inacrossing the cost of medical care. our proms are bringing it down. so it will be far more affordable for people at the lower end of the income ladder. our gol is to make sure every american has a way to get their access to medical care. the 7500 for a single person, $20,000 for the family. families have changed over 20, 30 years. a lot of single parents. does your package define what family is? we have a lot of different prom s. but family is more than one person . so if people generally define their own family. it depends if it is defined in federal law, but family comes in a lot of options. we ll be there for people. the main thing is we want people to know we want them to have the plan they want, the doctor they want to get the care they
is nothing in place to move people from the lowest rungs of the income ladder into the middle class and high income rackets. you can t overlook the disparity. more people are on food stamps. so there is a disparity. thanksgiving this thanksgiving when you get a chance after you eat your turkey, go to the mall. poor people are going to eat a bunch of turkey and run to the mall. if you have a gap like this and you want to fix it in america we should do this. the president keeps talking about an expanded middle class and then we go after the job cite creators and then we beat them up. who is going to create jobs when you don t know what your
can t afford to do it. stay home and make my $20 an hour and by the way go out and work under the table. how do we get a handle on that? really varies with the benefits. some benefits like medicaid will continue for quite a ways up the income ladder, others will kick out very soon like tannif you lose very quickly. others you lose a portion for each dollar you make. these phase out problems with all federal benefits are a real problem. even the earned income tax credit which has done a great deal of good has a phase out problem and a marriage penalty that can act to discourage people from responsible behavior. scott: i will tell you what. we are kind of running out of time here. i wanted to point out, what s the response been from some the elected officials the leaders in the states the top ten so to speak? you have gotten any word back from them? generally, they have been in denial. i have to say their general complaint is while everybody doesn t get every benefit. scott cot wel
can t afford to do it. stay home and make my $20 an hour and by the way go out and work under the table. how do we get a handle on that? really varies with the benefits. some benefits like medicaid will continue for quite a ways up the income ladder, others will kick out very soon like tannif you lose very quickly. others you lose a portion for each dollar you make. these phase out problems with all federal benefits are a real problem. even the earned income tax credit which has done a great deal of good has a phase out problem and a marriage penalty that can act to discourage people from responsible behavior. scott: i will tell you what. we are kind of running out of time here. i wanted to point out, what s the response been from some the elected officials the leaders in the states the top ten so to speak? you have gotten any word back from them? generally, they have been in denial. i have to say their general complaint is while everybody doesn t get every benefit. scott cot wel
stay home and make my $20 an hour and by the way go out and work under the table. how do we get a handle on that? really varies with the benefits. some benefits like medicaid will continue for quite a ways up the income ladder, others will kick out very soon like tannif you lose very quickly. others you lose a portion for each dollar you make. these phase out problems with all federal benefits are a real problem. even the earned income tax credit which has done a great deal of good has a phase out problem and a marriage penalty that can act to discourage people from responsible behavior. scott: i will tell you what. we are kind of running out of time here. i wanted to point out, what s the response been from some the elected officials the leaders in the states the top ten so to speak? you have gotten any word back from them? generally, they have been in denial. i have to say their general complaint is while everybody doesn t get every benefit. scott cot well, listen, mr. tanner,