Ohio Ping
Kasich - Ohio’s own Obama
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Ohio taxpayers are being treated to an unwelcome taste of DC, as Governor John Kasich brings President Obama’s favorite policies and tactics to the Buckeye State.
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Candidate Kasich warned that the Obamacare Medicaid expansion would “stick states with large and unsustainable costs.” But after failing to trim public unions’ power in 2011, Kasich decided last winter that he’d show what a caring moderate he is by hanging the millstone of Medicaid expansion around Ohio’s neck.
I don't quite agree with the characterization of Kasich in this article...from what I understand, the Medicaid expansion (admittedly not supported by the State Legislature) is contingent on the Federal Government keeping up their part of the bargain, which is to fund it 100% for 3 years, and then 90% thereafter.
If the Feds renege (sic) on the funds, then the "expansion" ends. (Good luck with that, but nevertheless...!)
When you consider that ALL Ohioans send far too much tax money to Washington, and the Feds disburse it as they wish, then I don't see a problem with having some of this Federal fund disbursal come back to US, in Ohio, instead of going into the "general fund" to be sent to the other 49 states (or 57, if you're 0bama)...
I do agree that this is not how I would wish my tax dollars to be spent, BUT, seeing as how that's what the Feds are going to do, we might as well get some of our own money back here instead of in Connecticut, Delaware or wherever, right??!