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The Okay Boomer's avatar

The fact that you are apparently taking the total amount of a grant as spending on undocumented immigrants when only a subset of people served are undocumented is simply deceptive.

Just because a program can spend money on undocumented people doesn't mean that all of the money is spent on undocumented people. In most cases, the majority of the people covered are documented, either citizens or immigrants that are here legally.

Also: Under section 9406 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986

(P.L. 99-509), limited Medicaid coverage for emergency medical services

is available for people who would qualify for full Medicaid benefits if

not for their immigration status. Under that program, people can receive

care for medical emergencies that require immediate attention to prevent

serious harm, disability, or death; they may also qualify for emergency

labor and delivery services. Which means those expenses are authorized by Congress.

Finally, for community healthcare in the case of infectious diseases (Such as HIV or measles), it is better to treat sources of infection rather than ignoring potential loci of additional infection.

If this was looked at as a financial breakdown in any college finance class, it would fail.

Ross Thacker's avatar

This was the leftists goal all along.

J. Luke Chitwood's avatar

If you're going to wantonly use scare quotes, let's make sure to emphasize what a brave "watchdog" group of "journalists" you all are

Maximus's avatar

Okay, we the public already know that our government is saturated with scams all designed to move money around and fund these corrupt front organizations. I would like to know what is being done to eliminate this corrupt funding. What action is our government taking to block, stop this? How do we know later that the same scam will not appear.

Kathleen Tirpak's avatar

So this thread started out on-topic and quickly devolved into pro and con Israel : I doubt this helps Open The Books.

TrumpFan's avatar

It's way past time for someone, anyone, to hold these states - ESPECIALLY CALIFORNIA - responsible for all the wasted tax dollars that go to non-citizens and to the politicians pockets.

Bruce Eden's avatar

To stop this criminally fraudulent use of taxpayers' monies, it is now time for a big push to eliminate the Federal and State income taxes and go to a permanent 20% fair tax, except on new home, new car and food purchases. The law would be permanent with no Sunset Clause, and can never be modified, except downwards. Elimination of the Federal Income Tax, the 16th Amendment (the Income Tax Amendment) which was never ratified, and the I.R.S. and the I.R.C. would occur and stop the fraudulent use of Americans' monies we now pay in the form of taxes. Most of the money collected by the Federal Government is from corporations and smaller businesses, foreigners, and tariffs.

Dave Hamilton's avatar

The Marxists and Zionists are destroying us from within. We are under attack by an enemy using unconventional warfare. Economic, demographic, spiritual, cultural, etc. and it's happening throughout the West.

Maximus's avatar

You mean the Marxists, Zionists, Islamist, socialist, communist, and the liberal Democrat party.

Lebo Von Lo-Debar's avatar

Mr. Hamilton, I know what Marxists are, I was born in a country that was half socialist, and half communist, literally not figuratively, but what are Zionists?

Lebo Von Lo~Debar

Former/Always 82nd Airborne Infantryman, Disabled Veteran for Life, & Author of the book, "The Separation of Corporation and State" subtitled "Common Sense and the Two-Party Crisis" Available on Amazon.

Dave Hamilton's avatar

If you want to learn about Zionism, check out AIPAC, Jeffery Epstein, the USS Liberty and Palestinian history in the 20th century.

Sunface Jack's avatar

You are a gullible fool, sorry to have to tell you in such a brazen way.

You are listening to Marxist progressives who have manipulated terms to promote an agenda.

USS Liberty was a signal intelligence ship, did not just appear in international waters off the Sinai coast during a war for some innocent intelligence gathering. It was on a spying mission, to aid Arab nations by providing them with intelligence it collected to be sent to British electronic listening posts in Cyprus as part of a broader U.S. and British strategy to curry favor with the Arab world at Israel's expense.

The reason for Israels attack on it, was to prevent any intelligence gathered by the Liberty from being used against Israel during the war. Israel made a calculated decision to attack the ship to ensure that its military operations, particularly in the Golan Heights, remained secret, thereby preventing U.S. intervention or pressure due to real-time intelligence being passed to hostile nations.

An unpalatable fact. Suggest you read The Secret War Against the Jews by by John Loftus and, Mark Aarons (Authors).

