Tag: Medicaid
A terrific moment of irony
So sayeth conservative blogger James Wigderson in his Waukesha Freeman column of last week hilariously titled, ” Free federal money not affordable, Walker health plan right choice. Wigderson argues that Walker’s refusal to accept federal dollars to expand Badgercare is good policy because federal dollars aren’t really free. He then endorses Walker’s plan…
Republican State Sen. Jerry Petrowski: “We should pursue the full expansion of Medicaid” in Wisconsin
On June 1 I noted Republican State Sen. Terry Moulton went public with his support for a Medicaid/BadgerCare expansion here in Wisconsin, and it appears Sen. Moulton isn’t the only Republican State Senator who publicly disagrees with Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to refuse an expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare that…
(UPDATED) Republican State Sen. Terry Moulton supports Medicaid/BadgerCare expansion (VIDEO)
On Monday, May 20, Republican State Senator Terry Moulton held a listening session in Elk Mound. During said listening session, Sen. Moulton was asked if he would support an expansion of Medicaid/Badgercare, and to everyone’s surprise he stated unequivocally that he supported it. Sen. Moulton was then asked if he’d…
Tell the President That Social Security IS NOT On the Table!
New stories today say President Obama is willing to negotiate cuts to the social safety net to resolve the sequestration issue: These include the Social Security retirement program and Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs for the elderly, disabled and poor that are becoming more expensive as a large segment of…
Tommy Thompson wants to “do away with Medicaid and Medicare” (VIDEO)
“Tea Party” Tommy Thompson, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate here in Wisconsin, wants you to know something: He’ll “do away with Medicaid and Medicare” if Wisconsin’s voters send him to the United States Senate. Don’t believe me? Watch “Tea Party” Tommy tell you himself. As Matthew Rothschild of The Progressive…
Red State Safety Net
The Red States rely heavily on the social safety net, too.
Rob Zerban’s latest video! Bye Bye Paul Ryan…
It’s time to put Rep. Ryan on the unemployment line…and here’s the candidate who will do it!
Blessed are the meek…..just not in Walker’s Wisconsin
Matthew 5:5 – Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Just don’t tell that to the 65,000 poor people leaving Wisconsin’s health insurance programs thanks to cuts in Medicaid approved by the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee. Apparently Scott Walker and his Republican rubber-stamps in the Legislature aren’t…
Republican Dominated JCF Takes Aim at Children in Poverty
If you’re poor in Fitzwalkerstan, healthcare is a luxury.
President Obama’s negotiating position on debt ceiling? Start by giving the GOP what they want, then offer more!
Color me unsurprised by this… As part of his pitch, Obama is proposing significant reductions in Medicare spending and for the first time is offering to tackle the rising cost of Social Security, according to people in both parties with knowledge of the proposal. The move marks a major shift…
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