State government shutdowns - Failure to pass FY18 Budget

>>153415

All liberal shithole states

>>153416
and almost all in the top 50 percentile of states by GDP per capita (4 in the top 10)

coincidence?
not at all.
passing budgets is harder in progressive states because legislation is characterized by more efforts at reform and trying new things.

like funding for legislation that enables a state-wide pathway to universal healthcare coverage in MA.

in conservative states, passing budgets is easy because the government tries to accomplish as little as possible.

believe it or not, a bit of a struggle is sometimes a sign or productivity.

~55 minutes left for Oregon
>It's not on the governor's desk yet, but the budget is moving fast through the voting process, passing through the Senate and now being discussed in the House.
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/state-lawmakers-working-to-pass-budget/453516860

>>153418

>Gibsmedats

>>153428
i guess i'm a gib, i like the idea of a safetynet if I try and explore a new direction with some unquantified risks with my business or encounter catastrophy, and I like the idea of looking out for other folks in my state even if I eventually manage to accumulate enough wealth for myself.
Like Steve Bannon said,
>we're a nation with an economy, not an economy just in some global marketplace with open borders, but we are a nation with a culture and a — and a reason for being.
Economy comes second place to value for human well being and concern for my fellow citizen. My state's reason for being isn't maximum gdp, it's the productivity and well being of its citizens. If we can have a larger economy too, that's great, if it grows a bit slower, that's fine too.

>>153437

Can't tell if reddit false flag or legit shill

>>153415
Shocking all hight tax blue liberal states.

>>153418
The tax payers are Republicans.

>>153439
>let me get this straight, you care about people, when those people aren't necessarily you?

>>153437
I'd also add, we have to put an end to the idea that low risk and high risk pools are separate populations.
high risk individuals are generally just people who were low risk and then grew older.
at some point, we will all be high risk, sooner so for some than others.

>>153439
As horrible as terrorism is, Trump is worse than any terrorist. The AHCA is predicted to cause up to 100K otherwise preventable American deaths per year. For many, slow, agonizing deaths. He will sign the bill if it passes without a moment's forethought.

>>153469

You're overplaying your hand

The trick to trolling is to be subtle

>>153476
I don't think he is trying to troll anon it's kinda weird I mean what he is saying is making sense god no it's eating away at my brain kek god save us all

>>153415
>http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/How-an-NJ-State-Government-Shutdown-Could-Unfold--431889303.html
>Christie made supporting a $34.7 billion budget that includes 73 Democratic priorities contingent on a proposal to overhaul the nonprofit Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, aiming to tap into their surplus to finance drug treatment.
>Christie said at a news conference on Friday that he and Senate Democrats, who have agreed with the governor, still had not reached a deal with Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, who refuses to consider the Horizon legislation.
>Christie's Horizon proposal has perplexed some conservatives, who have rallied to oppose the legislation. Labor groups that typically align with Democrats, like the state's largest teachers union, also oppose the idea.
>Christie has cast Horizon, which opposes the measure and has parked a mobile video billboard displaying anti-Christie videos near his office this week, as a giant greedy company that is abandoning the charitable mission the state had in mind when the state designated it as a health services corporation. Horizon has four board members appointed by the governor
>Christie referred to the video as "a carnival" and attacked Horizon for spending money on lobbyists
>Businessman and publisher Steve Forbes called Christie's plan political "extortion." Americans for Prosperity has come out against the proposal. The probusiness New Jersey Business and Industry Association, typically a reliable Republican ally, has abandoned Christie on this issue
>The Senate approved a different version of Christie's initial proposal on Horizon. Rather than tapping directly into Horizon's surplus, it requires that the state insurance commissioner set a range for Horizon's surplus. When the top limit is exceeded, then the excess cash would go toward programs to benefit the public and policyholders under the Senate bill

Christie did literally nothing wrong. Fuck anyone trying to make money off of healthcare.