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In reply to the discussion: TrumpCare May Lead to Massive Internal Migrations. [View all]moondust
(19,981 posts)28. That may be the plan.
I've suspected for a few years that some Republican state governments have been doing as much as they can to encourage their poorer residents to pack up and move to a more hospitable state. They refuse to expand Medicaid, harass them with drug testing, shut down abortion providers (wealthy women can still get on an airplane and fly somewhere else to have an abortion), etc. If the poor move elsewhere that will enable more tax cuts and presumably attract more wealthy sociopaths like themselves who don't want to pay taxes.
Plus I think the GOP Deathcare gives the states more control over health insurance so that would be another tool they can use to make life miserable for the less-than-wealthy in their emigration campaign.
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I don't plan on going anywhere. $1,308 a year more for that cheaper cost of living
rzemanfl
May 2017
#37
Too adventurous for my blood, but more power to the folks who take the chance. n/t
rzemanfl
May 2017
#46
The systems already exist in some states, and they already impact migrations and economies.
L. Coyote
May 2017
#6
Look at what California is considering. Would there be a "Health Rush" to the Golden State?
PearliePoo2
May 2017
#16
An excellent example, I think. If that occurs, combine that with a great climate
MineralMan
May 2017
#20
That' interesting. I had not stopped to consider the possibility before now. I hope
KingCharlemagne
May 2017
#31
I'm sorry, but eff the red states. They voted for him and they can suffer the consequences.
smirkymonkey
May 2017
#38