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Fri. 11/06/09 05:04 PM

Family Independence(Discrimination Against Americans)

It is wrong how Family Independence threatens Americans about their Medicare.I have Medicare, I work, and take care of my wife and family. I, Harry Bell, have Conjested Heart Failure, joing pain, obesity,and high blood pressure. So, after I had to fight for my Social Security, now my kids can get Medicare, but my wife can not get help bacause of what is called a spend down. The spend down is of $425.00, it was $725.00. Other people can come to the United States and make a fresh start. They can get help, but Americans can't get anything. Every race outside the Black community can get help, Every foreigner, but us that wrok for this country can't. The state, government, and city leaders don't and won't give us anyhting. I just want Americans to have the same rights as the rest of the world that comes here.

Harry Bell

keiara.bell, Detroit, mi

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