The News and Record dutifully reports the activities of local “faith leaders” to oppose efforts to reduce Medicaid costs for taxpayers. These efforts at the state level have included, among other things, work requirements.
It would be interesting to hear how they could substantiate support for their position using scripture– especially in view of the fact that medical care was not even, on balance, effective until the early part of the 20th century. Medical care prior to that time was overall ineffective or nonexistent. Yet, they are representing the provision of health insurance without encumbrance as something that merits the support of “faith leaders” as being morally required.
It must be understood that the religious left– both white and black– exalt the welfare state. It is a false idol; and they engage in false teaching. There is no scriptural support for their position.
The hysteria about “Medicaid cuts” calls into question whether those people are badly misinformed or nakedly partisan or merely complicit in the confidence game between the Federal government and every state (except Alaska) to pad state budgets at the cost of the increasingly unsustainable Federal deficit.
These ” faith leaders ” best be reminded that they should wish in one hand and p–p in the other resulting in zero gain for their trouble.
Fred, you said:
“The hysteria about “Medicaid cuts” calls into question whether those people are badly misinformed or nakedly partisan or merely complicit in the confidence game between the Federal government and every state (except Alaska) to pad state budgets at the cost of the increasingly unsustainable Federal deficit.”
I think the answer is “all of the above”.