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TheMastersNemesis

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2. The Public Is Very Ignorant About What State Authority Would Mean.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 11:53 AM

Apr 2015

People need to really push back against this madness. My mother's sisters had to kick in money to support their mother in nursing home in the late 1960's. My mom was out of state so she was exempted at the time. And the state can put liens on property and garnish wages in such situations without the federal mandate in force. .

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Moving Medicaid To State Would Put Children On Hook For Parent's Long Term Care. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Apr 2015 OP

And 30 states already have these laws on the books that require children to support parents. pnwmom Apr 2015 #1

The Public Is Very Ignorant About What State Authority Would Mean. TheMastersNemesis Apr 2015 #2

You are correct before Medicaid was created the states paid for the care of the indigent because jwirr Apr 2015 #4

move it to the states and pols like christie can put their friends in charge of it....and loot it spanone Apr 2015 #3

Anything to create more poor people too desperate to turn down a $2/hour job in factories owned by GoneFishin Apr 2015 #5