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To: MissEdie
I feel for him, but I don't understand some of his thinking- quote: "but my lawyer said these gifts and inheritances would have to be used to provide for my wife’s care."-

Who does he think should pay for his financial problems? The taxpayers? While he is sitting on a chunk of money?

Before you count me as an unsympathetic jerk (ok, I might be) I am also a single father of 3 little girls who lost their mother in a car accident.

2 posted on 05/08/2007 10:55:55 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: Mr. K

Mr. K, you are are not an unsympathetic jerk. That was my first reaction too. And may God bless you and your children.

This guy needs to just buck up, pray and rely on family and hopefully his faith for answers.

She can get disability from SS and Medicare for an in house hospice if she gets real bad.

He will eventually get his money from mom and dad. Prayers for the children.


6 posted on 05/08/2007 11:01:09 AM PDT by poobear
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To: Mr. K
I lost my wife to a protracted illness that wiped us out financially. Were it not for my family stepping in with assistance, I don’t know what we would have done.

This is what I do now: I have appropriate insurance in place and am making every effort that I can to be financially independent for the remainder of my life.

7 posted on 05/08/2007 11:03:24 AM PDT by Stegall Tx (Buy your insurance even when you're 27 and "invincible".)
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To: Mr. K

I agree. It’s one thing to have sympathy if he has no resources but I can’t sympathize with his desire to sequester any inheritance for some purpose other than paying legitimate creditors.

That’s why I don’t practice so-called “medicaid planning” - the practice of legally giving away all your assets to your kids so it won’t be subject to the “spend down” provisions of medicaid. (Unlike normal estate planning, which is getting rid of money to keep it exempt from death taxes, a completely legitimate consideration).


13 posted on 05/08/2007 11:09:14 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Duncan Hunter 2008 (or Fred Thompson if he ever makes up his mind))
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To: Mr. K

Thank you...I feel for the guy also, and I understand where he’s coming from. Doesn’t mean I would support his prescription for fixing his problem.


17 posted on 05/08/2007 11:18:21 AM PDT by gogeo (Democrats want to support the troops without actually being helpful to them.)
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To: Mr. K

Concur. There are any number of people that feel that they shouldn’t be asked to use their assets to pay for college, healthcare, housing or other things the soicalists have convinced them oaught to be “free”.


26 posted on 05/08/2007 12:52:50 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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