Shame Of America: Desperate Man Robs Store For One Dollar In Order To Go To Jail To Get Health Coverage

flexy633 wrote:Yes, I do blame the government for this. And I also think we need a decent healthcare system in this country that isn't tied to a full-time job. What bozo thought that up anyway? You have to have a full-time job in order to have health care. What???

If we had decent healthcare in this country, this man would not have had to do what he did.

flexy633 wrote:I found this board by doing a search on the guy who robbed a bank for $1. Unfortunately, this will probably be more common as more and more people cannot find jobs and need assistance.

What are people to do? Especially a man who has no children under 18 that he is supporting?

Why are more people not screaming for help to those that are single without children? As New Way said, "Should I just die? Is my life not worth as much as a parent who has children?" She is right!

Example: My mom is 60 years old. She lost her job and applied for public aid after unemployment ran out (before the extensions started). She was only given about $140 a month in food stamps. No medical or financial assistance. The woman at public aid told her, "It is very difficult to get help in this country unless you are disabled or have children under 18 living with you." But, she has a difibulator in her chest that needs to be checked and she is on a bunch of different medications.

So, I told her, "Just adopt a baby from Africa and you'll get all the care you need." Seriously. Why can't people see that it is wrong to ignore singles who have worked all of their lives, paid property taxes towards schools, and all of the social programs that support people with children?

Another example: I applied for a pell grant when I was unemployed. My income for the previous year that I had to report was all based on my unemployment compensation. It amounted to $19,000. I was denied. My friend who just became unemployed had to report her previous year income while she was still work which was $50,000. She was approved. Why? Because she had two kids under 18.

Even the Board of Education was in disbelief when I called about this. How is this fair???? Wake up people!

New_Wave_Princess wrote:

flexy633 wrote:I found this board by doing a search on the guy who robbed a bank for $1. Unfortunately, this will probably be more common as more and more people cannot find jobs and need assistance.

What are people to do? Especially a man who has no children under 18 that he is supporting?

Why are more people not screaming for help to those that are single without children? As New Way said, "Should I just die? Is my life not worth as much as a parent who has children?" She is right!

Example: My mom is 60 years old. She lost her job and applied for public aid after unemployment ran out (before the extensions started). She was only given about $140 a month in food stamps. No medical or financial assistance. The woman at public aid told her, "It is very difficult to get help in this country unless you are disabled or have children under 18 living with you." But, she has a difibulator in her chest that needs to be checked and she is on a bunch of different medications.

So, I told her, "Just adopt a baby from Africa and you'll get all the care you need." Seriously. Why can't people see that it is wrong to ignore singles who have worked all of their lives, paid property taxes towards schools, and all of the social programs that support people with children?

Another example: I applied for a pell grant when I was unemployed. My income for the previous year that I had to report was all based on my unemployment compensation. It amounted to $19,000. I was denied. My friend who just became unemployed had to report her previous year income while she was still work which was $50,000. She was approved. Why? Because she had two kids under 18.

Even the Board of Education was in disbelief when I called about this. How is this fair???? Wake up people!

Everyone needs to look at this and wake up. A great post and completely on the mark. We are discriminating against childless and it's not fair. Personally, I'd rather save her 60 year old mom than a woman on welfare with many kids she knew she couldn't afford.