Scott Walker: I rejected Medicaid health care funds because I ‘love the taxpayers’

[Redfairen]

Source: Raw Story

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) explained on Sunday that he had refused to accept $119 million in federal money to expand Medicaid health care services for the poorest residents of his state because he loved taxpayers.

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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) argued, however, that Walker had effectively turned down $4.4 billion over a decade because of a political disagreement.

“These Republican governors have, because they don’t like the president, because they want to make a political point, are hurting their constituents,” Shumlin noted.

“Cause I love the taxpayers,” Walker shot back, arguing that the federal government would eventually break its promise to the states. “I don’t want to put them at risk.”



Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/23/scott-walker-i-rejected-medicaid-health-care-funds-because-i-love-the-taxpayers/

[cantbeserious]

1. Stupid Is As Stupid Does

eom

[Thinkingabout]

2. Now that is a solid stupid statement, i know we have had the not so bright president

But Walker should have a better lie than he doesn't want his tax payers at risk.

[Skittles]

3. what a stupid asshole

shame on him, and shame on ANYONE who falls for his act

[Brigid]

4. Every time I get really irritated with IN . . .

And Pence the Dense, I see a story about one that's even worse.

[Cha]

5. walker's a kochroach.. so are the majority

in Wisconsin going to buy his Orwellian doublespeak?

[SleeplessinSoCal]

6. The GOP's effort to undermine Obama only exposes their complete lack of compassion.

And completely lays to rest any modicum of an idea that they are compassionate conservatives. They're truly heartless and self-serving agents of greed.

[Stargazer99]

18. my mantra regarding cons/Repub is

compassionate as a rattle snake

[SleeplessinSoCal]

24. sadly true. n/t

[blkmusclmachine]

7. GOP to Americans: "If You Get Sick, Die Quick."

[Turbineguy]

8. "..... the federal government would eventually break its promise to the states...."

He's preparing for a republican in the White House.

[Lifelong Protester]

9. This same "we don't know how long the money will be there"

story is what I get from my Repub. Assemblyman here in WI. Meanwhile, people are getting sick, maybe even dying, for an idiot.

[Samantha]

10. I love you even though I might kill you

Makes perfect sense to me.

Sam

[Ed Suspicious]

15. I'm killing you because I love you. We wouldn't want you to one day not have medicine therefore

we'll make sure you have no medicine from the start. It's better to have never loved at all than to have loved and lost.

[barbtries]

11. and everyone else didn't bust out laughing?

love the taxpayers, my ass. hate poor people, that i can buy. sometimes i think what it would be like to just hear them speak the truth. that's not gonna happen.

[Zambero]

12. Correction: Walker lets his beloved taxpayers fund other states' Medicaid

While doing nothing for underinsured citizens in his own state. Hopefully a growing number of his constituency will come to realize that things don't necessarily go better with Koch(s).

[putitinD]

13. He does love the tax payers, the richest 1% of the tax payers, and the rest can just F off for all

he cares

[Sarah Ibarruri]

14. Republican governors are such evil little freaks. nt

[DJ13]

16. "I love you... I'll kill you..."

"But I'll love you forever"

- Enigma, off of their 2004 CD The Cross Of Changes.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Poor people aren't taxpayers to these assholes. They're vermin.

[SoapBox]

19. This creep makes me

[jsr]

20. He's been living off the taxpayers all his adult life

[QuestForSense]

21. That kind of love is just wrong.

Hey, a dog loves humping your leg while he's doing it.

[William Seger]

22. LOL, "Walker shot back" a brain fart (n/t)

[SmittynMo]

28. Walker is a major brain fart!!!

[C0RYH0FFMAN]

23. Even if we pretend that Scott Walker is sincere...

It just means he doesn't understand the nature of the United States Treasury.

Look, let's pretend for a second that Republicans and Conservatives are acting in good faith when they deny federal funds because they think they Federal Government is on its way to insolvency, that such deals will mean higher taxes in the future and that taxes are immoral, etc. etc.

We have all heard these sentiments from Conservatives before.

The bottom line is, if Governor Walker believes this, it is even worse IMHO than if he's not really sincere. Look, the Federal Government, having the Power of the Purse, can always and forever provide State Government's funds for Medicaid. To think that the Federal Government will go broke or somehow be unable able to keep this promise is patently false.

It's like saying the Cleveland Browns will somehow be unable to give you tickets they've promised you. They are the creator of Cleveland Browns Tickets!

There is literally no such thing as "putting the taxpayers at risk" States have entered into a bargain with the Federal Government to pay for Medicaid.

Scott Walker's answer should have been, "Because I erroneously think the only entity in the world from which all U.S. dollars come from might run out of dollars".

@C0RYH0FFMAN

CoryHoffmanForCongress.com

[TexasTowelie]

26. Excellent points.

Welcome to DU and good luck in your Congressional race.

[wocaonimabi]

25. Apparently this is what the majority in WI want in a Governor

Even when WI had the chance to get rid of him the majority stuck with Walker.

Makes me wonder who should be blamed the people for electing a moron not once but twice, or Walker who is being an a-hole however Walker is only doing what he said he was going to do if he was elected.

Maybe the majority in WI have learned their lesson on electing Republicans but somehow I doubt it.

Good luck with your choice WI.

[liberal N proud]

27. Never explains the risk from which he is saving them.

And no one asks that stupid question.

[sakabatou]

29. What a douchebag

[Beacool]

30. Please tell me that this asshat is not going to run for president.