The Democrats.org blog highlights a recent article on one of the everyday Americans featured on our Foundation for Change page . . .
Earlier today the Desert Sun paper in Palm Springs, California ran a story on one of those Americans, Philip Gaskin of Cathedral City, CA. The story shares how the recession cost Philip his job:"Gaskin, who worked for BCD International, a Southern-based global management and consulting firm for Fortune 500 companies, said he was laid off in January. He was working from his Cathedral City home for the company."That is not the end of his story though. Philip was utilizing COBRA to continue his insurance coverage and paying those costs out of pocket:"Then he was notified his COBRA bill — which is the continuation insurance individuals can apply for when they're laid off — was cut by more than half, going down from $468 to $163, he said.This was due to Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009."Philip's story is similar to that of many Americans who are facing hardships but with the help of many programs initiated by President Obama and his administration, they are receiving help.
Earlier today the Desert Sun paper in Palm Springs, California ran a story on one of those Americans, Philip Gaskin of Cathedral City, CA. The story shares how the recession cost Philip his job:
"Gaskin, who worked for BCD International, a Southern-based global management and consulting firm for Fortune 500 companies, said he was laid off in January. He was working from his Cathedral City home for the company."
That is not the end of his story though. Philip was utilizing COBRA to continue his insurance coverage and paying those costs out of pocket:
"Then he was notified his COBRA bill — which is the continuation insurance individuals can apply for when they're laid off — was cut by more than half, going down from $468 to $163, he said.
This was due to Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009."
Philip's story is similar to that of many Americans who are facing hardships but with the help of many programs initiated by President Obama and his administration, they are receiving help.
Do you have a story to tell? Let us know how you or people in your community have been affected by the steps the Obama Administration has taken so far.
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