Granny Gimme
Rich old people donít need our help at the pharmacy cash register, writes Kerry Howley in Reason. ìWhy not means test?î asks Jay Caruso. Wealthy old people arenít the only ones who shouldnít be getting a free or subsidized ride. For all the handouts to people in need of all ages, how come there are no handbacks when handout recipients strike it rich? Take Alisa Valdez-Rodriguez (previously best known for her embarrassing crash-and-burn 3,400-word LA Times resignation letter), who got Medicaid while writing her strike-it-rich first novel. Quoting from The Weekly Alibi, ìAlisa, her husband and baby were living with her father. Medicaid paid maternity expenses.î Okay, Alisa, so we helped you in your time of need. Now youíre riding on a $500,000 book advance. Whereís the money we fronted you? We want our money back!