tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post503974579611077400..comments2024-03-28T00:49:30.768-06:00Comments on Pondering Penguin: With the Children In MindKaren Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692791436106987353noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-14759370198940908162007-10-14T08:25:00.000-06:002007-10-14T08:25:00.000-06:00Oh yeah, and one other tiny detail about the Frost...Oh yeah, and one other tiny detail about the Frost family - each of their chidren attends an exclusive private school that costs $20,000 per year <EM>per child</EM>.<BR/><BR/>And they claim they can't afford health insurance for their children. And the Dems used them as their "poster family" for how evil the Bush administration is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-58955961931583527042007-10-14T08:23:00.000-06:002007-10-14T08:23:00.000-06:00In fact, Halsey Frost owns his own woodworking com...In fact, Halsey Frost <STRONG>owns</STRONG> his own woodworking company. And the family owns the building in which his company resides. They have rental income from that building as well. And their own home is conservatively estimated to be worth $400,000. So the Frosts really are not the neediest among us, despite their claims.<BR/><BR/>But the worst part about this is the fact that they allowed their children to be used as political pawns. That makes them more disgusting than if they were just sponging off the government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-68506440271816243932007-10-14T07:47:00.000-06:002007-10-14T07:47:00.000-06:00Hearing about that family and all their perks and ...Hearing about that family and all their perks and privilege is sickening. When I heard about that, I think it was Michelle Malkin, there were a couple of other examples given of "needy" children.<BR/><BR/>My children are facing great expense with Ella in the future, but they're not expecting the government to pay for it. They're working their behinds off to save and they work to have insurance for this dear little girl.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269872465115056916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-65224694752474664662007-10-13T09:00:00.000-06:002007-10-13T09:00:00.000-06:00I always find these arguments about the "needy" pa...I always find these arguments about the "needy" pathetic, and actually an insult to me. I don't mean to pat myself on the back here, but if the left can give anecdotal evidence of need, then I should be able to counter it with the opposite.<BR/><BR/>I served in the Marines after a couple of years of college where I spent my time and money chasing skirts and drinking beer. Fun times all, but i wasn't making any progress. I followed the family tradition into the Corps, and after 5 years I was discharged honorably and back to civilian life. I got a job, returned to school, and worked my tail off. I had very little - a bed to sleep in, a car I bought with my SAVINGS, and a few bucks each week for pizza and beer with the fraternity brothers. I used my GI bill for most of my undergrad time. I later married, had kids, returned to grad school...and my youngest daughter, now 8 years old, is developmentally delayed. We have incurred medical bills and days upon days of tests and therapy and more tests. Guess what? I pay for it with the two jobs I work. I have medical coverage because I can't afford NOT to have it. I have to pay the co-pays and deductibles and for the things that insurance doesn't cover. My credit score has suffered because I have faced the choice of paying $100 I owe to a doctor, or paying $100 for a new test. The doctor can wait, my daughter grows older each day.<BR/><BR/>I refuse to want government coverage that would cover all of this. I refuse to want the government to decide the route of test and care for my little girl. <BR/><BR/>Much of the "need" exhibited is not real need, but convenience and laziness and poor choices. I know people have far more extreme issues than mine, and I do not decry assistance for those in need. But I take some pride in my hardship because I do it myself with sweat and blood and tears, not with my hand out.<BR/><BR/>For the children...is this anything like the excellent social security program for the elderly?Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457956739752722879noreply@blogger.com