Is there really any secret about why states that agreed to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act aren’t spending as much on it?
States that agreed to expand Medicaid are saving millions http://t.co/0UQXdHVmsF pic.twitter.com/sKmMzNMitP
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 20, 2015
States that agreed to expand Medicaid are saving millions: http://t.co/qADZaRZny6
— Kay Steiger (@kaysteiger) March 20, 2015
The money for the expansion doesn’t just magically materialize from nothing, no matter what the promoters of Progressive Nirvana would like everyone to believe:
No they aren't – they are just sending the bill to taxpayers. Math is hard. #tcot #p2 http://t.co/TSoHaVWDMr
— Ed Dudzinski (@ecdski) March 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/KristinaRibali/status/578915934233980928
Obviously. The Feds are giving them money. RT @kaysteiger: States that agreed to expand Medicaid are saving millions: http://t.co/WoKfxGa8cW
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 20, 2015
And where does that money come from? From the general fund, which is borrowed or is the product of taxes. It’s not “free money.”
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 20, 2015
Of course Medicaid doesn't actually work. But that's a separate question.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 20, 2015
Yay, Medicaid! http://t.co/FmPXDZ8mzw
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 20, 2015
@kaysteiger Because any money from the feds is "free."
— William Belcher (@EdB_Ohio) March 20, 2015
It’s like this:
@KristinaRibali stealing $5 from the neighbor kids each day saves me $35 a week! Redistribution works!!! #caring
— Jason Hart (@jasonahart) March 20, 2015
Another way to look at it that would never be uttered at ThinkProgress:
@kaysteiger "states that reject Obamacare expansion are reducing federal spending." http://t.co/sLPeDaYYZw
— William Belcher (@EdB_Ohio) March 20, 2015
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