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World of irony

So the Florida Legislature wants people on Medicaid to pay a premium so that they have skin in the game.

Do lawmakers mean … like they do? Our bought-and-paid-for politicians, who pay for zip with their own funds, want folks who have less than nothing to ante up.

The same folks who avoid transparency in political funding — that feed at the trough of the NRA and FPL — want the most needy to pony up.

Shame on them. Shame on us.

Mike Melnick, North Miami Beach

This story was originally published April 13, 2017 at 9:03 PM with the headline "World of irony."

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