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The Spite Club
By PAUL KRUGMAN
House Republicans have voted 37 times to repeal ObamaRomneyCare the Affordable Care Act, which creates a national health insurance system similar to the one Massachusetts has had since 2006. Nonetheless, almost all of the act will go fully into effect at the beginning of next year.
There is, however, one form of obstruction still available to the G.O.P. Last years Supreme Court decision upholding the laws constitutionality also gave states the right to opt out of one piece of the plan, a federally financed expansion of Medicaid. Sure enough, a number of Republican-dominated states seem set to reject Medicaid expansion, at least at first.
And why would they do this? They wont save money. On the contrary, they will hurt their own budgets and damage their own economies. Nor will Medicaid rejectionism serve any clear political purpose. As Ill explain later, it will probably hurt Republicans for years to come.
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And as I said, it doesnt even make sense as cynical politics. If Obamacare works (which it will), millions of middle-income voters the kind of people who might support either party in future elections will see major benefits, even in rejectionist states. So rejectionism wont discredit health reform. What it might do, however, is drive home to lower-income voters many of them nonwhite just how little the G.O.P. cares about their well-being, and reinforce the already strong Democratic advantage among Latinos, in particular.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/opinion/krugman-the-spite-club.html
By PAUL KRUGMAN
House Republicans have voted 37 times to repeal ObamaRomneyCare the Affordable Care Act, which creates a national health insurance system similar to the one Massachusetts has had since 2006. Nonetheless, almost all of the act will go fully into effect at the beginning of next year.
There is, however, one form of obstruction still available to the G.O.P. Last years Supreme Court decision upholding the laws constitutionality also gave states the right to opt out of one piece of the plan, a federally financed expansion of Medicaid. Sure enough, a number of Republican-dominated states seem set to reject Medicaid expansion, at least at first.
And why would they do this? They wont save money. On the contrary, they will hurt their own budgets and damage their own economies. Nor will Medicaid rejectionism serve any clear political purpose. As Ill explain later, it will probably hurt Republicans for years to come.
<...>
And as I said, it doesnt even make sense as cynical politics. If Obamacare works (which it will), millions of middle-income voters the kind of people who might support either party in future elections will see major benefits, even in rejectionist states. So rejectionism wont discredit health reform. What it might do, however, is drive home to lower-income voters many of them nonwhite just how little the G.O.P. cares about their well-being, and reinforce the already strong Democratic advantage among Latinos, in particular.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/opinion/krugman-the-spite-club.html
GOP Governor Shuts Down Lawmaking Until Her Party Agrees To Expand Medicaid
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022897178
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Krugman: The Spite Club (Original Post)
ProSense
Jun 2013
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)1. Kick! n/t
UrbScotty
(23,980 posts)2. Krugman nails it again - as usual!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)3. Yup. n/t