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Originally Posted by DanaC
"When your support is entirely through public assistance you have a much different view of the state of the world than if you're actually working to earn your keep. "
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You could be like my son who is both on disability, yet works as hard as he can at the most meager, often humiliating sort of job, trying to be as self-sufficient as possible, and make a better world for himself in the process. Missouri's Republican governor decided we had to cut the Medicaid costs, so guess who gets to bear a portion? My kid. "Oh, you earn some money? Well, then, you can afford to pay $146.00 more out of pocket per month for your coverage."
The great thing was, Gubnah Blunt (apparently named after what he's been smoking) then gave a large free ride to corporate energy users, choosing instead to let the public pay *all* of the environmental impact fees required by new legislation. This is good for business, you see, so therefore it is good for people like my son, already barely keeping their heads above water in the face of spiraling prices and zero chance of obtaining a better job or even getting out of the public dole.
My kid gets hosed in just about every way possible. I think it is time we just start putting the gimps out on an ice floe and waving goodbye to them, or perhaps throwing them all in concentration camps and feeding them expired dog food.