I came across an article on the middle class being too rich to qualify for government assistance. It talks about a family that is just above the lower class income but cannot afford certain things such as daycare for their children, health insurance, and autism testing and treatment for their son. Both the mother and father’s job does not offer affordable healthcare. Due to their middle class status, they do not qualify for any assistance for any of those things. Some of their friends live in Mexico, are in the lower class, and come over to the U.S. for health insurance. The health insurance they get is government assisted. But in order to afford to go to the doctor, the family has to go to Mexico so they can afford treatment.
Now, to me that sounds like something is really messed up. How can you live in another country but get health insurance that is government assistance in another country? That isn’t fair to the family. They should be able to qualify for some government assistance. They should not have to go to Mexico to be able to afford treatment. Mexico is a third-world country. There medical care would be nowhere near the level of care in the U.S. or other developed countries.
This seems to be a major problem in the U.S. government. The U.S. is ready and willing to spend money on assisting the lower class. They offer food stamps, free food, and reduced housing among other things. Yet, the middle class gets ignored. The middle class is not that much better off than the lower class. Do they get any kind of assistance? No. Why? They make a little bit more than the lower class. Such things as paying for college education and health insurance need government assistance for middle class families. They have trouble being able to afford both. The middle class usually does not qualify for the grants and scholarship type of financial aid. The parents supposedly make too much money.
When is the government going to start looking at individual cases rather than group everyone together? That is what needs to happen to make this right. Not all middle class families can afford everything. There are those who can afford housing and food but not health care and college tuition. Some can afford housing, food, and health care but not college tuition. And in the minority, there are those can afford housing, food, health care, and college tuition.
Nick’s blog begins with a simple setting. It is easy on the eyes and allows for the reader to get straight down to business. His blog starts with a brief introduction to its purpose and includes a picture of what I assume shows a trait or interest of Nick and a bit of his personality. Following the introduction, there aren’t any distractions, instead there is a simple layout including a video and post for the critical question of the week.
ReplyDeleteAs strong as I was in my own thoughts regarding the critical question this week, it made it that much easier to review Nick’s response because he touched on some components where I found myself in agreement. This was more of an emotional posting from Nick. There was certainly time and thought put behind his words and in part because he felt so strongly about the issue. It didn’t seem to me Nick was indifferent on the issue, but definitely on the side of the middle-class Americans. While this could have gone several ways, it was taken as a fight to understand why the middle-class seemed to be overlooked while the lower class families get the assistance. Either way, it was a believable argument, and I had no problem reading though to the end.
If there was any type of advice I might give Nick to aid him during the remaining weeks of blogging, I really wouldn’t be able to. Blogs are intended for personal interpretations and don’t have right or wrong answers. There was a definite amount of thought in this week’s response. Also, he has his own critical question clearly defined with a reference to boot. There was a visual aid that went well with his post, and again it isn’t too cluttered.
Overall, Nick’s post was straightforward and easy to understand. He expressed serious thought and used references to back-up that thought process. From a brief review of older posts, he also seems to stay consistent every week and follows the guidelines asked of us for this assignment.
Nice work.