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More lies from the left.

In a prior comment, a link to a factcheck.org was posted as though it could be relied upon as a the ultimate authority rather than another dishonest partisan group in the debate. They would have us believe that Bush "lied" when he claimed that families earning as much as $83k would be extended coverage. Factcheck then, stepping in to rescue the rest of us from the deceptions of the dishonest, unprincipled Bsh administration seeks to set the record straight by bringing us the "facts." The truth is, families earning up to $83k are already covered under existing law, and Bush is lying (presumably because he hates children.) The lefties here then parrot this about as though it is the trump card before which all others are defeated.

Of course, the left is once again lying in order to smear Bush and gain political advantage (that's all they really care about anyway - not the kids.) The truth is, S-CHIP is a primarily federally funded program administered by the states. The federal contribution covers about 2/3 of the cost of the program for families earning up to 200% of the poverty level, which is currently about $20,650 for a family of 4.) Some states (e.g. New Jersey) extend the coverage to families of up to 350% of poverty and fund the difference. Thus the claim that families making up to $83k are already covered under current law. This of course conceals the fact the the federal gov't is not liable for the cost of covering families earning that much. The expansion of the program the left wants, would in fact make the federal gov't liable, whereas at present it is not. So they lie by saying Bush is lying and they lie about the facts of the program. We've grown to expect nothing less.