$13 Billion for “Free” Insurance
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 By Marc KilmerAccording to the Columbus Dispatch, the state is handing out free health insurance to kids. Free, huh? Well, I guess it’s free unless you are a taxpayer. Someone has to fund it, after all. And according to state officials, it’s costing taxpayer a bundle. A little less than 40% of Ohio’s budget goes to pay for this “free” care. That was over $13 billion in 2006. I don’t think “free” is the word I’d use for a program that costs taxpayers that much money.
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