.

The "Legacy Bus" is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and will be parked on Dickinson St. in Charleston, between Lee and Quarrier Streets.



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