Panarama BBC One "Poor America"

[Kerry78]

Hi All,

On Monday at 8:30pm GMT time I watched this rather disturbing BBC Documentary

its been on my mind thus all week and I couldn't believe what I watched

it really made me sick that families in America are are suffering like this

there kids are going without food and there mother(s) sometimes catches rats to eat

another thing is why are people living in tents?

theres people who have become out of work due to losing there job(s)

being told they cannot get Unemployment pay? also cannot afford to seek medical

even though they have serious illness and could end up dead !

this program really has got me feeling quite sick!!!!

I have added the link im hoping some of you can watch

it its also available on the bbc iPlayer but i don't think its accessable outside the UK?

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[Dcookie ACE - Geek]

Yep, believe everything you've seen in this vid. It's no joke.

[Kerry78]

They should screen it on US television
I bet it sparks up some debate there

It's disgusting though makes me glad
I'm in the UK

[Dcookie ACE - Geek]

Oh there have been numerous shows like this on our TV. It's just a known fact to everyone that these things happen.

It seems the US should start taking care of it's own, first but instead helps whatever country needs it while they cut back on help for our own citizens.

[Kerry78]

Well im glad its Publically broadcasted over there and it being well known!

that doesn't happen here Ok with the present increase of prices some famillies cannot afford

 stuff and go to food banks like that in that documentary!

But if Kids had to go without food then the Social Services would all over that like a tonne of bricks

as for medical treatment we don't pay here when out of work we have NHS and can get treatment like dental

free etc and just walk into a hospital without paying

when someone who is in work though you have to pay for Dental care check-ups treatment !

in that video I didn't understand why the Guy wasn't entitled to Out of work pay?

here again you can claim out of work benefit normally JSA !

I think the USA needs to adopt some of our methods overthere and stop wasting there money lol

they said its the richest country? im actually laughing yeah right!

The prime minister here keeps copying some of the methods of the USA

but if he went and got rid of the mentioned above I reckon WW3 would start

it seriousley isn't right I feel so sorry for those people in that video I hope they get help seriousley

[Dcookie ACE - Geek]

Here, there are volunteer clinics that the WORKING poor can go to for free dental and medical treatment but they are not for someone who doesn't work. 

There are government run healthcare programs for unemployed people but it takes FOREVER to be accepted once you apply.  

[Kerry78]

Ouch sounds pretty bad if you have just lost your income then if your in the USA

I thought we had it bad here till I watched that monday night on TV its been on my mind half of the week !

I remember sometime ago the US were looking at a NHS system but then many people were so against this?

I think they need to adopt this regardless of what the community think !

I don't know all the gritty ways on how Employment benefit works but if your a UK resident

you can claim upto £126 a week on JSA and you need to be fully looking for work

you can also get Rent paid and Housing tax depending on the sort of home you live in!

it is pretty tough to live here though we have things here we have to pay for unlike the USA

TV Licence its costs £150.50 a year all proceedings go to the bbc

then theres VAT its on everything, constant rise of prices but thats the same everywhere now !

[kPaks]

Not good. Have we come back to an almost forgotten age from almost a century ago or are we still going towards there?

BBC has amazing and very objective documentaries. Time to open our eyes, the United States is unfortunately not what it used to be a decade ago...

Yet we will survive through this crisis too, I strongly believe; we always have.

[Kerry78]

There was another Panarama last week again on America
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nhb1d
Kill at Will? America on Trial

Well worth a watch