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Starner Jones MD, sure doesn't sound like a very smart guy, I wouldn't be surprised if the email is bogus. Those on Medicaid will not be impacted by the current health care bill, nor will they have an impact on it. Secondarily, fixing a "culture crisis" is like trying to fix "stupid".

It's a fact some "poor folks" spend a significant portion of their income on CELL PHONES, there's been a couple of studies on that. It's makes them feel "equal", raises their self esteem. Often in a poor community it is THE "status symbol" and is peer pressure driven. It's the same principle as the Cadillac parked in front of the run down trailer or public housing unit. Gold tooth? Same, same. Her cupboards are bare, she has no furniture, her life is miserable, but she's "looking good" on the outside. Such is the plight of the poor.