Issues just keep coming up for the McCollum Campaign. There have got to be a lot of furrowed eyebrows at Cox Headquarters right now.
One has to wonder whether Cox will be able to get the balance of their in-kind donations on the books in time...
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Showing posts with label 2015 Virginia Election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2015 Virginia Election. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
The Deception of Scale in Obamacare
I would like to draw your attention to a passage from this article concerning states' unpreparedness for expanding Medicaid.
The answer is scale. A puny 10% to the Federal government constitutes an astronomical number on the scale of a state government. This is what opponents have been saying for years. Only now, once the cushy federal money rug is being pulled out, are Governors and legislatures starting to realize the magnitude of their mistake.
Medicaid uses roughly 40% of all new revenue, and has increased by 1600% in the last 30 years. That number would be scary, even completely disregarding expansion.
This year the Republican-controlled General Assembly responsibly budgeted a pay increase for teachers, state employees, and relevant contractors. They identified funding for two new Veterans' care centers, and restored the education budget from shortfall-related cuts by $42 million.
If they had expanded Obamacare to Virginia, those things would not have been possible.
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"California has enrolled nearly 2.3 million people so far — almost three times more than the 800,257 the state had anticipated. Enrollment in neighboring Washington more than doubled. Oregon's new enrollments have exceeded estimates by 73 percent.Why, when the Federal government assured us that only 10 percent of the cost would be shouldered by the states, are we seeing this massive collapse of their budgets?
In Michigan, estimated costs have shot up by 50 percent because of soaring enrollment. Ohio's projected costs more than doubled."
The answer is scale. A puny 10% to the Federal government constitutes an astronomical number on the scale of a state government. This is what opponents have been saying for years. Only now, once the cushy federal money rug is being pulled out, are Governors and legislatures starting to realize the magnitude of their mistake.
Medicaid uses roughly 40% of all new revenue, and has increased by 1600% in the last 30 years. That number would be scary, even completely disregarding expansion.
This year the Republican-controlled General Assembly responsibly budgeted a pay increase for teachers, state employees, and relevant contractors. They identified funding for two new Veterans' care centers, and restored the education budget from shortfall-related cuts by $42 million.
If they had expanded Obamacare to Virginia, those things would not have been possible.
VA GOP Caucus
vagopcaucus.blogspot.com
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