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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Illegal border crossing isn’t something immoral anymore; then why is working under the table? [/quote] +1 Amen. I am a full-time nanny and I work forty hours a week plus I occasionally get overtime when my nanny family needs the extra hours. So for example I make a certain amount for the first forty hours, then 10-15 hours extra I make time and a half. I am also receiving SSI for alcoholism (issues), but it is not enough to pay my portion of the rent. I also receive COVID-19 food stamps which only covers 1/3 of my overall food expenses in a month. If I didn’t bring in money from caring for kids, then I would be desolate. I hate working under the proverbial table because I know that I cannot use my income to qualify for a car or house loan from a bank. It is tough, but if I reported my cash income I would likely lose all of my government aid. Especially my Medicaid which pays for my medications. Thankfully with Medicaid there is never a co-pay. ……………………………. So all of the people on here bashing Alexis and poor people, it is a huge challenge getting money from the government! The amount one receives are certainly not enough to live on. Unless for a day.[/quote] You put a true-life spin on how being poor in our country is such a trap. Government help is not enough to live off of, yet if one tries to work and earn a living on their own then they are penalized by the “system.” Government aid should help people transition out of poverty and desperation, not trap them. Alex needed the SNAP and housing assistance. Without it - she and Maddie would have been sleeping on the streets with their stomachs empty. Plus Alex had to show the court that she could provide for Madi otherwise she would be forced to give her up to her alcoholic abusive father. She lived in some pretty crappy places, drove beat up vehicles while working a disgusting and humiliating job. All the while being the best mother for Madi. Cut her slack. Working under the table for cash payments was the only way to get out of poverty and to move to Montana to attend college for four years. How can anyone judge someone willing to commit fraud if they do it to not only provide for an innocent child but to also get on a straighter path forward??[/quote] Fraud is fraud. Alex was living off of government handouts yet at the same time advertising for housecleaning jobs for CASH ONLY. Taxpayers expense. Surprised Netflix is showing this series.[/quote] Are you this worried about corporate welfare and billionaires not paying taxes?[/quote]
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