In the fight against an open border, shifting Medicaid costs to states is smart.
This effectively will force states that are pro-illegal immigration to fund the illegals themselves since Medicaid funding beyond a certain point will flow to the state. It's easy to oppose an open border when cost to subsidize illegals is buried, but once you actually have to pay for it, opinions and practices change.
It's targeted and similar in philosophy to what Trump did with limits on state and local tax deductions in his last term. You'll recall that the Trump administration capped deductions for state taxes because blue states tend to tax their citizens at a higher rate and by doing so deprive the Federal government of tax revenue on the state tax dollar. By capping deduction for local taxes, it forces the heavy tax states citizens to make a choice between paying state taxes with Federally non-deductible dollars or holding their politicians accountable.
Gotta hit 'em in the pocket book.
Link: Coming for you illegal types
Replies to: In the fight against an open border, shifting Medicaid costs to states is smart.
we now have a president
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This takes away the loophole I mentioned several months ago for tapping into federal Medicare funds.
But sadly, if the illegal immigrants are working legally, they will no longer qualify for most state medicaid programs because of the very low threshold for income or any kind and assets.
If they work, they won't qualify for healthcare coverage which will drain their earnings; if they don't work, they won't be able to have any kind of meaningful life for them or their families.......not at all the false picture painted for them by the Biden Adm as they dropped the border and selfishly hoped to register them for their vote.
This mess that the Biden Adm left our country is egregious. The pain and suffering to both the country and the immigrants is also terrible.
Let's not forget that Undocumented Immigrants are working and paying taxes that support Medicaid
and Social Security in states all over the country, including Texas and Iowa...but they can't avail themselves of those benefits. Also, be sure to keep in mind that the ONLY way to get necessary funding for fixing our border/immigration problems is through Congressional Action...even DJT called on Congress in 2019 to pass an Immigration/Border Protection Bill to "Finally" fix our problems (do a search...I've provided his White House pronouncement.). Yet he killed just such a bill when it was Joe Biden who got one passed in the Senate...prior to the 2024 election...go figure.
Back to Medicaid...even poor Red States, like Kentucky Strongly Support Medicaid expansion (see link)...so this re-try by Trump is going to face even more resistance.
Not sure why you want to fund billionaires with tax breaks, but choke off funding for the poor and sick folks among us.
Link: https://www.cbpp.org/blog/acas-medicaid-expansion-a-huge-success-in-kentucky
If they are worth having, they are worth having legally I always say. Chicks, drugs AND immigrants.
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All it takes is the passage of a Congressional Bill...just like Trump called for in 2019...but then
killed when the Senate passed one before the 2024 election. You're aiming your ire in the wrong direction...go complain to DJT for him keeping our Border Open.
The bill was trash, only you keep touting it.
Keep on losing.
Wasn’t that 5000 freebies daily then they enforce the law?
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They aren't all paying taxes that support Medicaid and SS, and that's the problem.
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Undocumented Immigrants are a net benefit to states and the federal government...if you've got
documented evidence that counters what's stated in the linked article, please share it...
Link: https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/
Show me where Tren De Aragua is a net benefit to their state, city or apartment complex.
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A leftist think tank.
Keep on losing.
Well at least they think.
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LOL...Pa won't get it, though ;-)
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