No Budget Deal
By Wally EdgeRepublicans and Democrats have parted ways on the budget, which means…..well it could mean just about anything. The split is centered around MaineCare benefits, in particular the non-categorical program, which is a benefit program for childless adults.
The details should be forthcoming over the next few days as the two sides piece together dozens of amendments.
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Wally: having sat through
Wally:
having sat through all these hearings, you could at least provide a little more detail.
this is about healthcare for 18,500 people making less than $10,400 a year.
Childless adults is your way of sanitizing the issue. These people live in grinding poverty.
I think those 18,500 people
I think those 18,500 people need to go to work. The non-cats is a scam--we were lied to about how it would be paid for and we were lied to about how many people would use it. I'm sorry people are poor--but this group of people are able bodied--and can get 2 jobs, just like the rest of us.
I wish you'd show a little more sympathy for the people paying the bills - this is free loading pure and simple and it is a sin.
no more taxes
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