http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090122/billsummary.pdf wrote:
State Option to Cover Family Planning Services. Under current law, the Secretary has the authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act to grant waivers to states to allow them to cover family planning services and supplies to low-income women who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid. The bill would give states the option to provide such coverage without obtaining a waiver. States could continue to use the existing waiver authority if they preferred.

Think Progress wrote:
Like other portions of the stimulus bill, this measure would not only aid states, but also provide preventative, cost-saving health care to help low-income women support their families and keep working. It focuses on access to recommended services and contraception to prevent unplanned pregnancies and promote maternal and infant health — not abortion. ThinkProgress has learned that an upcoming Congressional Budget Office report estimates that this change would save $200 million over five years and $700 million over 10.

No one would be forcing states to pay for family planning services. States can now cover low-income women if they get a state waiver, but approval can take a long time. Despite these bureaucratic hassles, 27 states have already “obtained federal approval to extend Medicaid eligibility for family planning services to individuals who would otherwise not be eligible.” This bill would simply allow states to skip the administrative delays.

I'm not saying it is right/wrong to include it..just throwing out the other side of the argument again.

/end rant

torbs;257517 wrote:
fixd

Not quite...

I can't recall the amount but I know it is a very large one that the government has borrowed from Social Security to fund other programs or pay other debts. The money that needs to be repaid into SS will cover the program for ~40 years if I'm remembering correctly. So you might see some, you're just stupid if you expect your entire income to be ONLY SS based.

DaveH;257484 wrote:

LOL. So true.

torbs;257517 wrote:
fixd

good fix for the truth.

Bp-08;257515 wrote:
i think what really sucks is I WON'T EVER see social security. and im paying for it.

fixd

To fund democrats massive retirement pyramid scheme (AKA social security) you need a big pyramid with a broad base of young people contributing. Better make more babies.

BUT

Democrats have been pushing hard forever to ensure that everyone is receiving some sort of government aid and in effect not contributing to social security. More babies == more dollars spent supporting them.

Oops.