Stacey Abrams: ‘We Do Not Need To Raise Taxes Under My Plans’ To Expand Medicaid and Fund Tax Credit for the Poor

>> President Obama hit the ░░░░░░░░ for your campaign in ░░░░░░░░ this week He recently ░░░░░░░░ headlines after calling Medicare ░░░░░░░░ all a quote good ░░░░░░░░ idea You have not ░░░░░░░░ support for Medicare at ░░░░░░░░ at least not right ░░░░░░░░ Why do you think ░░░░░░░░ Obama is wrong I ░░░░░░░░ t think that he ░░░░░░░░ wrong I think that ░░░░░░░░ a national conversation there ░░░░░░░░ should be an ongoing ░░░░░░░░ of what Medicare for ░░░░░░░░ can do But a ░░░░░░░░ state cannot make that ░░░░░░░░ Georgia does not have ░░░░░░░░ financial capacity to provide ░░░░░░░░ type of coverage That ░░░░░░░░ a federal conversation I ░░░░░░░░ running to be the ░░░░░░░░ of the state of ░░░░░░░░ We have to do ░░░░░░░░ fundamentals including the expansion ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid That s how ░░░░░░░░ provide access to health ░░░░░░░░ that s how we ░░░░░░░░ costs that s how ░░░░░░░░ protect pre existing conditions ░░░░░░░░ focus is on how ░░░░░░░░ can serve Georgia and ░░░░░░░░ means a focus on ░░░░░░░░ expansion Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ that You want to ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid under ObamaCare You ░░░░░░░░ that would cost your ░░░░░░░░ nearly 300 million You ░░░░░░░░ proposed a 150 million ░░░░░░░░ income tax credit for ░░░░░░░░ income families and a ░░░░░░░░ million renewable energy plan ░░░░░░░░ I understand you have ░░░░░░░░ a few ways to ░░░░░░░░ in some of that ░░░░░░░░ But will any families ░░░░░░░░ Georgia need to pay ░░░░░░░░ in taxes in order ░░░░░░░░ fund these ambitious plans ░░░░░░░░ We do not need ░░░░░░░░ raise taxes under my ░░░░░░░░ to raise expectations and ░░░░░░░░ raise Georgia spends about ░░░░░░░░ 75 billion per year ░░░░░░░░ uncompensated care That s ░░░░░░░░ care costs By expanding ░░░░░░░░ we can join states ░░░░░░░░ Kentucky that cut that ░░░░░░░░ in half That s ░░░░░░░░ that will go directly ░░░░░░░░ providing access to the ░░░░░░░░ I m talking about ░░░░░░░░ plan is to put ░░░░░░░░ back into the pockets ░░░░░░░░ hard working Georgians and ░░░░░░░░ of the plans I ░░░░░░░░ proposed which are detailed ░░░░░░░░ and have pay fors ░░░░░░░░ of those programs can ░░░░░░░░ done under our current ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ What s more important ░░░░░░░░ that the economic benefit ░░░░░░░░ our state is dramatic ░░░░░░░░ of more jobs thousands ░░░░░░░░ good paying jobs access ░░░░░░░░ health care coverage and ░░░░░░░░ for our state overall ░░░░░░░░ you re telling Georgia ░░░░░░░░ that none of them ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ higher taxes with you ░░░░░░░░ governor I do not ░░░░░░░░ to raise taxes That ░░░░░░░░ not the necessity What ░░░░░░░░ have to do in ░░░░░░░░ is cover health care ░░░░░░░░ What we have to ░░░░░░░░ is create competitive wages ░░░░░░░░ our teachers so we ░░░░░░░░ keep more in the ░░░░░░░░ What we have to ░░░░░░░░ is create better good ░░░░░░░░ jobs throughout the state ░░░░░░░░ Georgia and all 159 ░░░░░░░░ That s the economic ░░░░░░░░ for our state and ░░░░░░░░ s how we continue ░░░░░░░░ move Georgia forward.