Christie on Medicaid expansion

Gov. Chris Christie says there is not much room for New Jersey to expand Medicaid:

“Medicaid is pretty well expanded in our state already because of the legacy of previous Democratic governors. So I don’t know if there’s a lot more to do in New Jersey that regard,” Christie said on Fox & Friends.

It’s an interesting choice of words. My assumption is that he views the expansion of health coverage to the near poor as a terrible affront to freedom, though I’d bet the Democrats in question — McGreevey, Codey, Corzine and the Legislature — would view this as a legacy worth embracing.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet