Recently released figures by the Congressional Budget Office demonstrate that of the "47 million uninsured Americans", oops - I mean people in this country:
- 30% of them could get coverage if they'd simply apply for and pay for it.
- 18% of them would qualify for Medicaid if they'd just fill out the paperwork, and
- approximately 9 million of them are in the country illegally.
What does that leave over? THE PEOPLE WHO LEGITIMATELY CANNOT GET COVERAGE BECAUSE OF THEIR HEALTH, AND THE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT GET COVERAGE BECAUSE THEY LEGITIMATELY CANNOT AFFORD IT! (If you claim to not be able to afford coverage, but you CAN afford beer and cigarettes and Big Macs, cry to someone else)...
Maybe it's a stretch, but how about the politicians, before blowing out 15% of the nation's economy, just decide to work on the problem (see above) instead of trying to dismantle a system that they apparently either don't understand, or just don't care about? Just sayin'........
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