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- Path: sparky!uunet!tessi!allen
- From: allen@tessi.com (Allen Warren)
- Subject: Re: Property going to the state
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.190946.962@tessi.com>
- Organization: Test Systems Strategies, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
- References: <sBeFwB1w164w@cellar.org> <1992Dec28.154557.29013@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> <1992Dec28.171221.153@linus.mitre.org>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 19:09:46 GMT
- Lines: 41
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- bs@gauss.mitre.org (Robert D. Silverman) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Dec28.154557.29013@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h) writes:
- >:In article <sBeFwB1w164w@cellar.org> hacksaw@cellar.org (Hacksaw) writes:
- >:>My grandmother has recently taken ill and will probably spend the rest of her
- >:>life in a nursing home. Medicare is currently paying for care, but her limit
- >:>is about to run out(100 days).
- >:>
- >:>She does have a property that will be taken by the state to help pay for
- >:>expenses after the hundred days. The family does have power of attorney of
- >:>her assets. Is there a way we can sell the home just prior to it being
- >:>confiscated by the state?
- >:>
- >:>We've already talked to a lawyer and getting answers from him is like pulling
- >:>teeth. He still hasn't answered the question forthright.
- >:>
- >:>Any responses would be greatly appreciated.
- >:
- >:I'd start by getting in touch with another lawyer. That isn't meant to
-
- >As a taxpayer I would hope that even if they did sell the property that
- >the state would then come after them.
-
- >If she has assets why should taxpayers foot the bill for her care?
- >If she did not have assets then by all means I am for supporting her
- >with public funds. Part of being an open society is caring for those
- >who do not have the assets to pay for their care. But if she has assets,
- >then they should be used first.
-
- >I suspect selfishness on the part of her heirs who would otherwise
- >inherit this property. Why should they be entitled to it at the expense
- >of taxpayers?
-
- I'm going to ask if, by any chance, the family is contemplating selling the
- house so that maybe they can get a better price for the house than the
- government, and then use that money to pay for the nursing home care?
-
- Why DOES the family want to sell the house themselves before the government
- confiscates it?
-
- allen
-