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J_William_Ryan

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19. "Blue state people make too much money"

Reply to MayReasonRule (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 09:48 PM

Wednesday

True.

And Blue states expanded Medicaid under the ACA or already have programs that provide access to affordable healthcare for low-income families.

Most red states failed to expand Medicaid or have no state healthcare program, hence red state residents’ reliance on the ACA.

And as usual Trump voters vote against their own interests.

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Well Would You Look At That... [View all] MayReasonRule Wednesday OP

They are so stupid they literally do not know ACA is Obamacard SheltieLover Wednesday #1

You had me at "they are so stupid". yellow dahlia Wednesday #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Wednesday #2

What's the source of the data used to construct this graphic ? eppur_se_muova Wednesday #3

My question too. And terminology is suspect too: money "spent" does not equal "applications". Could be true, dunno. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #5

You have a much higher expectation of MAGA due diligence ThreeNoSeep Wednesday #6

Graph was posted on BlueSky. Reuters is the source: spooky3 Yesterday #26

Thanks ! graphics are pretty, but not the whole argument ... so thanks. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #27

Check out the link in post #25 for Charles Gaba's explanation of what's accurate about the graphic while also Wiz Imp Yesterday #30

And theris Ohio. irisblue Wednesday #4

Here, let me join you.... OhioBack2Blue 20 hrs ago #41

What are the drivers I wonder? paleotn Wednesday #7

Blue state people make too much money Demobrat Wednesday #8

Isn't that how it is supposed to work? MichMan Wednesday #11

yes, but.... NJCher Wednesday #12

It is the individual taxpayers in states that are paying to the Federal government , not the states themselves MichMan Wednesday #13

Kind of missing the point. paleotn Wednesday #17

It's not the same thing NJCher Wednesday #20

Yes. Exactly. Demobrat Wednesday #16

Not scaled by cost of living. Interesting. paleotn Wednesday #15

It's similar here in CA Demobrat Wednesday #18

Axios believes this Tesha Wednesday #9

I found it on Charles Gaba's website (he is the expert on all things related to ACA enrollments) Wiz Imp Wednesday #10

Thanks For Researching It! Well Done Indeed! MayReasonRule Yesterday #21

But nowhere does he explain what's so "incredibly misleading" about the data. What's the "vital context"? TheRickles Yesterday #22

Check out the updated link in post # 25 Wiz Imp Yesterday #23

Thanks. TheRickles Yesterday #32

link orleans Yesterday #25

Thanks. I didn't see that Charles Gaba posted an update with details. Wiz Imp Yesterday #28

Thanks, very helpful. TheRickles Yesterday #33

Thank You! MayReasonRule Yesterday #36

I posted the link to the Reuters story above. Nt spooky3 Yesterday #29

Thanks! That's helpful as well. Wiz Imp Yesterday #31

"Blue state people make too much money" J_William_Ryan Wednesday #19

Where's New Mexico? Are we not part of the 50? Clouds Passing Yesterday #24

Link to data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services PaulRevere08 Yesterday #34

Perfect! Thanks Y'all! MayReasonRule Yesterday #35

Good info ThePartyThatListens Yesterday #37

They are Cherokee100 Yesterday #38

And... Justice matters. Yesterday #39

Why are New Mexico and Colorado in red? Elessar Zappa 21 hrs ago #40

They shouldn't be in that pic but it's the only one i found Justice matters. 16 hrs ago #42