I’ve expressed concerns here about the assumptions stated as fact in icwhatudo’s early posts — they can damage our credibility and potentially get icwhatudo in legal trouble. However, I’ve got no sympathy for Mr. Frost — he brought this on his child and himself, by choosing to allow his child to be used for political purposes — and he’s now responding with inaccuracies of his own, particularly the claim that “Mudslinging from the fringe has now been directed at the messenger”. I have not seen a single criticism directed at the boy — only at his parents and the politicians who are responsible for using the helpless kid this way.
And notwithstanding specific inaccuracies in icwhatudo’s original expose and subsequent chatter on various conservative websites, this is most certainly NOT the type of family most voters had in mind when they expressed support for SCHIP to their congressional representatives, nor that most representatives had in mind when they voted for it. TIME is playing fast and loose with the facts too, and thus has no business pointing the finger at icwhatudo and other conservative bloogers for inaccuracies.
Actually, his early posts were devoid of speculation, and he labelled his assumptions clearly. He did a great job of simply stating facts, and nobody has had to correct a single fact he posted.
There WERE people who then made assumptions based on those facts, but it wasn’t his fault they did so.
It seems you haven’t read his rebuttal to those charges. There’s a thread he started you can search for.
Most benefits are taxable, Social Security is taxed twice, gifts over some limit are taxable, winnings...inheritance...monetary awards...but not high value scholarships for middle class kids??
Also, in response to Mr. Frost:
I hope your kids survive living with you and learn from this that manipulating facts for political ends has consequences, you reap what you sow and hiding behind a kid only makes it worse.
Last, in comparison, I pay between $13,000 and $14,000 a year for medical insurance for only two people - I'm retired, not under Medicare, and live off of savings, SS, and pensions.
The Frosts are going to be real disappointed if Hillary doesn't get them universal (free) care by the time they retire. Maybe the kids will do a better job of supporting mom and dad than the parents have done for them...maybe they will have learned to let the state do it instead.