Scott Walker: Denying health care to low-income people helps them 'Live the American Dream'

[simak]

2. They do appear to be taking his quote rather out of context.

There's considerable room to argue that the potential beneficiaries in question are not the people for whom he appears to be speaking. But I'd rather hear Walker address it first instead of launching straight into an unconstructive attack.

Then there's also the Oregon study which ranked Medicaid efficacy right up there with "nothing" as a healthcare strategy...

I for one would like to see risk pooling based on something other than insureds having a common employer - that is, it shouldn't be tied to your job/workplace.