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We all know that the funding of Obamacare is at the root of the current gov. shutdown but does anyone know which funding specifically is being held up? Many portions of the ACA have already been funded, what hasn't?
The only funding involved are the subsidies to small businesses & to poor people and the Medicaid expansion. The politicians are objecting the idea of giving subsidized care to poor people. I can understand that argument. I like social safety nets, but I don't support expanding the safety nets until we adopt an immigration system similar to Canada or Australia.
We all know that the funding of Obamacare is at the root of the current gov. shutdown but does anyone know which funding specifically is being held up? Many portions of the ACA have already been funded, what hasn't?
Why don't you ask the CBO or the GAO?
Better yet, why don't you read the reports written by the CBO and the GAO about the PPACA and then perhaps the forum can have an intelligent discussion on those issues which are germane to the funding issue?
Better yet, why don't you read the reports written by the CBO and the GAO about the PPACA and then perhaps the forum can have an intelligent discussion on those issues which are germane to the funding issue?
Knowing....
Mircea
I've read the CBO reports that I've found and none of them are clear as to which funding has already passed and which funding is still on the table. I wouldn't be asking here if I could find the information myself.
I've read the CBO reports that I've found and none of them are clear as to which funding has already passed and which funding is still on the table. I wouldn't be asking here if I could find the information myself.
The GOP hasn't been clear on this ... the shutdown is based more on slogan than anything else.
That said, I don't think it's a case of "which funding is still on the table" - if that were the case, the GOP would likely have used a slogan of "blocking" the funding. Instead, "de-fund Obamacare" has been used almost exclusively, and to me, that sounds more like taking something away that already exists, rather than stopping something from coming into existence.
I don't know, obviously. I've searched a little online and can't find anything conclusive. I even went to the good Speaker's website ... yuck.
I would have thought the GOP would have a website that would spell out exactly why they shut down the government ... more than just political slogans like "De-fund Obamacare". Has anyone found it?
We spent 40% more money than we brought in, which translated to $1 trillion.
Our debt currently lies at about $17 trillion.
The Department Of Defense is budgeted right around $700 billion per year. If we were to end all defense spend, we'd still be spending roughly $300 billion than we bring in.
Where is the money to pay down our debt going to come from?
Heck, where is the money to allow us to just balance the budget going to come from?
We spent 40% more money than we brought in, which translated to $1 trillion.
Our debt currently lies at about $17 trillion.
The Department Of Defense is budgeted right around $700 billion per year. If we were to end all defense spend, we'd still be spending roughly $300 billion than we bring in.
Where is the money to pay down our debt going to come from?
Heck, where is the money to allow us to just balance the budget going to come from?
Exactly right. Excellent question. But don't expect liberals to respond with anything other than "blame Bush."
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