The threat Trump poses that gets almost no attention: Legal Aid
His mother, in fact, cares for him full time and has done so for many years. She was able to quit her job and provide round-the-clock care as a result of a special Medicaid program designed to help people with serious disabilities avoid institutionalization. The program pays for hours worked by in-home caregivers, which can include family members.
.. Fiscally minded voter that he is, he adds that institutionalization would also cost the state multiple times more money than family-provided home care.
.. In the past year, 7 in 10 low-income families experienced at least one civil legal problem, according to a recent University of Chicago NORC survey done for the Legal Services Corporation. Such problems include
- foreclosures,
- domestic violence (getting a restraining order, for example),
- custody disputes,
- debt repayment or
- neglectful landlords.
The elderly, rural residents and veterans — all core components of the Republican base — are especially well-represented in this population.
.. He had fought on his own for two decades to convince the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide medical treatment and disability benefits for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.