Applying for food stamps, Medicaid, etc.

[Anonymous]

Their failure to plan should not rest on my shoulders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently helping my mother do just that, and my net worth is $8 million. I also have several siblings with plenty of money. I have no problem with any of this. It's not a moral issue.

Actually it is, though perhaps not in the way you think.

What way are you thinking?

Whether wealthy children have a moral obligation to financially assist elderly parents in need.

Seems like a moral issue to me.

[Anonymous]

It is a good idea so they can be eligible for other benefits. Some localities offer transportation to doctor appts, reduced costs for activities like parks & recs programs, they are also "in the system" if emergency help is ever needed like a natural disaster or serious healthcare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently helping my mother do just that, and my net worth is $8 million. I also have several siblings with plenty of money. I have no problem with any of this. It's not a moral issue.

Actually it is, though perhaps not in the way you think.

What way are you thinking?

Whether wealthy children have a moral obligation to financially assist elderly parents in need.

Seems like a moral issue to me.

Of course they do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you yourself are wealthy, but your parents are destitute, would you help them apply for benefits so they don’t have to rely on your resources?

Uhh, I feel like some of these questions were getting are for someone's homework or research paper... same with the leasing a car question. 🤔

Op never gives details about themselves, just continues to ask "why?" or "why not?" when people reply... especially in the car lease thread.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1074022.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you yourself are wealthy, but your parents are destitute, would you help them apply for benefits so they don’t have to rely on your resources?

Uhh, I feel like some of these questions were getting are for someone's homework or research paper... same with the leasing a car question. 🤔

Op never gives details about themselves, just continues to ask "why?" or "why not?" when people reply... especially in the car lease thread.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1074022.page

Smart kid. I remember I had to ask a business owner a few question once, should’ve come here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently helping my mother do just that, and my net worth is $8 million. I also have several siblings with plenty of money. I have no problem with any of this. It's not a moral issue.

Totally agree, and frankly I resent the fact that my poor relatives think that they are too good for welfare since family can help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently helping my mother do just that, and my net worth is $8 million. I also have several siblings with plenty of money. I have no problem with any of this. It's not a moral issue.

Actually it is, though perhaps not in the way you think.

How so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently helping my mother do just that, and my net worth is $8 million. I also have several siblings with plenty of money. I have no problem with any of this. It's not a moral issue.

Actually it is, though perhaps not in the way you think.

What way are you thinking?

Whether wealthy children have a moral obligation to financially assist elderly parents in need.

Seems like a moral issue to me.

It's not an either/or proposition, moron. I am helping her myself AND helping her with Medicaid. It IS possible to do both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A little different, but reminds me of a time I was in Target years ago, and the gentleman ahead of me reached into his wallet to pull out hit EBT card, but had to pass a seriously fat stack of hundreds to get it.

Could be rent money….
People on EBT card work so maybe cash the check

Plus…
1. EBT doesn’t necessarily mean “welfare”. Unbanked people receiving SSI, for example, can get it.
2. He also could be shopping for someone else (a relative or neighbor) so he was paying with their card.

[Anonymous]

if the shoe was on the other foot you wouldn’t be able to handle it

your parents helped raise you


i’d do both, get them signed to for services and supplement their income to live comfortably

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:if the shoe was on the other foot you wouldn’t be able to handle it

your parents helped raise you


i’d do both, get them signed to for services and supplement their income to live comfortably

Of course, but our taxes pay for the welfare, if they qualify, they might as well get it.

[Anonymous]

Only if they needed very extensive care like if they were put into extensive hospital treatment or needed in home care. If I had enough money to pay for in home care then no I wouldn’t use public resources for something I could easily afford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently helping my mother do just that, and my net worth is $8 million. I also have several siblings with plenty of money. I have no problem with any of this. It's not a moral issue.

Actually it is, though perhaps not in the way you think.

What way are you thinking?

Whether wealthy children have a moral obligation to financially assist elderly parents in need.

Seems like a moral issue to me.

It's not an either/or proposition, moron. I am helping her myself AND helping her with Medicaid. It IS possible to do both.

If you are helping her then why does she need Medicaid? Is there a limit to your finances or you just greedy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently helping my mother do just that, and my net worth is $8 million. I also have several siblings with plenty of money. I have no problem with any of this. It's not a moral issue.

Actually it is, though perhaps not in the way you think.

What way are you thinking?

Whether wealthy children have a moral obligation to financially assist elderly parents in need.

Seems like a moral issue to me.

It's not an either/or proposition, moron. I am helping her myself AND helping her with Medicaid. It IS possible to do both.

If you are helping her then why does she need Medicaid? Is there a limit to your finances or you just greedy?

Why is it greedy to use public benefits that you and/or your parents paid taxes for all these years? The law requires you to support your kids to 18, but children are not legally obligated to support their parents. Morally, sure, I’ll supplement their public benefits, but I am not going to jeopardize my own financial security for my parents. I don’t want to be a burden to my kids like what my parents did to me. Nor do I want to be at the mercy of the welfare system.