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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 278
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 278
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Do we laugh? Or do we cry?
First off, I do want to tell those of you who finally, finally obtained benefits for a father, a daughter or other person in the family after they had passed away that I am so sorry. I can't begin to imagine how so very hurt and betrayed by the 'system' you must have felt.
For the longest time I thought 'ok, I am not rich, but I will do what others did. I will be very careful with the money I spend, I will pay my bills on time, I will borrow when I really need, usually for someone's dental or medical bill but not for something extravagant. Surely, this will be enough.'
Apparently, half of the country or the world like their day at the spa for any amount of money. What is 400,000 if they can get away with it? (I was told that that was canceled...Did some people finally get red in the face?)
Others buy homes they can't afford and many don't even have to prove that they are legal in this country. [Notice I said legal; I am ok wiht immigrants who followed the law and waited and worked hard to have the little house they have.] What I don't understand is that we can't even go for an MRI without showing proof of insurance and the driver's license!
How did the banks approved sub-prime loans for those who did not qualify?
I also found out by reading an article online that when we do not obtain results, we are to stop talking to the 'representatives', who basically only do paper work, and we ought to talk to the manager. In this country, apparently, only the manager can solve problems!
I seem to recall a time when people worked hard at their job and made decisions , took the initiative of checking with a superior if necessary. They learned and they worked! The system worked.
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