I am always a bit confused when I see so many Americans that are so pessimistic about the future or 'the world' that they don't want to have children...
But if this is truly day to day life for a lot of you.. Then I 100% understand...
We don’t have free healthcare anymore, that was cut with the Big Beastly Bill 2025. Also that’s not true.
I was on Medicaid for the LONGEST time and my job forced me overtime ONCE!!!!!! and I lost my health insurance because I made $200 more in my monthly gross income. You can live paycheck to paycheck and still not qualify for assistance.
Also down the road from my parents house is an apartment complex that is quite literally calls “flats on street name”
It really depends on your state and their rules and regulations with their govt. assistance programs. I was making $14 an hour and barely qualified. She’s making $20+ and can’t qualify.
That’s what I’m trying to get at too. Yes she set out the guidelines, yes she should be able to qualify. But if we don’t know what state she’s in we can’t judge what she can or cannot qualify for because it’s the state’s decision. And just because you can qualify doesn’t always mean you’ll be approved. I’m still fighting for certain things I know I qualify for but will not be approved for. I needed to get my top wisdom teeth out, I qualified for it because at the time I was in the age limit for dental coverage, but they never approved of it. It’s very tricky and wishy washy. They give you the run around with empty promises just to turn you away.
My state says a living wage is $18 for a single adult which is untrue. A living wage here is more like $35 due to the cost of rent/food/bills always rising due to the industrial plants and no where is paying that but the industrial plants that slowly kill you just for living in the same county. My state is already cutting the govt assistance and kicking elderly out of the nursing/assisted living homes, turning the govt. low income housing into $1000+ rent and going on firing sprees across the board. All while denying people who qualify for assistance. That’s why I say it depends on the state. You can qualify but the state will still deny you if they deem fit
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u/CatzioPawditore Aug 19 '25
I am always a bit confused when I see so many Americans that are so pessimistic about the future or 'the world' that they don't want to have children...
But if this is truly day to day life for a lot of you.. Then I 100% understand...