[Tampaite]

Family of three earning more than $11K will not qualify for Medicaid.

Link: Anti-Medicaid states: Earning $11,000 is too much - Yahoo! News

How the heck can family of three afford basic utilities(housing, food, transportation and other expenses) and still have money leftover for healthcare?

Is Gov Scott listening?

"We don't need the federal government telling us what to do when it comes to meeting the needs of the citizens of our states," Florida Gov. Rick Scott wrote recently in an opinion piece for U.S. News and World Report.

[tonyff67]

Why are there 3 of you if your only earning $11k a year? If someone looses a job that's one thing, but if you make $11k a yr and have a kid, you obviously Expect the taxpayer to take care of it.
If You can't afford children, don't have any!

[HarryWho?]

I can understand both sides of this story, but, realistically nothing is gained by excluding anyone from coverage. They still have to be treated, at a much higher cost, in the er. It only makes sense to insure everybody.

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by HarryWho?

I can understand both sides of this story, but, realistically nothing is gained by excluding anyone from coverage. They still have to be treated, at a much higher cost, in the er. It only makes sense to insure everybody.

Sure, as long as people who able to work are put to work.

[FloridaKash]

Look into Florida KidCare. Program is better and has higher income limits.

[HarryWho?]

Originally Posted by chopchop0

Sure, as long as people who able to work are put to work.

Uh... I thought we were talking about the working poor......

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by HarryWho?

Uh... I thought we were talking about the working poor......

That lady's husband is unemployed

[HarryWho?]

Originally Posted by chopchop0

That lady's husband is unemployed

So if one person is laid off no health care? Great plan.What if both are laid off? Drop them in a volcano?

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by HarryWho?

So if one person is laid off no health care? Great plan.What if both are laid off? Drop them in a volcano?

I'm sure someone at Walmart, Mcdonalds, or a milk farm is hiring. In fact, milk farms pay pretty well. Make it mandatory if they are taking government handouts. Would solve the illegal immigrant problem as well

Without Immigrant Labor, the Economy Would Crumble - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

[HarryWho?]

Originally Posted by chopchop0

I'm sure someone at Walmart, Mcdonalds, or a milk farm is hiring. In fact, milk farms pay pretty well. Make it mandatory if they are taking government handouts. Would solve the illegal immigrant problem as well

So you're saying that everyone without a job is lazy or has a sense of entitlement? If that's the case, don't you think the unemployment numbers would remain pretty stable at about 4%?