Problem is BUSH IS OUT OF TOUCH

My wife has taken Bush's advice (she used to do software QA for a certain large CAD company).

She does not have a degree (yet). After 3 years of zero opportunities, she is attending CUDenver (and I am flying back to Denver every other weekend).

Somebody please explain to me how the government has helped us out here. She is finishing a degree in a topic that she was closest to having a degree in. Not sure if there's a job in that - the word is she'll probably need a graduate degree too.

She has paid two semesters of out of state tuition because I have to keep moving around to stay employed (out of state tuition is about 5X what in state tuition is). There has been no eligibility for financial aid - turned down for the Pell grant (not sure why - it would be a drop in the bucket anyhow).

Because of moving around (necessary to stay "competitive"), I have been ineligible for unemployment benefits (its a state benefit and I happened to be in another state during my last steady work stint - OK I was out of country too - a stream of short term "contracts" doesn't help you accrue benefits).

My kid was a flu victim last year and cost me about $2k in unexpected medical bills (yes she had a shot - no it didn't cover that strain). Why such a hit? Because the lame BC coverage we can afford pretty much only covers life threatening catastrophic stuff after the $2500 deductible.

We converted the bulk of our retirement accounts to food, home equity, medicine, and fuel over the last 2 years.

WE ARE THE FUCKING POSTER FAMILY FOR WHY BUSH NEEDS TO GO NOW.

He's way out of touch.

Post #179,362 by tuberculosis 10/14/04 7:53:00 PM Reply	Problem is BUSH IS OUT OF TOUCH My wife has taken Bush's advice (she used to do software QA for a certain large CAD company). She does not have a degree (yet). After 3 years of zero opportunities, she is attending CUDenver (and I am flying back to Denver every other weekend). Somebody please explain to me how the government has helped us out here. She is finishing a degree in a topic that she was closest to having a degree in. Not sure if there's a job in that - the word is she'll probably need a graduate degree too. She has paid two semesters of out of state tuition because I have to keep moving around to stay employed (out of state tuition is about 5X what in state tuition is). There has been no eligibility for financial aid - turned down for the Pell grant (not sure why - it would be a drop in the bucket anyhow). Because of moving around (necessary to stay "competitive"), I have been ineligible for unemployment benefits (its a state benefit and I happened to be in another state during my last steady work stint - OK I was out of country too - a stream of short term "contracts" doesn't help you accrue benefits). My kid was a flu victim last year and cost me about $2k in unexpected medical bills (yes she had a shot - no it didn't cover that strain). Why such a hit? Because the lame BC coverage we can afford pretty much only covers life threatening catastrophic stuff after the $2500 deductible. We converted the bulk of our retirement accounts to food, home equity, medicine, and fuel over the last 2 years. WE ARE THE FUCKING POSTER FAMILY FOR WHY BUSH NEEDS TO GO NOW. He's way out of touch. That was lovely cheese. --Wallace, The Wrong Trousers
Post #179,369 by deSitter 10/14/04 8:33:17 PM Reply	Re: Problem is BUSH IS OUT OF TOUCH Unemployment is a pittance, but is definitely transferable between states. You'll get what the state you worked in pays. -drl
Post #179,372 by tuberculosis 10/14/04 9:13:04 PM Reply	Amount you are due is calculated based on contributions over the past 3 quarters (at least in CO). With 2 of the prev quarters out of the country, there was nothing to claim. Nevermind that I paid into CO for 10 years straight and CA for 3. I got $195 per month and it only lasted 3 months. BFD. That was lovely cheese. --Wallace, The Wrong Trousers
Post #179,411 by jb4 10/15/04 11:06:12 AM Reply	Amen, Brother. Boy, does that sound familiar! (Some details are different, but the storyline is unmistakeable!) jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT

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