almost every governor, both parties, has been screaming about this "mother of unfunded mandates" since the gov's assn this summer
phil bredesen, dem from TN, is always credited as standard bearer
but washington's christine gregoire, montana's schwitzer, colorado's ritter and new mexico's bill richardson have also piped up
Governors balk over what healthcare bill will cost states - The Boston Globe
on top of obama's insultingly offensive accounting, like---10 years of taxes vs 6 of benefits, double counting a quarter T, the doc fix, and cuts that will, for sure, beyond doubt, be ultimately deferred for expediency, as always, exploding the debt
on top of all that, obama has the obnoxiousness to proclaim repeatedly---hey, MY budget is balanced, let the states pick up the tab
200B of expanded medicaid, utterly unfunded
speaker reid himself originally objected to the baucus blueprint as "bad for nevada" for THIS reason
Harry Reid: Health care bill won't work for Nevada - Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 | 10:36 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
difi has been forcibly explicit on this point as there's no way her CA can bear 3B of brand new obligation
AG's of various states WILL mount constitutional challenges
they'll be political HEROES for doing so
constitutional objections will also arise over these mandates upon individuals suddenly to buy a product
it is what it is
THIS BILL will destroy more than half our states, all of em TOO BIG TO FAIL
and everyone knows it