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·On the other thread they were starting to talk about how they'd change Government Assistance.
So how would you do it? What part would you change and why?
So how would you do it? What part would you change and why?
Ditto. Provide more daycare that is educational while mom/dad work/go to school.Tonya said:I would make food stamps more like WIC. Instead of being given a card and allowed to get whatever you wanted at the grocery store I'd have checks printed out that said you can get a certain kind of cereal, a certain kind of milk, etc. Add in produce and some meat (again, specify which cuts, etc). I would also make the recipient attend classes on budgeting, nutrition, and basic fundamentals of getting and keeping a job, unless they are in college. Want more food? Then you can volunteer so many hours a month and 'extra' things like ice cream, pastiries, etc can be earned.
For those who want to work but can't find jobs, I would make a program like the TVA or the CCC where you can do some sort of community building work. There's always trash to be picked up, grafitti to be scrubbed or if you have a skill, you can either implement it somewhere or teach others your skills. Carpenters can teach carpentry classes, etc.
Sounds like a bad situation. I know that here you can designate someone else to pick up your benefits for you. I was that person for two disabled people from our church (I would take in all their paperwork, their cards need loaded each month, etc.). Wyoming will also come to your home if you are bedridden or otherwise unable to go out or send a representative.paulaswolfpack said:Lots of people that use a cane or walker and wheelchairs some of us are just happy that we can walk that day, So what happens if it a day you have to go in and do something in order to get the food needed but you are bedridden So what then yor family straves that month? Believe me I know what I speak my good days are about 10 a month.
RockyGlen said:Medicaid - this is a big one. People on Medicaid have the best insurance in the country that I know of. Here, they get two dental cleanings a year and braces if the dentist says they need them (including for self esteem issues!), a yearly eye exam and glasses, as many well care visits as their doctor reccommends, and every other doctor visit free. The adults have a $1 co-pay for prescriptions and a $2 co-pay for office visits - children are totally free. Don't you wish you had that good of insurance?
Cut the dental to one cleaning a year, fillings and pulling. No braces unless they are physically, medically necessary to chewing.
Keep the vision and glasses.
Make them go to the health department for well child care and shots.
I am not sure what to do for sickness....I want to say charge them half the visit if they go unnecessarily, but I don't want children suffering if the parents are afraid to go. Maybe make them go to free clinics run by universities (we have one of those in the next town).
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