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Devils Horse
I'll give you a more of a real world scenario instead of the extreme example you use. You also said "most people".
I don't believe most people after they've been in the work force long enough to develop a trade or skill are making $10 and hour. According to the Ky Labor Cabinet the overall average wage in 2009 was $711.79 a week, or a little over 37k a year.
The numbers have to be taken with a grain of salt because the economy is in the tank and unemployment is rampant. The economy is not improving because people and businesses are afraid the mental giants in charge right now are going to bankrupt the country in pursuit of empowering themselves and their political party. Think social justice is their goal? That's a laugh.
If health insurance is costing a person making 10 bucks an hour 10k a year, they need to take advantage of KCHIP to make sure their kids are covered, and look into one of the pooled cost programs for themselves. The next thing to do instead of looking to the federal government to provide for them is get with the Ky Workforce Investment Board for job training and placement services.
Aside from short term assistance, having money taken from others and given to them by the government does NOT help anyone in the long run. It has just the opposite effect.
All I'm saying is think a little before you start talking slooowly to others.
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