I’ll step out of the way now and let people say what they will, just dial back on any Ad Hominems as they don’t prove anything and contribute even less.
“we’re just waiting for the Democrats to vote for the same bill they voted for 6 months ago.”
Say that, no further questions.
Let death take me, at home, or in the streets BEFORE any negotiation with the Democrats. They have caused so many VERY sick problems in the nation, to me there is NO negotiation left. They either surrender, stop or however you want to put it, or... and let the antifa ones be taken with them.
I used to work in Medicaid, it’s been a while, but I can tell you about how things used to be done. Medicaid is a state run program and the states would be given blocks of money for their Medicaid programs. How the state SPENT that money was mostly up to the state. That being the case, California would INSTANTLY spend it on illegals.
We don’t negotiate with terrorists.
There should be no such thing as a filibuster without a quorum of the minority Party present in continuous debate. They should have a stake halting the Senate process.
Of course the cynical side of me would say that medical insurance providers (Big Insurance (BI)) are all lined up in support of the R’s bill. With the leftist media whining daily about how much health premiums will increase, the public is expecting to take it in the wallet again. So now the stage is set for BI to increase premiums without any need to justify the increases. It is literally free money for BI.
We need to get back to the days when a set-aside for minor health issues was simply a line item in our monthly budget. We bought an inexpensive medical emergency policy for catastrophic events. Of course I realize that in today’s medical support environment (hospitals charge $150 for a single aspirin) such a level of responsibility being placed upon many citizen’s budget simply is not possible.
It remains to be seen if all of the aforementioned will occur, but if
1.) the cuts are made, if (may happen)
2.) the subsidies are allowed to expire, and then if (has to happen)
3.) middle-class people in red states (or blue) see a significant increase in their health insurance premiums (won’t happen. They have already gone up 300%+ since Obamacare passed. Nobody is going to see a significant increase. Most of Obamacare is Medicaid subsidies and illegals getting them. There are few real payoffs on the exchanges and they will end up paying more for unsubsidized insurance. )
4)there could be hell to pay in the midterms. (I seriously doubt that the democrats can lie about Obamacare again, even the Washington Post-liberal rag-knows it’s unaffordable. Further, the fact that its main use has been for illegals isn’t helping. )
Last, those who need Medicaid need to look to their States for funding. This is exactly why some states opted out in the first place, because they knew that the Federal subsidies would end and they couldn’t afford the next move. States with enormous budget deficits, and high taxes are doomed if they have to cover Medicaid in this scenario. The key is the propaganda now. The conservatives need to be clear that Medicaid is State, NOT Federal, so that appropriate anger on wasted funds and resources can be understood.
Sounds concerning
ACA should never have been passed.
Medicaid should not exist nor should any government handouts like Medicare, SS, unemployment, food stamps, section 8 housing etc. eliminate it all.
Non-citizens cannot sign up for Medicaid. If they go to the ER with a serious issue, they temporarily get Medicaid for their treatment. It’s so the hospital will get paid at least something.
The Republicans are doing the Dems a favor here. If they want to filibuster, make them do an actual filibuster, not the gentlemen’s agreement type where they just declare it so and move on. Make them stand and talk on the floor if they want to filibuster. Doing so will expose them to the public and break them.