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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate?

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To: longnshort who wrote (5900)	2/10/2006 5:52:44 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (2) of 9838

One is Kristen Alliegro, 32, a single mother of two who said she earns $600 to $800 a month from two part-time jobs. She said she has been on Medicaid since 2003, when she lost a full-time job at Bank of America. After four months of looking for a job that paid as much, she went back to school to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology. Student loans and scholarships aren't enough to cover an $800 monthly mortgage bill, a $300-a-month heating bill and the cost of diapers and fuel, she said. Her sons, who are 2 and 5 years old, will continue to be covered under federal-state programs for children. She said the prospect of losing her own government-provided health insurance is forcing her to consider a choice between quitting work altogether so she can stay covered or continuing to work and losing her insurance. While she could qualify for both Medicaid and welfare by quitting, she said, "I'd lose my house, I'd lose my car, and I'd lose my sense of esteem and self-worth. Once you're there, there's no way out."

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