You think? Duh! Maybe AP should tell me something I don’t know. Trust me, this I know. If you don’t work in this country the government rewards you for it by giving you Medicaid. Trust me again, many people use this as an incentive and excuse not to work. Same with food stamps, the less you work, the more you get. It just completely trains people to be lazy and expect others to pay their way. I’m not trying to be mean if you get Medicaid or food stamps — but there really needs to be some reform with those programs. If we’re going to be robbing Peter to pay Paul all the time, let’s at least give Peter some credit for working — not Paul for sitting on his butt and doing nothing. Okay, I’m done. For now. It just set me off when I saw this stupid article. Feel free to weigh in.

Oh, I guess I’m not done. This might have been the case last year, but I know it’s not the case this year:

The State Children’s Health Insurance Program covers children who live just above the poverty level. That level is typically between 100 percent and 200 percent of poverty. The poverty level for a family of four last year was $19,971.

Currently, at least in my state, a family of 4 can earn $40,000 a year and still qualify for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. I think that’s a lot of money, but at least the parents are working and paying taxes.

The following also caught my attention:

Families USA said that about 3.4 million of the uninsured children in the U.S. are white, about 1.5 million are black, and about 3.5 million are Hispanic. The organization did not note how many of the uninsured Hispanic children are illegal immigrants.

Why didn’t the organization note how many of the uninsured Hispanic children are illegal immigrants? Just curious. Enquiring minds would like to know.