Comments on: When The SCHIP Hits The Fan http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mwalimu Daudi http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-69593 Mwalimu Daudi Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:58:50 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/#comment-69593 Well, I will boil it down to a few sentences. My wife is a legal immigrant from Africa, and as part of getting her I551 ("green card") we had to forego receiving public assistance like SCHIP. Fine - the law is the law, and we choose to obey it. But there is something strange about the fact that I make far less than they do, yet I can provide health insurance for my family while they cannot. Worse still - as you and others have pointed out the Wilkersons already qualify for SCHIP. So what is their beef? Are they demanding more? Here is the situation that gets my goat - I am being taxed to support their standard of living even though I make far less than they do (I have a wife and a toddler to think about, which is why I work two jobs for a total of roughly 60 hours per week). Compared to my salary, Bo Wilkerson's $34,000 makes him look like Bill Gates! As a card-carrying member of the working poor, I can assure you that there are a certain percentage of us who will always try to live on the backs of others. Well, I will boil it down to a few sentences. My wife is a legal immigrant from Africa, and as part of getting her I551 (“green card”) we had to forego receiving public assistance like SCHIP. Fine – the law is the law, and we choose to obey it.

But there is something strange about the fact that I make far less than they do, yet I can provide health insurance for my family while they cannot. Worse still – as you and others have pointed out the Wilkersons already qualify for SCHIP. So what is their beef? Are they demanding more?

Here is the situation that gets my goat – I am being taxed to support their standard of living even though I make far less than they do (I have a wife and a toddler to think about, which is why I work two jobs for a total of roughly 60 hours per week). Compared to my salary, Bo Wilkerson’s $34,000 makes him look like Bill Gates!

As a card-carrying member of the working poor, I can assure you that there are a certain percentage of us who will always try to live on the backs of others.

]]> By: Uncle Pinky http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-69584 Uncle Pinky Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:45:37 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/#comment-69584 I've worked in a whole passle of restaurant jobs, and what gets reported to the IRS rarely comports with one's take-away. There are some places that automatically report tips, but plenty of others that simply report the $2.15/hour or what have you. That has created difficulties, for many of my compatriots, in securing lines of credit or rental approval. I sincerely hope that the Wilkerson family continues to recieve the help that they need, but why set themseves up for scrutiny? I also hope they find better paying jobs, for Bethany's sake. I’ve worked in a whole passle of restaurant jobs, and what gets reported to the IRS rarely comports with one’s take-away. There are some places that automatically report tips, but plenty of others that simply report the $2.15/hour or what have you. That has created difficulties, for many of my compatriots, in securing lines of credit or rental approval. I sincerely hope that the Wilkerson family continues to recieve the help that they need, but why set themseves up for scrutiny? I also hope they find better paying jobs, for Bethany’s sake.

]]> By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-69582 Gaius Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:00:39 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/#comment-69582 I lost that comment and a few others with the software problems last night. If you can resend it, I'll get it posted. I lost that comment and a few others with the software problems last night. If you can resend it, I’ll get it posted.

]]> By: Mwalimu Daudi http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-69574 Mwalimu Daudi Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:26:18 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/#comment-69574 I sent a lengthy reply to your post, but it appears that the Internet gods devoured it. Probably just as well. I sent a lengthy reply to your post, but it appears that the Internet gods devoured it. Probably just as well.

]]> By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-69562 Gaius Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:20:14 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/#comment-69562 So write a post explaining all that and I'll post it for you, Mwalimu. The only thing I ask is that you not violate the policies - you've been around here long enough to know where the lines are. So write a post explaining all that and I’ll post it for you, Mwalimu. The only thing I ask is that you not violate the policies – you’ve been around here long enough to know where the lines are.

]]> By: Mwalimu Daudi http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-69561 Mwalimu Daudi Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:10:01 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/10/15/when-the-schip-hits-the-fan/#comment-69561 <i>[The Wilkersons] are exactly the people that SCHIP was meant to cover in the first place. There is not one conservative that I am aware of who would raise any questions about this family or their circumstances.</i> Wait a minute! I make almost $10,000 a year less than the Wilkersons (I am the sole support for my wife and baby). I work two jobs while my wife is on scholarship at a university. Yet I am able to buy health insurance for my family. Why can't the Wilkerson do the same? By my standards they are fabulously wealthy - far wealthier than we are. Gaius, I am being taxed to raise their higher standard of living while ours goes down. The Wilkersons - and USAction, which hold their leash - are nothing more than a bunch of hypocritical leeches. They should be exposed as such. I'm not P.O.d at you, Gaius, I am just tired of the same hypocritical lying MSM/DNC b***s**t being shoveled out again. USAction views poor people the way a pimp views a prostitute - as a free meal ticket. The Wilkersons are scum for going along with the fraud. [The Wilkersons] are exactly the people that SCHIP was meant to cover in the first place. There is not one conservative that I am aware of who would raise any questions about this family or their circumstances.

Wait a minute! I make almost $10,000 a year less than the Wilkersons (I am the sole support for my wife and baby). I work two jobs while my wife is on scholarship at a university. Yet I am able to buy health insurance for my family. Why can’t the Wilkerson do the same? By my standards they are fabulously wealthy – far wealthier than we are.

Gaius, I am being taxed to raise their higher standard of living while ours goes down. The Wilkersons – and USAction, which hold their leash – are nothing more than a bunch of hypocritical leeches. They should be exposed as such.

I’m not P.O.d at you, Gaius, I am just tired of the same hypocritical lying MSM/DNC b***s**t being shoveled out again. USAction views poor people the way a pimp views a prostitute – as a free meal ticket. The Wilkersons are scum for going along with the fraud.

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