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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 11:53 AM Jan 2017

Red State Gov's Say They Cannot Sustain Medicaid If Block Granted. Cannot Afford It.

The states cannot afford to maintain Medicaid if it is block granted. Some red states are already telling GOP there IS NO WAY they can sustain it. They are saying health care will collapse. Also rural hospitals will likely go bankrupt.

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Red State Gov's Say They Cannot Sustain Medicaid If Block Granted. Cannot Afford It. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 OP
They admitted the truth DK504 Jan 2017 #1
Mission Accomplished deminks Jan 2017 #2
Congressional GOP: *shrugs* 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #3
Isn't that the intention ??? SamKnause Jan 2017 #4
And Paul Ryan just smirked BeyondGeography Jan 2017 #5
Maybe if rural white voters AJT Jan 2017 #6
What??? And stop voting Republican??? But what about Benghazi, the IRS, emails... DetlefK Jan 2017 #9
Whatever it takes...these people need to be WOKE. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #13
The blood is on their hands. still_one Jan 2017 #7
GOP Health Care is hurry up and die you bunch of loser takers. kairos12 Jan 2017 #8
There is intent to provide...Let them die...The new death panel by budget beachbum bob Jan 2017 #10
this is what rural America voted for, thinking that they'd be sticking it to poor black people in geek tragedy Jan 2017 #11
Ryan and McConnell turned to each other with a smirk and said justhanginon Jan 2017 #12

AJT

(5,240 posts)
6. Maybe if rural white voters
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 12:13 PM
Jan 2017

get what they voted for they won't vote that anymore. Of course so many others who didn't vote GOP will suffer too, and the wealthy repubs won't care.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
9. What??? And stop voting Republican??? But what about Benghazi, the IRS, emails...
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 12:34 PM
Jan 2017

What about Obamaphones?
What about Black Lives Matter killing cops and Obama praising them for that?

What about Hillary killing that Whitewater-guy?

And have you heard that she gave paid speeches on Wall Street? Now THAT'S corrupt!!! These guys are evil!!!!!
(Unless you put them in charge of government. Then they are benevolent wizards who will kickstart the economy.)

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
11. this is what rural America voted for, thinking that they'd be sticking it to poor black people in
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 12:39 PM
Jan 2017

cities.

Rural hospitals are an inefficient allocation of resources, just like rural America in general.

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)
12. Ryan and McConnell turned to each other with a smirk and said
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 12:41 PM
Jan 2017

"yeah, we know, ain't it great". We just called the Koch brothers and told them the good news.
F'ckrs!

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