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59. It wasn't (really) a choice

Tue Nov 12, 2013, 07:22 PM

Nov 2013

SCOTUS invalidated the portion of the law that essentially eliminated all Medicaid if states didn't expand it to include these people.

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Stunning map of states refusing Medicaid expansion. 5 million hurt. TPM [View all] madfloridian Nov 2013 OP

Governors who hate their own citizens. Shrike47 Nov 2013 #1

Yep. The only way rat-bastard Nathan Deal of GA would help us is if there were cordelia Nov 2013 #4

Amazing how the Map looks like "The Confederacy of 1860" warrant46 Nov 2013 #55

I dunno about evil, but the seem to be deep into Calvinism HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #9

Calvinism is decidedly Anti-Christ in philosophy (imho). stillwaiting Nov 2013 #12

The feelings are mutual. GoCubsGo Nov 2013 #16

The purple ones? Zambero Nov 2013 #34

In Missouri it wasn't the governor. xmas74 Nov 2013 #38

Misery is the state of state politics in Missouri. benld74 Nov 2013 #77

You hit that nail right on the head!! Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #45

Bingo. geardaddy Nov 2013 #48

Thank god Ohio did a last-minute reversal. rucky Nov 2013 #2

It happened because Kasich wanted to be re-elected. riqster Nov 2013 #5

I think the Jobs Ohio scam will blow open before that. rucky Nov 2013 #6

Nice seeing Kentucky and Arkansas in green. Backwards Indiana B Calm Nov 2013 #3

Florida: the worst governor in history... Sancho Nov 2013 #7

Agree with that. So much harm he is doing hasn't been publicized yet. madfloridian Nov 2013 #24

...and we thought Jeb was bad. L0oniX Nov 2013 #26

Jeb was bad, Scott is taking bad to the next level. madfloridian Nov 2013 #35

Pretty sure little pRicky Perry Texas has that title sewn up. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2013 #47

Good thing all those people will blame their state politicians and not national Democrats Fumesucker Nov 2013 #8

I don't understand how this came to be a choice. Surely everyone knew that anywhere there sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #29

How can you NOT understand that Medicaid is managed by the states? DevonRex Nov 2013 #40

How did YOU not see the problems with this? So many of us tried to point all of this out during sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #51

Good god, Sabrina. Everyone can read what I said. Which wasn't DevonRex Nov 2013 #54

Are you kidding me? Of COURSE I knew how Medicaid has worked for the past couple of decades sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #58

How about having written the law in the first place to say that the lower boundary for subsidies winter is coming Nov 2013 #41

Maybe because, as Obama stated at the time, 'I gave in to them on 200 issues'? We of course sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #57

it should have been fully funded forever Niceguy1 Nov 2013 #52

It wasn't (really) a choice Sgent Nov 2013 #59

Blame the Supreme Court. Obama had a fix in for this but they ruled it unconstitutional. Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #76

I am one of the unfortunate in Georgia. CottonBear Nov 2013 #10

In TN. I have called dotymed Nov 2013 #11

imo it is a feature of counter culture rather than mental illness HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #15

My daughter is one of those people. Lefta Dissenter Nov 2013 #13

To be sure, Walker and his wrecking crew will further suppress medicaid HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #22

THey want Obamacare to be a FAILURE... Historic NY Nov 2013 #14

The Right Wing Right To Death cantbeserious Nov 2013 #17

The Right Wing Creating 5 Million New Anti-Republicans cantbeserious Nov 2013 #18

Oh, and I thought these states were "pro-life" mountain grammy Nov 2013 #19

Yep, so true. madfloridian Nov 2013 #37

I don't know why Iowa is green efilon Nov 2013 #20

PA, NH and Maine? treestar Nov 2013 #21

Arkansas has a sensible Democratic governor Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #23

What's amazing is treestar Nov 2013 #67

That's been Arkansas' way for decades Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #69

Here in PA, Corbett is an ALEC puppet BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #25

Medicaid is different in each state Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #28

True, I remember now treestar Nov 2013 #36

Maine has that thief of a governor, LePage. tsuki Nov 2013 #31

I don't understand New Hampshire. It is under strong Democratic control. bluestate10 Nov 2013 #65

I and my wife are some of those people. L0oniX Nov 2013 #27

What interests me also is which states created an HBE. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #30

This link has a very detailed map of that. madfloridian Nov 2013 #32

Looks like the states with no expansion returned a million in planning grants to government. madfloridian Nov 2013 #39

DURec leftstreet Nov 2013 #33

Wow! Amazingly stupid and cruel republicons. avaistheone1 Nov 2013 #42

it's for freedom noiretextatique Nov 2013 #43

Kick FloriTexan Nov 2013 #44

k&r Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #46

and interestingly enough, the south east quadrant of the US Sheepshank Nov 2013 #49

Republican statehouses doing what Republicans do best: pissing on their constituents with indepat Nov 2013 #50

So the purple states are trying to get rid of their poor people. valerief Nov 2013 #53

Alaska's governor, Sean Parnell, makes me miss Sarah what's her name. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #56

Well now Blue in AK....he must be pretty doggoned bad. madfloridian Nov 2013 #60

Thanks, Madflo Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #61

Wow, I love your "wet moose" picture. How in the world did you get that one? madfloridian Nov 2013 #62

Luck. :) Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #63

Hey...I linked to them today. madfloridian Nov 2013 #72

I don't really use Twitter much (not at all) Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #73

Don't do facebook. madfloridian Nov 2013 #74

Oh, OK. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #75

Add Virginia to the green, very soon. nt bluestate10 Nov 2013 #64

That would be great. No hope for FL I fear. madfloridian Nov 2013 #66

K&R woo me with science Nov 2013 #68

K&R! aptal Nov 2013 #70

Thanks for the map and link. Recced, Mad. nt. Mc Mike Nov 2013 #71