Why do Democrats want to expand SCHIP?

Question

It is a program that is for middle class to upper middle class already-insured adults, not for children. Apparently, they don't have a Truth in Legislating Act to require people to be honest. I've been listening to John Shadegg tell the truth about this fraud on the floor of Congress.

Why are the Democrats supporting this?

Answer 1

SCHIP should be a program that allows children without medical insurance whose families make less than 35K a year AND have a total net work of less than 100K to get insurance.

Instead Democrats are trying to convert it into a program that subsidizes the growing number of work-at-home "consultants" who under report their incomes up to 80K and have net worths in the 500K range to get their kids medical insurance until they graduate from an Ivy league University.

This way these upper income above average net worth people will contribute to the Democratic party.

The poor people do not contribute to the Democrats so Dems do not care if they get Health Insurance.

Answer 2

Sounds like you are quoting FOX Noise facts. There are no adults covered in the SCHIP plan. The current eligibility requirements are:
Families that do not currently have health insurance are likely to be eligible, even if you are working. The states have different eligibility rules, but in most states, uninsured children under the age of 19, whose families earn up to $36,200 a year (for a family of four) are eligible.
You are calling $36,000 a year income for a family of four middle class to upper middle class? Not even close, try again.
The new SCHIP bill is changing nothing except for the income level increase to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Answer 3

coz democrats are known for their social policies that have a touch of socialism. social policies are a central party ideology of the democratic party. They want to keep children insured. Republicans say its too much money and it means socializing medicine so if you look at it,republicans want giant pharmaceutical corporations to make money and send some kick backs their way. they say its expensive but no one is asking if the war in iraq that has cost half a trillion dollars so far is cheap,is it cheap? but same thing, republicans are making big corps some money. Haliburton where dick cheney was a former CEO charges the tax payer $50 for a can of coke in Iraq,on the taxpayers dime!!!they make money there...not to mention all the oil money and monumental fraud related to it!!! so i hope this helps....democrats dont start wars to profit,democrats are simply better people,its a better party so vote democrat...what kinda people would rather bury money in a war than medically insure children..Think about it!

Answer 4

You couldn't be more wrong, its not for adults, its for children of lower middle class parents whos jobs no longer offer health insurance. It was to be tied to state costs of living but in an effort to gain the presidential signature that was brought down, A family of four would be charged $12.000 a year for health insurance, thats just too high for most of them to afford under the new guideling of $60,000. It is not, as I heard the president say today, for poor children, they are covered under medicaid.
Now I have a question for you. If this bill cannot pass the president, what should we do with those kids?
A) Bankrupt their grieving parents.
B) Leave them lying in the streets.
C) Assume the hospitals will cover the costs, without our paying more to cover the hospitals cost?
So...give me a better way that won't cost me more money.

Answer 5

It's not just Democrats that support it. It passed with almost a veto proof majority in both houses of Congress. That means a lot of Republicans support it too. A few Republicans dove onto that political grenade to uphold the President's veto is the only reason it failed. 4 votes in the House kept it from passing.

Answer 6

Those in congress either don't really support it and expected our President to veto it, since he promised he would, so they could use it as an election ploy or they're trying to get nationalize health care through the back door rather than actually voting for such. As for those Dems in the public, they want nationalized health care just as much and they want to blame Bush for something else.

Answer 7

You handed over area of the article: interior the period in-between, Congress has handed and Bush has signed legislations persevering with this technique at cutting-edge spending tiers till mid-November.

Answer 8

For democrats this is just another incremental move to nationalize health care.

Answer 9

I am an Independent(formerly Republican) with a four-year-old handicapped daughter. What you are stating is pure bilge. Just because somebody says something on AM talk radio doesn't make it a fact. Widen your information sources and you may actually learn something.

Answer 10

Because it helps poor children despite what Johnny boy tells you. I be tif we called it something like "the America Act" you all would love it, it's just SCHIP isn't a great name.