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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many people here recommend to use government assistance and Medicaid “it’s what is there for” like these are unlimited resources, how many more older people will soon be in the same position of not having enough money and relying on the government to taken care off them, so many retirees won’t have even a pension, count yourselves lucky for those of you whose parents have as income PLUS pension, please remember the strains the government will be put on when people opposed tax increases.[/quote]

Yeah, well that's a whole 'nother subject. IMO, the issue is about WHO is eligible for these services, for how long and for how much. Not just Medicaid but other services too.

I can tell you from first-hand experience that my elderly brother gets ZERO housing assistance because ALL the low-income vouchers are prioritized towards those who have children. I have gone in-person with him trying to get him housing assistance and have been repeatedly told, year after year, that there are no vouchers available for elderly because people with minor kids come first - including people who are not U.S. citizens.

The young woman in line ahead of him was a non-citizen (apparently healthy) from a Central American country. She had one child and was approved for a voucher.  My brother, who paid taxes his whole life, is still out in the cold.

If we did not help with his rent he would be in a tent or living out of his car, which he has had to do before.  And no, he is not an alcoholic or on drugs and has worked his whole life, although low-paying jobs.  What he has done is committed the ultimate crime in this country: he is old and poor.  And the tsunami he is part of is just beginning to form...

People have to keep in mind there are indeed going to be massive strains on the government as the Boomer generation ages. Then voters will have to decide who should get services first.

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