POVERTY LIFE IN AMERICA

THEY SAY AMERICA IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE WITH A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE IS HARD TO ACHIEVE.  WE GO THROUGH GRADE SCHOOL WITH FREE EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE; WE GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND THE FREE EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE STOPS. WE DECIDE THAT WE WANT TO ATTEND COLLEGE SO WE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE. THEY MAKE US PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION, KNOWING WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND ON TOP OF THAT WE STILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO TREAT A SIMPLE COLD IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. SO CHECK THIS OUT, WE ARE LIVING IN LOW CLASS AND WE GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND WE WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE (NO FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP). WE SEEK EMPLOYMENT SO WE CAN PAY FOR OUR EDUCATION AND OUR HEALTHCARE. THE JOBS WHICH WE ARE APPLYING FOR ARE ONLY SEEKING PEOPLE WITH A HIGHER EDUCATION (COLLEGE DEGREES). SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NO EDUCATION, NO HEALTH INSURANCE, A PART TIME JOB AT WENDY'S AND WE HAVE A SICKNESS SUCH AS THE H1N1 VIRUS. WE GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND GET TREATED. AFTER WE GET TREATED, THEY SEND US HOME WITH A PRESCRIPTION AND A HOSPITAL BILL ABOUT $22,000. HOW ARE WE SUPPOSE TO PAY THAT? SAY WE DO GET ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE AND WE ARE MAKING EXCELLENT GRADES AND WE GET PHARYNGITIS OR THE H1N1. HOW DO WE PAY FOR THE TREATMENT? BUT THEN AGAIN, AMERICA IS ALL ABOUT MONEY, IS THERE ANOTHER WAY OUT?

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