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badtoworse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-11 12:56 PM
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58. Only if the state can meet its financial obligations and take care of its citizen indigent
Unfortunately, some states are on the verge of bankruptcy and may not be able to afford to do this without cutting some even more vital service. We have reached a point where many states will have to prioritize on what services they can afford to provide. Would you provide food stamps to non-citizens if you had to cut Medicaid funding to do it? How about education funding?

Sounds heartless, but non-citizens would not be a high priority on my list - we have way too many citizens whose needs are pressing.
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