The Republican Plan

Watermark said:
Get that everyone? SM has just spoken the true desire of every Republican. To completely and totally block all progress in making life better in America for his political reasons, and then to abolish medicare and medicaid, and let the poor and elderly die a horrible death.

Please Republicans, sing it from the rooftop.
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The States can pick up Medicare and Medicaid. Since they are closer to the people, they will provide better service and do it more efficiently. And if folks don't like it they can vote with their feet.
 
Yurt said:
who cares...obama doesn't have a plan for afghansistan....
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It's a legit question. Now being so far in the minority as they are a Republican plan(s) has a slim and none chance of seeing the light of day but its important that they show they have ideas of their own on the issue.

For me when Democrats complained about and in unison voted against some of Bush's proposals I thought the same thing, 'what is their plan'. So to me it's a legit question to ask now.
 
cawacko said:
It's a legit question. Now being so far in the minority as they are a Republican plan(s) has a slim and none chance of seeing the light of day but its important that they show they have ideas of their own on the issue.

For me when Democrats complained about and in unison voted against some of Bush's proposals I thought the same thing, 'what is their plan'. So to me it's a legit question to ask now.
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it is possible (despite that tutu and pmp showed they actually do have plans) they they are still working on their plans and do not want to rush into anything like the dems are doing....it is the height of hypocrisy to defend obama taking his time to make a plan and then whine that the republicans have not submitted a plan yet

don't forget....obama's "urgency" is a lie....the plan will not take affect until after 2013....conveniently AFTER the next election....this is all smoke and mirrors from the dems, if they were serious, it would take affect ASAP
 
Southern Man said:
The States can pick up Medicare and Medicaid.
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And you would support the 10% state tax raises necessary to pay for this?

Also, Massachusetts would be much more easily able to provide for the poor and elderly than Mississippi. But Mississippi has one of the largest subpopulations of poor people in the United States. Clearly the end result would be that the states that have the people who need medicaid most would be the ones least able to provide for it. Having the federal government provide for medicaid avoids this problem.

Southern Man said:
Since they are closer to the people, they will provide better service and do it more efficiently.
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That's not logically sound. Obviously economy of scale means the federal government is more easily able to provide it.

Southern Man said:
And if folks don't like it they can vote with their feet.
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And so can businesses. States that choose to neglect the poor and elderly would have lower tax rates, which would encourage busienss to invest there. In the end all it would do would create a race to the bottom to drop as many poor and elderly as possible. Having the federal government administer the plans avoids this.
 
Watermark said:
And you would support the 10% state tax raises necessary to pay for this?

Also, Massachusetts would be much more easily able to provide for the poor and elderly than Mississippi. But Mississippi has one of the largest subpopulations of poor people in the United States. Clearly the end result would be that the states that have the people who need medicaid most would be the ones least able to provide for it. Having the federal government provide for medicaid avoids this problem.



That's not logically sound. Obviously economy of scale means the federal government is more easily able to provide it.



And so can businesses. States that choose to neglect the poor and elderly would have lower tax rates, which would encourage busienss to invest there. In the end all it would do would create a race to the bottom to drop as many poor and elderly as possible. Having the federal government administer the plans avoids this.
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I would support it in Massachusetts and California, not my State.

Poor States can develop a tight-budget system using the money that the federal government used to suck out of the system. Costs in these states are less anyway. Your argument that States would "drop" poor and elderly is liberal pap; nothing more.

Economy of scale disappears after a few hundred thousand, then becomes less efficient with millions because of massive layers of bureaucracy. States will save money by not having the Federal government involved.
 
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