Crowdfunding doesn’t patch all gaps in health care safety net
Noelle Weimann van Dijk and Feike van Dijk lost two sons in a fire that destroyed their home, then faced medical bills which they reduced through GoFundMe.
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Obamacare isn’t to blame for death of Lummis’ husband
Rep. Cynthia Lummis misrepresented that the Affordable Care Act played a role in her husband’s death.
Florida group takes aim at Wyoming Medicaid expansion
A poll conducted by the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative think tank, asserts that 70 percent of Wyomingites disagree with Medicaid expansion.
Why does Wyoming insist on punishing poor people?
Sen. Charles Scott's proposed work requirement for expansion of Medicaid is another excuse to shame people because they're poor.
Exploiting fear for political success
The Sage Grouse has consistently hammered the “Tea Party.” However, there is no actual Tea Party. It is only a concept, but nonetheless deserving of some hammering. There are many scared people out there, watching the dollar plummet and jobs go to Asia, freaked out about Obama and Pelosi spending tax dollars to achieve prosperity, viewing the health care bill as a massive government power grab. And there is a bunch of ambitious neo-politicians who find it all too easy to punch those fear buttons (a 12 year old could pull this off, or any evangelist) and watch those internet fundraising dollars roll in.