What good is the vote of the people if politicians take it upon themselves to change the wording, scope and direction of the bill that was presented to their constituents?
With Proposition 3, this very thing happened. Utahns voted yes on this proposal by 53.32 percent. This law would provide Medicaid health services for persons under the age of 65 who have an income equal to or lower than 138 percent of the federal poverty line.
The pushback from politicians now is focused on the funding. On the face of their argument, this makes sense. Money comes from somewhere and, although we would love to help everyone, sometimes there are not enough resources to do that and we have to be responsible and say no from time to time.