FORGET THE POLITICAL IDEOLOGY

Conservatives are just mean:

After Cutting Taxes For Millionaires, Gov. Christie Wants to Eliminate Medicaid For Minimum Wage Earners
June 02, 2011 12:03 pm ET — Jamison Foser
Political Correction

Last year, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) vetoed the restoration of an income tax surcharge on residents who earn more than $1 million a year.

Now Christie is proposing a cut in Medicaid eligibility:

Despite recent polls that show Americans are just as protective of Medicaid as they are of Medicare, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is trying to gut the popular program in his state and prevent 23,000 people from receiving benefits. Christie has proposed cutting Medicaid eligibility to absurdly low levels: from the current maximum income of $24,645 to $5,317 a year for a family of three. Apparently, the governor believes a family of three making $6,000 a year is simply too rich to receive Medicaid.

UPDATE: Gov. Rick Scott (FLA) is no better than Christie. (h/t echidne)