5 kids; 2-7 years old

[Treasure Chest]

Not true necessarily... there's a skin tone factor that comes into play as well.

No shitting there. How's this for a government fobar....I applied for CHIPs for my oldest, since he's the only kiddo that is uninsured. I'm rejected because I make dollars over the cut off a year. For those that aren't aware, with CHIPs, I would still pay a premium AND copays based on my income. His POS father, (who doesn't have a job and is in arrears for child-support,) takes advantage of having our son for his summer visitation and applies for food stamps, TANF, and Medicaid for the kiddo. He's approved for everything. So instead of letting the custodial parent pay premiums and copays, they allow a non-custodial deadbeat to work the system through a loophole and get full benefits for the kid.

[MutherjuggZ]

No shitting there. How's this for a government fobar....I applied for CHIPs for my oldest, since he's the only kiddo that is uninsured. I'm rejected because I make dollars over the cut off a year. For those that aren't aware, with CHIPs, I would still pay a premium AND copays based on my income. His POS father, (who doesn't have a job and is in arrears for child-support,) takes advantage of having our son for his summer visitation and applies for food stamps, TANF, and Medicaid for the kiddo. He's approved for everything. So instead of letting the custodial parent pay premiums and copays, they allow a non-custodial deadbeat to work the system through a loophole and get full benefits for the kid.

He has to prove that the child is with him more than 50% of the time for that to happen. Report him!!

or at least that's what I was told

[KungFuHamster]

Hell, around here, if you have a child, you buy school supplies for your child and AT LEAST one other. For example, we're told to buy five colored folders of a specific brand in red, blue, green, purple, and yellow. They, along with all of the other supplies purchased, go into a central supply closet. Each teacher uses one of those colors in her classroom and the remaining four go to OTHER classrooms. The other supplies go into the central supply closet, even if you put your child's name on their supplies, it's marked out and put in central supply. I may buy my daughter Crayola crayons, but she may have dollar store crayons in her desk, because that's what was given out to her. It's bullshit. Now, I do the $40 PTA supply packets for the kids because it's cheaper, and I don't have to get pissed because she isn't using supplies I fought the crowds for.

thats a big negative. when my son starts school what i buy will only be for him. if they dont like it my reply =

[Treasure Chest]

He has to prove that the child is with him more than 50% of the time for that to happen. Report him!!

or at least that's what I was told

I called the fraud department, and they said if he was in his possession when he applied, and if he sees him a minimum of one day a month, it's fine. Isn't that some bullsnit?