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In reply to the discussion: The individual mandate: I and others warned that this was coming, too. [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)Things we KNOW:
The mandate to expand Medicaid was Struck Down by the Supreme Court.
Things we do NOT know:
What will actually happen in 2014.
Claim that is not valid:
Medicaid Expansion is the best thing that has happened for low income people.
Declaring VICTORY for something that had NOT happened is.....
well, the province of propagandists.
If you are concerned with the truth, integrity, or your own credibility on DU,
you can go back and edit your post declaring VICTORY,
or add qualifiers like "hopefully", or "some people think that possibly..."
Personally, I am praying that every single state will Opt In the Medicaid Expansion.
That WOULD be the best thing that has happened FOR the low end of the Working Class in a LONG time,
but 2014 is STILL a ways off, and a lot of austerity can and WILL happen in the interim.
I expect the Medicaid Expansion to be On-the-Block as part of the Grand Bargain immediately after the election. The SC decision replacing the "Mandatory" with "Optional" will make this MUCH easier to compromise away, like the mythological Public Option..
My wife and I are too young for Medicare, live below 133% of the poverty line,
but own our own house and property so we can't currently apply for Medicaid.
We would qualify along with MILLIONS of others approaching retirement and early retirement with some assets,
and THAT is what has me worried.
Neither Party has done much for this demographic in a LONG time.
You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their rhetoric, promises, or excuses.
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