Ayla_SquareTurtle

Unfortunately, here in Texas, much of it IS about race. On top of that, this is a very complex state politically despite what many may think. We have areas that are overwhelmingly conservative/republican living 3 blocks from areas that are overwhelmingly liberal/democrat and people don't always vote the way you think they will.

Obama didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning in Texas but that doesn't mean Texans won't vote for/support his policies after the fact if they think it will help them. There are a LOT of people who vote republican and would never have voted for Obama no matter what, but they'll sure take that "free" health care when it comes time.

On top of that, we have a situation that is becoming more and more publicized where a huge amount of public funds for hospitals are being spent on illegal immigrants who come into emergency rooms to deliver babies or even for primary care with no ability or intention of ever paying. In some hospitals in the DFW where I live, there are more babies born each day to illegal immigrants who will never pay than to US citizens with insurance coverage or who are paying out of pocket. It doesn't take much to figure out what that means for taxpayers. We're subsidizing health insurance for Mexico, basically.

Texas is already spending a massive amount of money on medical care for people who aren't paying into any kind of system. A lot of Texans need health insurance. (1 in 4 according to figures above.) They just may take it where they can get it.

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