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McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts) Mon Nov 17, 2014, 03:45 PM Nov 2014

Screw the states that did not expand Medicaid and the SCOTUS for enabling them to screw the poor. [View all]

The ACA would have required that all states expand Medicaid. The SCOTUS intervened, giving Red states permission to deny health care to the poor, and then a whole lot of Red state politicians (the ones who salivate over federal road money and military money and funds for bridges to nowhere) decided that they would forgo billions of dollars in funds in order to screw the poor. I don't recall reading any portion of the ACA that says "And poor folks don't get anything, because they are poor."

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Screw the states that did not expand Medicaid and the SCOTUS for enabling them to screw the poor. [View all] McCamy Taylor Nov 2014 OP

In addition to the SCOTUS, blame should also be assigned to voters in those red states Cali_Democrat Nov 2014 #1

But not all of them, unless the vote was unanimous. n/t eShirl Nov 2014 #3

and sorry to say DonCoquixote Nov 2014 #2

But...but...no one inspired me moondust Nov 2014 #17

but yet a story about alaska taxing churches which will hurt the poor of that area has some belzabubba333 Nov 2014 #4

You obviously know very little about Alaska Bandit Nov 2014 #9

Tax exemptions aren't subsidies. Subsidies are subsidies. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #12

Investopedia believes they are KT2000 Nov 2014 #15

Not making someone pay taxes SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #16

And the dictionary says Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #18

and KT2000 Nov 2014 #19

Then you're saying the government subsidizes -- Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #20

Boeing threatened to leave KT2000 Nov 2014 #21

I shop at stores that charge lower prices but the store isn't paying me to shop there. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #22

an exception to the law KT2000 Nov 2014 #23

If WA state decided their tax rates were more of a revenue liability than a benefit they Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #24

And if they left you would have unemployment, and less income tax that employees pay Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #45

Many of us KT2000 Nov 2014 #46

i guess that big tax break the gov gave makes the war on the poor there ok belzabubba333 Nov 2014 #13

Agree, but blame also Democrats for having written a sloppy law that gives a floor to subsidies. Mass Nov 2014 #5

Thank you, yes they do deserve part of that blame Autumn Nov 2014 #6

there WAS the SCOTUS screwwed that pooch! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #26

Hi, nice to see you. Autumn Nov 2014 #28

and? You would rather be allowed to say untruths on DU? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #29

Hi, nice to see you. Autumn Nov 2014 #30

Okay so you agree that you are spreading Untruths on DU... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #31

Hi, nice to see you. Autumn Nov 2014 #32

I am good with you admitting you are trolling DU spreading lies about the ACA.. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #33

Hi, nice to see you Autumn Nov 2014 #35

and believe me as long as you spread false information about the ACA....YOU WILL be seeing me again VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #36

Hi, nice to see you Autumn Nov 2014 #37

... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #38

Ironically that sloppiness may be the thing that ends up saving the mandates at the court Rstrstx Nov 2014 #7

sloppiness my Aunt Fannie! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #27

What on earth are you talking about? Rstrstx Nov 2014 #39

Where in the name of all that is holy....does it say there what YOU said? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #40

Let me explain it to you Rstrstx Nov 2014 #41

But they didn't and they voted against the ACA......sorry Redstates...but that IS a fact. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #42

Of course it makes sense Rstrstx Nov 2014 #43

its got everything to do with it..... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #44

Thanks Melurkyoulongtime Nov 2014 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Nov 2014 #10

Yay! Fuck Americans! progressoid Nov 2014 #11

hold on now it's ok see as it was explained to me belzabubba333 Nov 2014 #14

our reTHUG republican governor bill haslam said 'fuck the poor' and they re-elected him spanone Nov 2014 #25

unfortunately hfojvt Nov 2014 #34