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The Second Health Bill Contains Billions in Stimulus Funding for 16 States & DC
Keith Hennessey Blog ^
| 3/18/10
| Keith Hennessey
Posted on 03/18/2010 8:59:02 AM PDT by PhxRising
The two pending health bills are about health care and expanding health insurance coverage. They’re not about fiscal stimulus, nor about building highways, hiring teachers, or cutting State taxes.
Right?
Then why does the second health care bill provide sixteen States and DC with billions of dollars in unrestricted funding, spending which would produce no change in health insurance enrollment?
According to the description of the new second health bill just released by Congressional Democratic Leaders, sixteen States and DC will receive billions of new dollars that they will be able to use for any purpose. This funding is, in effect, fiscal stimulus, and will not expand health insurance enrollment.
This may sound crazy, but it’s a semi-logical overreaction to the Nebraska-specific Medicaid earmark in the Senate-passed health bill. In an attempt to provide equity, the new second health bill would give 16 States and the District of Columbia billions of dollars they could spend on purposes other than health care.
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The Cornhusker Kickback and Louisiana Purchase wasn't fair. So Congress is going to "fix" it by expanding payoff to 16 additional states.
How is this a "fix"?
I guess we all know how Obamacare will "fix" healthcare!
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posted on
03/18/2010 8:59:02 AM PDT
by
PhxRising
To: PhxRising
raping the country to make pay offs
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:00:44 AM PDT
by
dalebert
To: PhxRising
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:02:21 AM PDT
by
Oceander
(The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
To: PhxRising
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:02:33 AM PDT
by
bigbob
To: dalebert
From the link: The seventeen States are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
To: PhxRising
The two pending health bills are about health careThey're about nothing but Health Care Entitlement. PERIOD!
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:03:21 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: PhxRising
Hell, there will be 57 states that get aid before tis is over.
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:04:28 AM PDT
by
Kakaze
(Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
To: PhxRising
Can states opt out of the healthcare bill??? Under states rights?
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:04:47 AM PDT
by
MsLady
(If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
To: Dinah Lord
I don’t seem to see many Republican states on that list.
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:04:51 AM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: PhxRising
Wonder what they are going to give Rep. Boccieri (D-Ohio)? He is a current NO vote and says he won’t cave but I will bet he will! Or has already!
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:05:37 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Cicero
I don’t seem to see many Republican states on that list.Funny how that works, isn't it?
To: Dinah Lord
There are hardly ANY flyover states on that list.
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:10:16 AM PDT
by
madison10
(If my people who are called by My Name will humble themselves and pray, then I will hear from heaven)
To: PhxRising
Funding being paid for favorable votes on healthcare.
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:10:43 AM PDT
by
Eye of Unk
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" G.Orwell)
To: PhxRising
Notice Michigan was NOT in there. We have the highest unemployment in the Nation.
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posted on
03/18/2010 9:21:13 AM PDT
by
70th Division
(I love my country but fear my government!)
To: Dinah Lord
My state still isn’t getting the love. I hope my congressmen all vote no on this, since they didn’t get their bribes.
To: CharlesWayneCT
My state still isn’t getting the love. I hope my congressmen all vote no on this, since they didn’t get their bribesSounds like a great lead in for a call to your congressmen! Ask them where your piece of the Obama pie gubmint cheese is!!!
To: Dinah Lord
“The seventeen States are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.”
No frick’n bias there. F’em all.
FUBO
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posted on
03/18/2010 1:22:22 PM PDT
by
Gabrial
(The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
To: PhxRising
*Gasp!*
You mean it’s loaded with pork?
I’m shocked!
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posted on
03/18/2010 1:31:37 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
To: PhxRising
FRee Money for EVERYBODY!!!!
We all be enTITLED!!!
I wan' mah piece o' da PIE!!!
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posted on
03/18/2010 1:33:14 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Gabrial
No frick’n bias there. F’em all.
The seventeen States are:
Arizona - Voted for McCain
California - Voted for Obama
Connecticut - Voted for Obama
Delaware - Voted for Obama
DC - Voted for Obama
Hawaii - Voted for Obama
Illinois - Voted for Obama
Maine - Voted for Obama
Maryland - Voted for Obama
Massachusetts - Voted for Obama
Minnesota - Voted for Obama
New Jersey - Voted for Obama
New York - Voted for Obama
Rhode Island - Voted for Obama
Tennessee - Voted for Obama
Vermont - Voted for Obama
Wisconsin - Voted for Obama
This is criminal. This is Obama stealing money from states that voted for McCain and handing it to states that voted for Obama.
Is he trying to put this country on a civil war footing? I for one can't conceive of a more effective way of doing it.
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posted on
03/18/2010 1:38:31 PM PDT
by
Gabrial
(The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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