So, today's dumbass move of the day was the decision by the Republicans in Tennessee to block a grant for Medicaid expansion. Now before you get all ruffled, I am a career healthcare provider and know the ropes. This money has been returned to the federal government time and time again because why? It could help thousands of under or uninsured residents of our great state who seriously need healthcare. We are smack dab in the middle of the biggest healthcare crisis that most of us have ever seen. Bill Lee's gang is stopping it with the help of Blackburn, Kustoff and many others. Lamar Alexander never did a thing to help the situation. I wrote to Kustoff concerning the riot at the Capitol last week and so far have heard nothing from him. Not a peep. I guess he doesn't care about the little people in his great GOP state. Remembering the beginning of TennCare under Governor Bredesen, I realize that there was a lot of fraud and it was mostly pharmacists and members of the Ford family. The Fords exploited the daycare piece and the pharmacy industry gouged the program. It still stands in some form or fashion because Reaves is covered by it. This is a blessing because her single working mom couldn't afford insurance on her. Let's level the playing field y'all. The working poor don't have a chance unless they have multiple jobs to keep the boat floating and that takes away precious family time. Nobody can get EBT or SNAP except for the ones who don't work. There has got to be a better way.
Think about all these things the next time you have an urge to splurge. Our local Salvation Army serves hundreds of meals to people in our community who would otherwise not eat. They also have a new retail store where donations are always welcome. Just knock on the door and somebody will come help. I promise.
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