2006 -2016 =10 years (Austin, Rice: unemployment, university, to live)

[BijouBaby]

"Not everyone can pick up and move. And to pay out of pocket for medical expenses can quickly bankrupt you. Those suggestions are slaps in the face to families with medically fragile kids. Texas has sacrificed the well-being of sick and disabled children. If you start to look into it, it's really horrific and terribly sad..."

Ditto to this!

[A-Tex]

Originally Posted by BijouBaby

"Not everyone can pick up and move. And to pay out of pocket for medical expenses can quickly bankrupt you. Those suggestions are slaps in the face to families with medically fragile kids. Texas has sacrificed the well-being of sick and disabled children. If you start to look into it, it's really horrific and terribly sad..."

Ditto to this!

The OP deliberately picked up and moved to Texas with their disabled child. It's not like they were long term residents before they had him/her. And they've stayed a decade --- truly sufficient time to gather one's resources and move again to an area better suited to address their child's needs.

[wolf39us]

Originally Posted by A-Tex

Who's making a "case" for Texas? We're quite happy with the robust state of our economy thankyouverymuch. You are not a Texas resident so your opinion matters zero.

To the OP, I'm quite surprised you wouldn't research the services available to you before you picked up and moved to Texas. Equally puzzling is why you've chosen to stay for a decade when you're clearly unhappy about the situation. I hear New Jersey has great benefits -- perhaps you'll be happier with the services and outrageous taxes there.

You may be, but it seems others are not. I certainly don't believe that you speak for all residents. Whether or not I'm a resident has nothing to do with it and wouldn't have mattered to you either way. You read it, a medical professional gave her the advice that Texas isn't the state for her. It's not the state because Texas doesn't strive to support the mentally ill and expects people to bankrupt themselves instead of helping with taxpayer subsidies.

Also, you have no idea whether or not I've lived in TX in the past :-)

[Austin97]

Originally Posted by BijouBaby

"Not everyone can pick up and move. And to pay out of pocket for medical expenses can quickly bankrupt you. Those suggestions are slaps in the face to families with medically fragile kids. Texas has sacrificed the well-being of sick and disabled children. If you start to look into it, it's really horrific and terribly sad..."

Ditto to this!

yes everyone can pickup and move. Is it easy? No. impossible? No way.

Here are the choices:

1) force your neighbors to pay
2) move
3) pay for services yourself

[BijouBaby]

Originally Posted by A-Tex

The OP deliberately picked up and moved to Texas with their disabled child. It's not like they were long term residents before they had him/her. And they've stayed a decade --- truly sufficient time to gather one's resources and move again to an area better suited to address their child's needs.

And how do you know whether the OP is able to afford to do this a second time? Fortunes can change quite drastically and very suddenly in life. Perhaps they now can't afford to make a move like this. It happens.

And BTW - I don't think anyone needs to be native or "long term" for children (or anyone) to be deserving of seriously-needed assistance.

[A-Tex]

Originally Posted by wolf39us

You may be, but it seems others are not. I certainly don't believe that you speak for all residents. Whether or not I'm a resident has nothing to do with it and wouldn't have mattered to you either way. You read it, a medical professional gave her the advice that Texas isn't the state for her. It's not the state because Texas doesn't strive to support the mentally ill and expects people to bankrupt themselves instead of helping with taxpayer subsidies.

Also, you have no idea whether or not I've lived in TX in the past :-)

Doesn't matter if you've lived here ever. You don't now. You don't pay taxes here. You have no say in our state's public policy.

Originally Posted by BijouBaby

And how do you know whether the OP is able to afford to do this a second time? Fortunes can change quite drastically and very suddenly in life. Perhaps they now can't afford to make a move like this. It happens.

And BTW - I don't think anyone needs to be native or "long term" for children (or anyone) to be deserving of seriously-needed assistance.

They moved here to a well known low services state with a kid who needed high services. They've had a decade to save for another move. Pretty simple really.

[wolf39us]

Originally Posted by A-Tex

Doesn't matter if you've lived here ever. You don't now. You don't pay taxes here. You have no say in our state's public policy.

Originally Posted by A-Tex

I hear New Jersey has great benefits -- perhaps you'll be happier with the services and outrageous taxes there.

I'm sorry, you don't live in NJ and have no right to speak about their services or outrageous taxes.

Originally Posted by A-Tex

They moved here to a well known low services state with a kid who needed high services. They've had a decade to save for another move. Pretty simple really.

Real empathetic you are! Don't try to understand other's circumstances, you might feel something.

[sojourner77]

Originally Posted by wolf39us

Wow, what a brutal reality. This isn't helping your case Texas!

Quite the opposite actually.


If you have problems that require taxpayers to help you, then move to California.

[pop251808]

Originally Posted by Austin97

yes everyone can pickup and move. Is it easy? No. impossible? No way.

Here are the choices:

1) force your neighbors to pay
2) move
3) pay for services yourself

I'm often amazed at some people's inability to credit luck, or the lack of it, to their situation in life. Instead, they always try to make an issue one of economics, as if that was all we lived for or all anyone had any control over, when quite often their personal economy might be the aspect of their life least in their control.
Pay for the services, especially medical services, that you use, in full, throughout your life? I'm not sure I've met anyone who can do that. I tell myself often how lucky I've been to make it this far with a minimal amount of help from society, but I don't kid myself; the wheel keeps turning...

There have been far too many articles over the years, anecdotes like the ones in today's thread, etc, for me to believe that Texas cares for its unfortunate citizens. The largest group of them, I'm told, are the children of the poor. Why should they suffer so that you can save a bit now on your tax bill and our legislators can double dip and enjoy pensions larger than their salaries?

I think I pay quite a bit in taxes and this is a poorly run state where ideology trumps the practical on a regular basis. I think we could get more for our money AND I'd be willing to pay more especially if it weren't to be squandered by the dinosaurs who are in charge now. Rant over (but true).

[wolf39us]

Originally Posted by sojourner77

Quite the opposite actually.


If you have problems that require taxpayers to help you, then move to California.

Wouldn't want to help people out or anything, that would be awful.