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Chicago Faces $67 Million Shortfall After Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Busts Budget
The Daily Caller ^ | 7/14/2014 | Sarah Hurtubise

Posted on 07/16/2014 7:31:51 AM PDT by Politico2isBack

Edited on 07/16/2014 7:32:31 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

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To: Dilbert San Diego
Ezekiel Emmanuel is Rahm Emmanuel’s brother. Ezekiel was involved with Obamacare. I think Ezekiel was a high level adviser to Obama and Democrats on Obamacare.

I know, I know. I just inadvertently typed the first name rather than the surname. Need more proofread.

21 posted on 07/16/2014 7:58:54 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: mothball

I think his name is Dumb Ass.


22 posted on 07/16/2014 8:02:25 AM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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To: Politico2isBack

Isn’t the Federal Government picking up most of the tab initially for the medicaid expansion ? Wasn’t that a selling point to the states ? The reason a lot of the repub governors didn’t expand medicaid.


23 posted on 07/16/2014 8:09:37 AM PDT by evaporation-plus
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To: alloysteel

True ‘poetic justice’ for the Democratic swine in and out of government in the Chicongo area would be for the perimeter to be mined to prevent escape, followed by organ donering the swine. Then call Alpo for bids on the remainder.

Problem solved.


24 posted on 07/16/2014 8:09:44 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and for what Muslims do.)
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To: MrB

They probably figured in a few years there won’t be enough people working to be driving thus parking revenue will be nil. So they took what they could get. Now the stupid people who bought them will be stuck holding the snipe bag.


25 posted on 07/16/2014 8:16:09 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Liberals were raised by women or wimps. And they're all stupid.)
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To: Paine in the Neck

I believe you are referring to Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel, Rahm’s brother.


26 posted on 07/16/2014 8:16:10 AM PDT by expat2
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To: MrB

This is known as a ‘bust-out’ in Chicago looting of bars, etc. What O is doing to the US is the biggest bust-out ever.


27 posted on 07/16/2014 8:18:19 AM PDT by expat2
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To: expat2
I believe you are referring to Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel, Rahm’s brother.

Both. See reply #21

28 posted on 07/16/2014 8:23:04 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Chicago needs a crap load more Illegals to help them get out of this hole


29 posted on 07/16/2014 8:23:35 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: evaporation-plus

Initially, yes. I think it goes away after three years.

Obama, iirc, was a dealer back in his youth. So understood well the “first one is always free” tactic to hook the weak and gullable.


30 posted on 07/16/2014 8:27:27 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: tanknetter
Initially, yes. I think it goes away after three years.

And they are having problems already !
31 posted on 07/16/2014 8:39:54 AM PDT by evaporation-plus
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To: Dilbert San Diego
He may get re-elected even if he sticks it to the middle class homeowners and the business community.

How any middle-class resident or business owner can manage to make a go in that cesspool is beyond me.

32 posted on 07/16/2014 12:07:41 PM PDT by ScottinVA (If it doesn't include border security, it isn't "reform." It's called "amnesty.")
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To: MrB

“selling long term income sources for lump sums that get spent immediately is a scheme that many poor planners, and thieves, do all the time.”

They consider it a win win. They get a quick fix for their addiction and it serves as an example against privatization that they can bring up endlessly.


33 posted on 07/16/2014 12:16:57 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

One of the places I’ve seen this, over and over again, is in martial arts schools.

They set up contracts where you pay X per month. But, you’re paying X per month on a LOAN that they take out with a finance company. The school owner gets a lump sum minus the interest over the period of the “contract”. Invariably, he’ll spend it all in a shorter term than the length of the contract, then come up with some other “program” that people get roped into to make up the gap.


34 posted on 07/16/2014 12:35:37 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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