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ORIGINAL: Hippiekinkster

I just ran across this, this abomination of a rule just passed (25 Nov. 2008) which lets states dig into the pockets of the poor and elderly for even more money.
"On November 25, 2008, a new federal rule was passed that allows states to charge premiums and higher co-payments to Medicaid participants.[20] This rule will enable states to take in greater revenues, limiting financial losses associated with the program. Estimates figure that states will save $1.1 billion while the federal government will save nearly $1.4 billion. However, this means that the burden of financial responsibility will be placed on 13 million Medicaid recipients who will face a $1.3 billion increase in co-payments over 5 years.[21]

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

We must guard against planes leveling manhatten towers.   we must guard against free market ponzi schemes.  but most of all, we must spend endless amounts of money as there might be some guy in a cave that...  shudder the thought, "hates America".

We must fire up the printing ($) press.  those mean, evil terrorists will kill every last one of us.

We must promise we each will toil an additional 30 years to pay for this all.  The cause is after all..too big to fail.  

// stop the world, I want to get off.