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Originally Posted by Jack.Kerr
I think the perception of "stingy" might have something to do with the fact that Texas spends 7.5% of its total budget on Medicaid (49th out of 50 states) compared to a national average of >21%. Or that Texas leads the nation in uninsured residents (25%) compared with the national average of (15%).
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Based on 2 very intense minutes of research, Texas spends $16b (not including fed funds) a year on medicaid. Figuring there is no more than 12mm working stiffs in the private sector, which we means we're paying on average about $1,300 a pop to complete strangers....
....but then again, we're also picking up the tab on the $24 b of medicaid spending which comes from the Fed gov, albeit through payments to the federal government instead of the state....
....so that's nearly $4k per person.
Seriously, how much more more would each working person have to give to strangers before we'd no longer be considered "stingy" in your view? Would $8k be enough? $10k? $20k? What would it take?