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dixiegrrrrl

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27. We used to. It was called welfare. FDR started it, Clinton killed it.
Wed Feb 13, 2013, 12:53 PM
Feb 2013

It is now a 2 year maximum limited program.

this country no longer invests in people at any stage of life.
The too young and the too old are seen as worthless, and the adults are simply replaceable serfs.
I am amazed that people are putting up with it.

"You are a horrible mother. Your children are now property of Carl's Jr." mikeytherat Feb 2013 #1
Here ya go RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #4
yes, that's exactly it, and the 'treatment' they get in foster care? Fight2Win Feb 2013 #31
so very disturbing, yet fitting of the general G_j Feb 2013 #2
Personal Experience. It is true. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #3
I believe CP funding is based on how many children they get adopted 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #5
You are correct. Both the caseworker and the adoptive parents no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #6
the adoptive parents do not get money dsc Feb 2013 #35
Tell this to Title IV distributers, lol mntleo2 Feb 2013 #37
Do you have a link for this dsc Feb 2013 #41
Iowa has done this to my brother's boys Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #10
I'm very sorry your family had to suffer through this and no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #13
They put out an arrest warrant for him for *can't remember what the charge was Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #23
You'll *really* appreciate this: no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #28
Unbelievably wrong G_j Feb 2013 #19
It gets more sickening Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #24
"...and not worth salvaging." Volaris Feb 2013 #15
Thank you for your work for this family Bibliovore Feb 2013 #17
If I could "reform" the system, then my client no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #29
Wow, they could still be removed by a state in which they no longer live? Bibliovore Feb 2013 #42
We've been arguing that our state lost jurisdiction when the family moved to another state no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #44
Foster parents are paid and given benefits. dotymed Feb 2013 #18
Many Western countries DO pay parents to raise their children Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #20
We used to. It was called welfare. FDR started it, Clinton killed it. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #27
The difference between our welfare and other countries' child allowances is that Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #32
Personally, I think it is the right thing to do. dotymed Feb 2013 #30
If we can pay "foster parents," we can damn well pay impoverished actual parents REP Feb 2013 #43
Well done! MissB Feb 2013 #26
You just made my list of heroes. WELL DONE and THANK YOU! n/t Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #33
Have A Client Right Now Going Through This ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2013 #34
Your story mirrors mine. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #40
I Guess It Depends RobinA Feb 2013 #38
How horrible. When you are faced with homelessness .. SummerSnow Feb 2013 #7
k/r marmar Feb 2013 #8
Wouldn't it be cheaper to get housing for these families? wildeyed Feb 2013 #9
I agree. but there are cases when you have to take the kids loli phabay Feb 2013 #11
As a School Nurse.... AnneD Feb 2013 #12
Thank you for sharing your experiences, but yeah ... LisaLynne Feb 2013 #14
I know what you mean...... AnneD Feb 2013 #16
:hug: lonestarnot Feb 2013 #36
Some of the street kids I worked with had been through the foster care system Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #21
Having Worked RobinA Feb 2013 #39
Housing is a human right Cal Carpenter Feb 2013 #22
Similar to the corrupt judge sentencing kids to for profit incarceration, $$ motivates $$ me b zola Feb 2013 #25
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