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Saturday, October 18, 2008
Socialism: FAIL! --Hawaii's state-funded Keiki Insurance plan dropped. Hawaii can't afford it. We can relate...TENNCARE!!!!
Posted by kotang at 7:28 AMThe most socialist state in the nation, as far left as you can get and still be called a United States State, is dropping the nation's only state-funded universal child health care program.
The 'birth' state of one Barack Hussein Obama.
Keiki Insurance, an ambitious plan to cover health care for kids, dropped after only a few months. Reminiscent of our own state's failed TennCare program; a preview of what's coming if our Federal government tries to implement some sort of Universal health care.
Hawaii is a heavily-taxed (not as progressively taxed as some, but I'm sure it's fairly taxed!) state. Most of Hawaii's revenue comes from a general excise tax (taxing businesses for the privilege of doing business in the State, instead of that oh-so-unfair sales tax..don't we know that exise tax is absorbed by the offending businesses, and never passed on to the consumer..right?) and personal income taxes. Hawaii is ranked 24th in TaxFoundation dot org's annual state-by-state tax comparison (Tennessee is ranked 17th; the best states are 1. Wyoming, then South Dakota, Nevada and Alaska; the worst states for businesses include the most liberal states, the three bottom-feeders being California, New York and New Jersey).
There must be room for to raise taxes in Hawaii. Seems raising taxes on businesses and the overly wealthy is only fair.
And, it'd be for the children!
The 'birth' state of one Barack Hussein Obama.
Keiki Insurance, an ambitious plan to cover health care for kids, dropped after only a few months. Reminiscent of our own state's failed TennCare program; a preview of what's coming if our Federal government tries to implement some sort of Universal health care.
What's not mentioned in the Honolulu O!fficial Press is the truth of the matter: people were taking advantage of a 'freebie', dropping private coverage so as to get something for nothing. Stressing the system, crowding out the truly needy because of personal greed. Wow, sounds so much like TennCare that shivers are running down Bunker Boy Bredesen's back just thinking about it, I'll warrant.State cuts for keiki insurance stun officials
Reasons cited include "limited success" of helping kids in an income "gap group"
"People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free," said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. "I don't believe that was the intent of the program."Why can't we just raise taxes on people who live in, and visit Hawaii, to pay for this program? Only on the richest, mind you. Just so it's fair.
Hawaii is a heavily-taxed (not as progressively taxed as some, but I'm sure it's fairly taxed!) state. Most of Hawaii's revenue comes from a general excise tax (taxing businesses for the privilege of doing business in the State, instead of that oh-so-unfair sales tax..don't we know that exise tax is absorbed by the offending businesses, and never passed on to the consumer..right?) and personal income taxes. Hawaii is ranked 24th in TaxFoundation dot org's annual state-by-state tax comparison (Tennessee is ranked 17th; the best states are 1. Wyoming, then South Dakota, Nevada and Alaska; the worst states for businesses include the most liberal states, the three bottom-feeders being California, New York and New Jersey).
There must be room for to raise taxes in Hawaii. Seems raising taxes on businesses and the overly wealthy is only fair.
And, it'd be for the children!
Labels: Politics, socialists, Tax Money Well Spent: NOT
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