N.J., Gov. Christie enter national spotlight with plan to cut $540M in Medicaid funding | NJ.com

Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) 

It's a long way from the War on Poverty and health care as a human right to to Gov. Chris Christie's plan to bar Medicaid benefits for a family of three earning more than $103/week. The state minimum wage of $7.25/hour would bring a gross income of $290/week.  Cruel is a word that comes to mind.

N.J., Gov. Christie enter national spotlight with plan to cut $540M in Medicaid funding | NJ.com: "TRENTON — As states across the country look for ways to trim billions off their spending on Medicaid, New Jersey is garnering particular attention for a proposal that opponents characterize as an unprecedented and draconian attempt to balance the state's precarious budget on the backs of society's most vulnerable populations.
The debates taking place in statehouses, clinics and living rooms crystallize the unfortunate truth about economic recessions: Citizens rely most on public services just when the government has the least money to spend on those services.
In New Jersey's case, changes would mean a parent of two earning more than $103 per week would be ineligible."