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By: Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care After 7 Months Because Mamilies Were Dropping Private Coverage So Their Children Would Be Eligible For The Subsidized Plan | Right Voices

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:15:04 +0000

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By: Small government resilience : Global Dashboard

Small government resilience : Global Dashboard — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:50:06 +0000

[...] So meet Rick Moran, columnist at blog collective, Pajamas Media (which claims 2.8m ‘unique users’ a month). Here’s Moran on why the US state shouldn’t extend health care to more children: The left doesnâ€™t want to discuss what we lose when government steps in where the citizen is capable of taking care of themselves. They refuse to acknowledge that every step toward establishing a government giving the people what they want rather than what is needed or desirable is a step back from human liberty and into the trough of virtual slavery. But little, if any attention is paid to the idea that every time the government shoulders its way forward to assume part of the responsibility for our own well being, our choices about the direction our lives can take are limited in the process. [...]

By: Right Voices » Blog Archive » SCHIP, The Frost Family, The Wilkerson’s, Olby and Faiz

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:50:13 +0000

[...] Rick has another take on this: No one should begrudge the Wilkersonâ€™s their participation in S-CHIP. They are barely above the poverty level and have little in the way of assets. But the Wilkersons and those like them are not the problem and the Democrats know it. Borderline cases like the Wilkersonâ€™s who regularly fall through the cracks of coverage in other government programs are not part of the central criticism against the expansion of S-CHIP. It is subsidizing coverage for those up to 400% above the poverty level that is the basis of conservative opposition to the Democratâ€™s bill. [...]

By: The Mahablog » Child Derangement Syndrome

The Mahablog » Child Derangement Syndrome — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:30:31 +0000

[...] Rightie Rick Moran had written, I note that this time around, the Democrats were careful to push a family forward whose choices regarding health insurance couldnâ€™t be questioned. In that respect, if theyâ€™re waiting for conservatives to attack the Wilkersonâ€™s, they are going to be sorely disappointed. [...]

By: Neocon News Â» S-CHIP Polling

Neocon News Â» S-CHIP Polling — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:14:01 +0000

[...] More analysis: QandO - SCHIP - The Numbers |Â Captain’s Quarters |Â “Truth about Bush’s SCHIP veto doesn’t match harsh rhetoric” |Â Right Wing Nut House Â» BAITING ANOTHER S-CHIP TRAP |Â Michelle Malkin Â» Update: New poll results show a majority of Americans are â€œmeanies,â€ too | [...]

By: More kiddie human shields, just as irrelevant as ever « Crush Liberalism

More kiddie human shields, just as irrelevant as ever « Crush Liberalism — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:21:53 +0000

[...] There’s just a slight problem here: the Wilkersons are already covered by S-CHIP today!Â In other words, Bush’s veto has exactly zero impacton them!Â Hell, the Wilkersons aren’t even arguing for the expansion of S-CHIP at all, so aside from their beautiful child being used as another human shield by the left, why are we seeing the Wilkersons in the first place? Notes the Right Wing Nut House: Funny how we donâ€™t see any poster families who are 400% above the poverty level being pushed forward as examples of the kinds of people the $35 billion expansion of S-CHIP will help. Why not? Since the original parameters of the S-CHIP program enjoys the overwhelming support of Congress and the President, why trot forward families like the Frosts and the Wilkersons who qualify under the current rules? Why not bring to the fore those families at the high end of the expansion requirements and let the American people decide if they want to subsidize insurance for them? The answer is obvious; a family living 400% above poverty are not as sympathetic as those, like the Wilkersonâ€™s, who couldnâ€™t get by without S-CHIP. In fact, pushing forward people who make more than 40% of all the families in America as the poster family for S-CHIP expansion would probably torpedo the bill then and there. …The Democrats just donâ€™t have a clue about the true nature of the opposition to their S-CHIP expansion. For that, they would have to give a fig about the tradeoffs we make between dependency and freedom every time they get some not so bright idea about â€œhelpingâ€ those who can usually be counted on to help themselves. [...]

By: Michelle Malkin » S-CHIP and the Democrats’ human shield campaign; Update: The Dems choose another shield

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:54:55 +0000

[...] Rick Moran: Funny how we donâ€™t see any poster families who are 400% above the poverty level being pushed forward as examples of the kinds of people the $35 billion expansion of S-CHIP will help. Why not? Since the original parameters of the S-CHIP program enjoys the overwhelming support of Congress and the President, why trot forward families like the Frosts and the Wilkersons who qualify under the current rules? Why not bring to the fore those families at the high end of the expansion requirements and let the American people decide if they want to subsidize insurance for them? [...]

By: Blue Crab Boulevard » When The SCHIP Hits The Fan

Blue Crab Boulevard » When The SCHIP Hits The Fan — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:44:12 +0000

[...] UPDATE: Others: Rick Moran: "I note that this time around, the Democrats were careful to push a family forward whose choices regarding health insurance couldn’t be questioned. In that respect, if they’re waiting for conservatives to attack the Wilkerson’s, they are going to be sorely disappointed." [...]