WEBVTT - Rush Limbaugh May 06, 2021

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<v Speaker 1>Politico is reporting that some states have announced cuts to

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<v Speaker 1>their medicaid budgets because of the loss of tax revenue,

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<v Speaker 1>which of course is due to the closing down the economy. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not the first time that states have cut medicaid spending.

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<v Speaker 1>It happened during the last economic slowdown, but experts warned

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<v Speaker 1>this time it's going to be worse because under Obamacare,

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<v Speaker 1>the number of people using medicaid skyrocketed by millions. Now

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<v Speaker 1>that's not bad enough. There are millions of people newly

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<v Speaker 1>out of work. A bunch of them are going to

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<v Speaker 1>seek out for medicaid just as the money is running out. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>in the first coronavirus bailout legislation, Congress gave states a

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<v Speaker 1>temporary six percent increase to cover medicaid that some states

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<v Speaker 1>are crying and moaning it's not enough. They need more money,

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<v Speaker 1>and they don't want chump change. They want billions and

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<v Speaker 1>billions more. They want hundreds of billions, and they want

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<v Speaker 1>it now. And the Democrats in Congress of course want

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<v Speaker 1>them to have it now. So you might be asking, well,

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<v Speaker 1>why don't the states cut their budgets in other areas

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<v Speaker 1>if medicaid such a priority or you might ask, where

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<v Speaker 1>are these billions of dollars supposed to come from? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you can ask all you want. There never will be

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<v Speaker 1>an answer. States want more money, and we're supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>come up with it. In the story. It's just apparently

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<v Speaker 1>how it works now, except for you. You want more money.

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<v Speaker 1>Screw you. You can't even go back to work yet, chump.