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Not every one is losing their home because of variable balloon rates or investments. Some lose homes because of medical expenses and/or attorney fees. My only crime was to fight for my son and the only winner was the court and the attorney. I got joint custody of my child but I lost my job, my retirement and my home, and in am constant threat that his father will again take me back to court After losing everything my attorney dropped me cause I can no longer pay them. I am more angry that the banks can take our tax dollars, pay their stock holders but refuse to work with the taxpayers that bailed them out.

posted 4 years, 3 months ago
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I am being evicted in three weeks. My partial  payments too were refused. My loss of job and assets came from expensive child custody trial (over 100,000.00 dollars) and being a single jobless 52 year old women of a 4 yr old are 3 strikes again me. Yet I pay my taxes and the banks were ready to get help from the American people, so you would think that the banks should be required to modify our loans and keep people from living in the streets. I have also looked into transition housing and low-income but long waiting lists will not work for me, and all of this could result in my son's father taking me to court again to try and get custody of my son.

posted 4 years, 3 months ago
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I think jobs are very important BUT i am not hearing about jobs for people like me who are older and have been laid off. I can' t pave roads or do construction and I am losing my home and with no job ... well neeed I say more. I can't get unemployment cause I am considered self employed even though I worked for someone else. There are people like me who fall through the cracks... wheres the stimulus package for us?

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My child has not been medically diagnosed ASD but the MESD did diganose him under the educational aspect, and I was told it was to get him in special services. But now I'm dealing with them not contacting me, trying to get him in services that he should not be considered a candidate, and not following the IEP. I worry my son will get caught in a label net and not be able to shake it. I am not happy with the system and think changes or choices should be made. I felt badgered by the group when they were making the "educational diagnosis". Also I have spoke with other moms and they agreed and told me you have to be a squeaky wheel to get anything out of the service division. I also feel that they are only out to get the federal money.
Thank-you
Ms. Davisshaner

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