knew an RN that was out of work after a long,debilitating and expensive hospitalization. unable to work post that for about 3 months. she had to go on food stamps for that period. when she was physically able to work again,she did. she was a bit naive and offered to pay the $ she used back. that was refused,of course. the bureaucrats running these programs have a vested interest in pushing them whenever they can.
I have friends and relatives in wheel chairs. I should say "were" in wheel chairs because almost all are gone now.
If anyone needs welfare, those folks do. That's what programs like food stamps were made for and for temporary emergency situations.
Here's another sad story. Back in the 90s, I talked with a gentleman who was in my father's battalion during WWII.
After he talked with me about some of his war experiences, he was telling me about his experience with a stroke.
The stroke left him unable to care for himself. So he had to go in a nursing home. As a result, Medicaid took his house, life savings and everything he owned to offset the expenses in the nursing home.
After some time, he got better and could even care for himself so much that he didn't need to stay in the nursing home. He moved out but do you think he got his house and savings back? No.
He was living in a trailer court when I talked with him. His house and life savings were gone. Ain't socialized medicine great?
hilarious!