British Marxists are simply the freemasons. Their MO is to antagonise situations and they played exactly the same game in South Africa during the Anglo Boer was and latched onto a label called apartheid (means separate-development or self governance or self-determination in the Afrikaans language and weaponised it to Scapegoat and ostracise the Afrikaner. The British did not want the Afrikaner to have a homeland.

Exactly the same game MO has been played against the Jews. The term Zionism has been weaponized to tarnish or sully it. The original intent of Zionism was to create a homeland for Jews.

The same system is being used against the US by the British using the Pilgrim Society of Chatham House, the original name Royal Institute of International Affairs.

So when you hear When you hear “Rothschild,” also think British Pilgrims Society (which he co-founded).

You need to try and take the nose ring out of your nose from which you are being led around by the media.

Dave Hamilton's avatar

The attack on the Liberty was officially labeled an accident, and our compromised government hid the truth from the public. Similar with 911, the Israeli attack was hidden from the public by a badly compromised media and government. When the truth comes out to the masses, and it will, I hope there’s a peaceful solution.

Sunface Jack's avatar

You're deflecting. It was about USS Liberty where you made a claim that has been refuted.

The discussion had nothing to do with 911. It conflating issues. The 911 was a false flag for sure but USS Liberty was not.

Ennes was a Navy Lieutenant onboard the USS Liberty during Israel's attack.

Ennes states, "We were an intelligence ship; and, we were sent out there to collect radio signals...ah...actually...primarily on the Soviets that were in the area. And, I was Officer of the Deck on the ship that morning (of the attack by Israel)…"

Egypt was also attacking Israel in the six day war. Remember that British and Egypt were on good terms and the USS Liberty was transmitting information on Israeli moves to Egypt in the Sinai desert.

Dave Hamilton's avatar

The Liberty attack was intended to be a false flag, but the incompetence of the Israeli military in not sinking and killing all aboard prevented it. Israel is a terrorist state and I look forward to their leaders paying for the war crimes they’ve committed for 7+ decades.

Lebo Von Lo-Debar's avatar

Yeah.........I was never a home work guy in school. Well, I know all of those topics, but I don't see how they connect, especially in relation to Marxism?

I understand how the Marxists are destroying this country "from the inside," you'd have to blind, deaf, and just plain stupid not to see that, but "Zionists?" I don't get it? How are the Zionists destroying America from the inside like the commies are, because I just don't see it?

Thank you, Mr. Hamilton for responding, most people don't. Isn't annoying when people leave you hanging?

Lebo Von Lo~Debar

Former/Always 82nd Airborne Infantryman, Disabled Veteran for Life, & Author of the book, "The Separation of Corporation and State" subtitled "Common Sense and the Two-Party Crisis" Available on Amazon.

Dave Hamilton's avatar

You should take a look at the real reasons we fought in WW1 and WW2. Both wars had at least partly to do with the establishment of Israel (Zionism). Check out 9/11, too. Israel's fingerprints are all over it. Marxists destroy liberty and our economic system, Zionists destroy us by proxy wars and debt. Every major election now seems to be a choice between a Zionist or Marxist, if there is a choice. Look at NYC.

Lebo Von Lo-Debar's avatar

Okay! Now I understand, thank you very much, Mr. Hamilton.

Lebo Von Lo~Debar

Former/Always 82nd Airborne Infantryman, Disabled Veteran for Life, & Author of the book, "The Separation of Corporation and State" subtitled "Common Sense and the Two-Party Crisis" Available on Amazon.

Dave's avatar

The two world wars had nothing to do with the establishment of Israel, which occurred in 1948. Please provide evidence of Israel’s fingerprints on 9/11. And please explain how Zionists have destroyed us by proxy wars and debt. To be honest you come across as an uneducated anti semite.

Dave Hamilton's avatar

If you want to see the 9/11 fingerprints, check out Christopher Bollyn's work. Regarding WW1 and WW2, check out the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and what needed to happen for the English Government to sign over part of Palestine to Rothschild. As for the weaponized term 'antisemitism', they use that as tool to prevent critical thought, debate and opposition, and it worked very well for decades. Not anymore. Also, many real Jews are dead set against Zionism. We've all been had, and the damage is real. Time to peacefully correct America's course.