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So My Niece Had a Baby
Posted on 7/19/14 at 8:19 am
Posted on 7/19/14 at 8:19 am
Out of wedlock, of course. Daddy was her drug dealer...must have been working the barter system. But I digress...not the point of this post.
She was in undergrad and paying her way with help from her grandparents' frugal savings. Then, she spits out a child. Lo and behold! She qualifies for enough governmental assistance and Medicaid to pay living expenses , tuition and fees for both undergrad and masters degrees. Still has college fund savings left in the bank. God bless the U S taxpayer.
My buddy has twin girls in pharmacy school. They failed to get pregnant and have children their entire college careers. Maybe he's the only one of the three that got screwed...he ( or the girls through student loans) is footing the entire bill without any taxpayer provided reward.
I have two boys in college. The likelihood of one getting pregnant and winning the toddler scholarship is slim. We have an awesome system in place.
She was in undergrad and paying her way with help from her grandparents' frugal savings. Then, she spits out a child. Lo and behold! She qualifies for enough governmental assistance and Medicaid to pay living expenses , tuition and fees for both undergrad and masters degrees. Still has college fund savings left in the bank. God bless the U S taxpayer.
My buddy has twin girls in pharmacy school. They failed to get pregnant and have children their entire college careers. Maybe he's the only one of the three that got screwed...he ( or the girls through student loans) is footing the entire bill without any taxpayer provided reward.
I have two boys in college. The likelihood of one getting pregnant and winning the toddler scholarship is slim. We have an awesome system in place.
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Posted on 7/19/14 at 8:26 am to OTIS2
I've got an old buddy from the Mecca that has had heart issues the last few years. He was out of work for a few years awaiting a heart transplant and has been on Medicare since then. Low and behold, he got back into the work force late last fall and worked a salaried job paying about 70k a year up until July 3rd of this year when he was fired. He has lost everything he ever owned with the exception of three pairs of clothes and a guitar due to his battle with drugs.
He's been in a detox program for 20 days since last Saturday and I was able to talk to him Wednesday night on the phone. The next step is a 90 day full throttle rehab facility to hopefully get him drug free. I asked the question as to whom was paying for the treatments being that he didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.
His response: "Medicare"
This blew my mind being that he has been gainfully employed for the last 9 months.
He's been in a detox program for 20 days since last Saturday and I was able to talk to him Wednesday night on the phone. The next step is a 90 day full throttle rehab facility to hopefully get him drug free. I asked the question as to whom was paying for the treatments being that he didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.
His response: "Medicare"
This blew my mind being that he has been gainfully employed for the last 9 months.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 8:43 am to 4LSU2
Posted on 7/19/14 at 8:45 am to OTIS2
God bless us, one and all. (in Tiny Tim voice please)
This post was edited on 7/19/14 at 8:46 am
Posted on 7/19/14 at 8:46 am to OTIS2
Unqualified mercy...the philosophical/moral epitome of 'fool's gold'. Sooner or later, everybody gives up doing the right thing...because it don't pay them who do right...rather them who don't. And they can't pay. Immoral and unjust. And it all goes down rom there; and that's when the reboot happens, and the weak that policy was supposed to help....go away.
Live and learn.
Live and learn.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 8:52 am to OTIS2
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We have an awesome system in place.
Ain't it grand?
We reward poor judgment and lack of accountability.
See it every damn day.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 8:56 am to OTIS2
No ragrets.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:06 am to RCDfan1950
quote:
that's when the reboot happens
Maybe we should quicken the process by everyone applying for every bit of program money they can get.
The fastest way to get rid of this is to bankrupt it.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:12 am to Semaphore
The 'reboot' will be bad for all, the peso will become more valuable.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:16 am to OTIS2
This is the exact type of scenario that I was talking about in another thread about the family. Instead of this government incentivizing marriage, they do the opposite and reward irresponsible behaviors that only encourages more of the same. It's absolutely ridiculous and shameful.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:17 am to KeyserSoze999
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The 'reboot' will be bad for all
It's going to happen anyway, so I figure the faster it happens the faster we can rebuild things they way they should be.
I'd rather it happen when I'm still young enough to weather it.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:18 am to Semaphore
Been readin you some Alinsky, huh. 
This post was edited on 7/19/14 at 9:19 am
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:18 am to OTIS2
You sound like a lousy uncle.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:21 am to Tactical1
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You sound like a lousy uncle.
Why, because he wants his nieces and nephews to show some responsibility ?? You sound like a person who would want their 17 year old to get pregnant and stay single to get a check
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:22 am to Revelator
Our social structure is fractured and our governmental policies, built on greed driven platforms, are to blame. In the end, the public is to blame...not the majority of the taxpayers, the majority of the public.
Until the country revises what constitutes the right to vote, this charge into oblivion will continue.
Until the country revises what constitutes the right to vote, this charge into oblivion will continue.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:22 am to RCDfan1950
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Been readin you some Alinsky, huh.
He probably never figured on having his own tactics used against him.
If the tactics are sound, it would be stupid to let liberals have a monopoly on them.
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:24 am to Tactical1
quote:and if you were in my family, likely I'd wish you weren't.
Tactical1
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:27 am to fleaux
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You sound like a person who would want their 17 year old to get pregnant and stay single to get a check
Okay fella. This post was edited on 7/19/14 at 9:28 am
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:31 am to Tactical1
Explain why you think hes a lousy uncle
Posted on 7/19/14 at 9:32 am to fleaux
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Explain why you think hes a lousy uncle
Personally I would not take to the internet to rail on my niece, then say, that's not the point of this post. Seems low rent.
But then again so is this.
quote:
You sound like a person who would want their 17 year old to get pregnant and stay single to get a check
This post was edited on 7/19/14 at 9:35 am
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