California becomes first state to offer state Medicaid to illegal immigrants

[Vambram]

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/california-1st-state-offer-health-insurance-undocumented-immigrants

There are some interesting pros and cons to what California is doing and implementing for over 700,000 undocumented immigrants between the ages of 26 and 49.
What are y'alls thoughts and opinions about this topic?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Medical care is a good thing and in my opinion, a human right.

 

[Vambram]

Medical care is a good thing and in my opinion, a human right.

Who should pay the financial costs for a state's Medicaid insurance?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Who should pay t

Everybody.

It is a net benefit for everyone to have a healthy populace that isn’t burdened with unnecessary debt for the inevitable visit to a doctor or a lifesaving treatment. People shouldn’t forgo medical care because of financial concerns but that is the system we are choosing to live with currently and paying more for it than any other developed country on earth. The stupidity of this must stop at some point. This is a good step in that direction.

 

[Vambram]

Therefore, are you willing and able to pay higher income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, and/or any other necessary taxes to pay for universal health insurance for everyone in America?

 

[Laodicean60]

I would have been impressed if Newsome would have offered Medicaid to the homeless. BTW your link ain't working for me.

 

[jacks]

Not against health care, but it would be nice to offer the benefits to citizens first.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

I would have been impressed if Newsome would have offered Medicaid to the homeless. BTW your link ain't working for me.

The homeless in CA have access to Medicaid, EBT/ food stamps all ready.

 

[Arcangl86]

I would have been impressed if Newsome would have offered Medicaid to the homeless. BTW your link ain't working for me.

They probably already qualify.

 

[Vambram]

I would have been impressed if Newsome would have offered Medicaid to the homeless. BTW your link ain't working for me.

Video California becomes first state to offer health insurance to undocumented immigrants

About 700,000 adults between ages 26 and 49 will be eligible as of Jan. 1

abcnews.go.com

Please see if this link works.

 

[comana]

Therefore, are you willing and able to pay higher income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, and/or any other necessary taxes to pay for universal health insurance for everyone in America?

In exchange for dropping current insurance premiums and high deductible? Yes.

 

[Vambram]

In exchange for dropping current insurance premiums and high deductible? Yes.

Even though it would mean that your higher taxes would be paying for the insurance and health care of "undocumented immigrants?"

 

[PloverWing]

Therefore, are you willing and able to pay higher income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, and/or any other necessary taxes to pay for universal health insurance for everyone in America?

Yes.

Even though it would mean that your higher taxes would be paying for the insurance and health care of "undocumented immigrants?"

Yes. Why does it matter what country someone was born in?

 

[Vambram]

Does it matter to you whether or not the "undocumented immigrants" are also paying for this insurance?

 

[comana]

Even though it would mean that your higher taxes would be paying for the insurance and health care of "undocumented immigrants?"

Yes. I’m tired of the “we can’t have nice things because someone undeserving might benefit too” mentality.

 

[Yeshua HaDerekh]

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/california-1st-state-offer-health-insurance-undocumented-immigrants

There are some interesting pros and cons to what California is doing and implementing for over 700,000 undocumented immigrants between the ages of 26 and 49.
What are y'alls thoughts and opinions about this topic?

I don't care what they do in CA nor if they go broke, however, when their budget blows up and they start begging for my tax money, then I care.

 

[Yeshua HaDerekh]

Yes. Why does it matter what country someone was born in?

Um because WE are US citizens and pay taxes while THEY are not US citizens and do not pay taxes. I think anyone who says yes should be taxed.

 

[Desk trauma]

I don't care what they do in CA nor if they go broke, however, when their budget blows up and they start begging for my tax money, then I care.

Yeah can’t have that, who do they think they are Mississippi!

 

[PloverWing]

Um because WE are US citizens and pay taxes while THEY are not US citizens and do not pay taxes. I think anyone who says yes should be taxed.

If immigrants purchase goods, they pay sales tax. If they earn income, they pay income tax. If they own property, they pay property tax.

 

[returntosender]

Medicaid is offered to illegals here in az.