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Originally Posted by epchick
I read that already, and no it doesn't answer the question. It says that all children must be covered, but it doesn't speak of taxing those who might not be able to afford Obama's new healthcare plan.
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When I read that Medicaid and SCHIP will be extended to cover more families, I interpret it as "Those who cannot afford to pay for other insurance will be eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP"
ETA: Regarding income. According to this site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Househo..._United_States (yeah, I know, it's Wikipedia, but it's source is 2005 Census data) the number of households in the USA that make $250,000 or more is 1.5% 15% make more than $100K a year. It's pretty hard to argue that if you're in the top 1.5% of earners, you're not considered wealthy. I realize there are the Bill Gates' of the world who are unbelievably filthy stinking rich, but that's a major outlier when figuring out these statistics.
ETA Again: Just saw that clip that preciousjeni linked to above on CNN and yes, I am very glad that McCain told the truth there. He definitely did the right thing there.