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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts)
Tue Dec 10, 2013, 09:35 PM Dec 2013

When does lying about the Affordable Care Act become immoral and evil?

Rick Perry is the governor of a state that has the highest percentage of uninsured. After the full implementation of Obamacare in 2014, many will remain uninsured because Texas Governor Rick Perry is not accepting the Medicaid Expansion to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Perry runs around Texas telling his constituents that it would bankrupt the state. He says this even though 100% of the cost of the expansion is paid for by the federal government for the first 3 years. Thereafter the states are responsible for only 10%.

Most of the states with the highest uninsured rates are the ones neither setting up exchanges nor accepting the Medicaid expansion to Obamacare. These states have chosen the status quo. Millions of American citizens that could qualify for healthcare insurance through the Medicaid expansion will be left in the cold.
Make no mistake; the governors of these states have choices. They could take the 3 year Medicaid expansion at 100% and then opt out in year 4 if they really thought their state would get bankrupted. Their citizens could have at least 3 years’ worth of preventative care, coverage for their children, and much more. They could make the poor and the working poor in their states healthier.

Opposition to Obamacare has characteristics of an addiction. One knows intrinsically when one is doing wrong or doing something detrimental. However, the cravings make one disregard reality and acquiesce to the drug. What is the drug? The drug is hate for all things Obama.

Politics is a blood sport. Politicians and parties attempt to get an advantage at every turn. That is OK as long as it does not materially or deliberately affect the overall well-being of the constituent.

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http://egbertowillies.com/2013/12/06/lying-obamacare/

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When does lying about the Affordable Care Act become immoral and evil? (Original Post) egbertowillies Dec 2013 OP
People's health should not be a political football Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #1
and shouldn't be FOR profit, period. a kennedy Dec 2013 #6
I keep wondering... ms liberty Dec 2013 #2
It's all part of their sick, twisted, demented, "lying for the Lord & Baggerdom" strategy catbyte Dec 2013 #5
Perry is too stupid to realize that he is evil Gothmog Dec 2013 #3
When does lying about the Affordable Care Act become immoral and evil? 2naSalit Dec 2013 #4

a kennedy

(29,658 posts)
6. and shouldn't be FOR profit, period.
Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:39 AM
Dec 2013

Making money on people who are not healthy and sick. Ugh.... Never understood how this became the norm anyway.

Gothmog

(145,230 posts)
3. Perry is too stupid to realize that he is evil
Tue Dec 10, 2013, 10:05 PM
Dec 2013

Perry is an idiot and is too stupid to understand why he is wrong

2naSalit

(86,604 posts)
4. When does lying about the Affordable Care Act become immoral and evil?
Tue Dec 10, 2013, 11:13 PM
Dec 2013

At the point where you inhale before the first word of the lie comes out seconds later.

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