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5739386 tn?1378836460

Medicaid

Sooo I don't have cable and my Internet acts up on my phone where I live. Can anyone tell me why I keep hearing they shutting down the government or whatever they doing at midnight?
I hope it don't affect us!
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Wic no i need that my fiance makes to get food stamps. an what was that i heard about passports i need that too to go on my trip to mexico sometime soon
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5604696 tn?1378685626
Medicaid mail and law enforcement are not effected. Things like national parks are closed
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No WIC? WHY? Do they know how expensive formula is? What about breast pumps? If government is shutting down why are they still getting paid? They need to take care of their people. This is bs.
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Aaww they're really cutting off Wic?? Thats how I was gonna get my breast pump, those things are pretty expensive :/
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5739386 tn?1378836460
I don't know you mite have to call tomorrow and make ask
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What if you already have WIC checks for october can they still be used?
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5761267 tn?1384393974
And they want us to be proud to be americans
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5739386 tn?1378836460
Wow they are closing down lake mead!!
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5776141 tn?1380070330
I drink lactaid too ); that stuff is $4 for a half gallon by itself so wic helps A LOT with that. Hopefully the government decides to grow up and act like adults.
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5761267 tn?1384393974
Yea its really messed up because i know how much wic does help families especially if you have a child on formula when my first born was on formula wic was very helpful and now that they are closing it i can only imagine what some families are going through
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5739386 tn?1378836460
Yea WIC helped alot with formula it's just crazy!
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5776141 tn?1380070330
Wow. No wic? That's ridiculous. Thats the only extra food we get in the household along with formula and we make too much money for foodstamps. Real cute, america.
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5739386 tn?1378836460
Wow this is crazy WIC helped alot of women and single women out there. And good thing food stamps and medicad is still going because alot of families would be struggling just to make ends meet and to feet their kids. And good thing the military would still be getting paid because they do a damn good job and risk their life everyday!
Thanks ladies for telling me what's going on!
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5761267 tn?1384393974
Yes our government has chosen to shut down but medicaid and foodstamp will still be opened but they are closing wic
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The government has officially SHUTDOWN! Good thing is the only major affect is to those of us who receive WIC. I keeping hearing that it will affect us in only that way but not sure how true it is.

To the ladies in the military or with husbands in the military you will not be affected. Obama released a statement saying military personnel will be payed on time so don't stress yourselves out.
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5739386 tn?1378836460
Well that's good!
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They just passed a bill to keep military pay in effect even thru the shutdown :)
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5684059 tn?1374435322
Mainly military families have to worry depending on how long this last unfortunately. Uh but the politicians still get paid..it sickens me
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Yupp, so military personnel, such as my husband will not be recieving a paycheck!
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5684059 tn?1374435322
Lol there will still be government. Just no funding...
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The shutdown also won't affect any medical programs provided by the U.S. Department.
Just found that so that's good to know
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There's no way the government can be "shut down" really. Unless we turn to communism.
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5739386 tn?1378836460
Wow hope they figure out something fast!
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5684059 tn?1374435322
Did some research and found that most likely medicaid and food Assistance(food stamps) should be ok. WIC will most likely be out of business, and probably very quickly.
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