• Maine governor Paul LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion for the sixth time
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http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/396130-maine-house-fails-to-reverse-lepages-veto-of-medicaid-expansion-funding Lawmakers in Maine's state House failed to override the governor's veto of a bill that would fund the first year of Medicaid expansion. The lawmakers voted 85-58 to uphold Republican Gov. Paul LePage's veto of the $60 million bill, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass the bill. That $60 million — which was slated to come from budget surplus revenue and the state's tobacco settlement fund — would have been matched by $500 million in federal funds to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults in the state.  LePage, and conservative Republicans who voted against the override, said the expansion should have a long-term funding plan, not a one-time funding source. Maine voters approved Medicaid expansion at the ballot box last year, but LePage has blocked its implementation. His administration has asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to delay the expansion until the state legislature passes a bill funding its share of the costs.  LePage, who has vetoed Medicaid expansion six times during his tenure as governor, is also being sued over his failure to implement the expansion.  LePage has said he would support a higher tax on hospitals to fund the expansion. LePage's term ends in January and the next governor could have to address Medicaid expansion depending on court rulings.
What a fucking asshole
Great, and pass the expense on to everyone who doesn't have medicaid?
First Gay Therapy, now this. What a fucking prick.
Another reminder that in America, you're only worth the amount of money you can turn your life into As soon as you become a deficit they'd rather you just die Who would want to live in a country like that? Who could be loyal to a country like that?
Rich people. The country is built for them, if you're rich in the US you're living the life.
I don't have any statistics to back this claim up, but doesn't Maine have a greater population of older/retired couples? I guess it would make "sense" to keep things the way they are - keep taxing the elderly because they have the money to spare and can't really do much in return.
It just goes to show that even today in a supposedly enlightened modern society, "laws and rights" tend to be swept aside in favor of the law of the jungle nearly everywhere (the one with the biggest stick and the most means make the rules)
this was one of the biggest cons people have been told
If you're born in the US you get told it's the best country on earth your whole life.
We spent most of our elementary school life singing songs about how great America is.
The pledge of allegiance is one of the most bizarre things ive ever seen
It goes further than that, majority of adults acted like america was a bastion of advancement and freedom. Its really creepy looking back.
It's only about a hundred years old. No GOP led congress would ever use the dreaded federal oversight to remove it and Dems would get labeled un American liberal communist socialists.
My friend of Essex used to not stand for pledge back in high school and I thought to myself that it was rude. Thinking now, I don’t know if I want to stand for it either.
https://youtu.be/skCQISEUVXM
oh my god I'm so fucking excited to vote this guy out of office this election. Fuck LePage.
He's term limited so he can't run again until 2022, but get hype for that date if he runs again.
Maine is the oldest state by median age. I was part of a group doing research on age-integrated living communities and education. That being said, we don't have many people to begin with, and most of our money definitely comes from tourism and exports.
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