Birth papers and school in Jamaica - Page 2 - Jamaica Talk

Alex4Ja · #16 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 07:47 PM

JamCan · #17 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 11:41 PM

Well.....spill it?? Alex you're acting like you know what she means. Anyone have the courtesy to explain it?

Alex4Ja · #18 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JamCan

Well.....spill it?? Alex you're acting like you know what she means. Anyone have the courtesy to explain it?

So I guess I will get my butt kicked if I dont respond, huh>?
You bully!

JamCan · #19 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 10:06 PM

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Whatever.

Luv4JA · #20 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JamCan

I just said in my last post that the people shouldn't have to pay! It should be the government. We don't pay to go to the hospital.

Be lucky that you are afforded the luxury of government paid healthcare.....there are millions of people in the US, a big majority of those being senior citizens and children without healthcare in this country.

When my kids were little and I was supporting them by myself....I went about 5 years with no insurance at all because I couldn't afford the insurance the company I worked for offered. The $150.00 per paycheck for full family coverage would have meant that I couldn't pay my bills and buy food.....I had to take my chances that the girls didn't develop anything serious.

Of course it didn't work out that way....but I am not alone in this - as I said, just in the US alone there are millions of Americans without medical coverage and wouldn't even begin to know what to do if they had to pay for school on top of that.

JamCan · #21 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 01:55 PM

Fair enough Luv. But would the USA prevent your children from going to school because you couldn't afford medical bills?

That's the part about this whole story that bugs the crap outta me.

Luv4JA · #22 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JamCan

Fair enough Luv. But would the USA prevent your children from going to school because you couldn't afford medical bills?

That's the part about this whole story that bugs the crap outta me.

No, they wouldn't prevent them from going to school....however, if the parents cannot provide a childs shot record to show that their children have had their immunizations & they are current......they cannot enroll them in school @ all until the shots are given to the child or the proper paperwork is received.

Luv4JA · #23 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 02:04 PM

The bad thing here too is that those who are trying to work and make a decent living, often make too much money to qualify for Medicaid for their children even if they have no medical insurance at all......it's a catch 22 so to speak!

1) don't work...get food stamps and medicaid for healthcare and qualify for government assistance

or

2) work and try to get ahead.....left out in the cold - with no help in sight

Trust me....been there, done that!

JamCan · #24 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 02:05 PM

Hmmmmm.

Then I take back the whole thread. I guess we just have it really good up here cuz our kids get the shots IN school. Free of charge.

Go ahead Alex and Tanya.....laugh away.

Luv4JA · #25 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JamCan

Hmmmmm.

Then I take back the whole thread. I guess we just have it really good up here cuz our kids get the shots IN school. Free of charge.

Go ahead Alex and Tanya.....laugh away.

To be perfectly honest JC, it SHOULD be that way everywhere and is a complete shame that it is not.....

Insurance for everyone is one of Obama's platforms.....we'll see how far congress let's him get

Okay.....

JamCan · #26 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 06:14 PM

Well I'm staying out of it from here on.