Medicaid, another consequence of Bush's economic priorities

[ivolsky]

The papers have previously reported that the administration was looking for ways to cut growth in federal spending on Medicaid by cracking down on improper payments and restricting eligibility and benefits. 47 Democratic senators expressed "opposition to any Medicaid reform proposal that seeks to impose a cap on federal Medicaid spending in any form or eliminates the fundamental guarantee to Medicaid coverage for our nation's must vulnerable citizens." Now, the nation's governors are urging President Bush not to shift Medicaid costs to the states to reduce the federal deficit.

The trimming of Medicaid benefits is yet another consequence of large budget deficits and defense spending. Because of Bush's economic priorities, domestic programs are trimmed for those that are most vulnerable. And as the funding for public programs decreases, religious institutions (who are also being funded by Bush's faith-based initiatives) are picking up the slack. Slowly but surely, they replace the government as the provider of basic social services and in the process build-up their stature and influence.

some more consequences of Bush's spending: www.politicalthought.net

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. screw the poor

make the rich richer, that's Bush's mantra.

[CornField]

2. This is the only way to rid the States of the New Deal

It's something the republicans have wanted for a very long time. Now that they have huge deficits and fake wars to wage, they not only have reasons, but the approval power to dismantle it.