“Like taxes, none of this applies to us or our families.”
Posted on 11/01/2009 4:37:37 AM PST by Libloather
Pelosi vs. NH: Wrecking the state budget
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a health care reform bill that allegedly would cost the federal government less than previous House Democratic plans. But it would cost states more.
The previous House bill would have made families earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level eligible for Medicaid, which states partially fund. New Hampshire pays 50 percent of its Medicaid costs. That would have cost states an additional $33 billion.
Under Pelosi's bill, families earning up to 150 percent of the poverty level are to be covered by Medicaid! That huge increase would have a disastrous effect on New Hampshire's budget.
This bill ought to draw an automatic "no" vote from Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes. It would explode the already out-of-balance New Hampshire state budget and almost certainly result in a state income or sales tax. But Shea-Porter was on the stage with Nancy Pelosi, beaming with delight, when the speaker unveiled the plan. Maybe Hodes and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will have more sense than to support this budget buster.
Oh the horror, oh the disengenuous disdain, spread fear, worry, concern. Reality is tied to knowledge. Get some. It will make you feel better. The health care effort is just the same as it was last week. Democrats want to remove the chance that your medical predicament will enslave your family. Now I know that you think that disease, like poverty and being a minority are some sort of indication that God hates you but that is just more Republicanic fantasy. Bad things happen to people through no fault of their own. Democrats want to ameliorate that condition. It is bad enough living in New Hampshire which is filled with just under 50% ingrates.
- Bill, Deerfield
If the plan is so good, why is it mandatory for all Americans with the exception of members in congress? The people we elect should all be held accoutable under the very laws they write.
Bestani in 2010
- Jim_NH, Madbury, NH
“Like taxes, none of this applies to us or our families.”
Don't count on it.
Shea-Porter (my Congress Critter, unfortunately) I’m not surprised by. She did comment once that she votes with the Democrats 100% of the time because she believes they are right 100% of the time.
The people are getting that for which they voted.
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