• hydrospanner@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      3 months ago

      PA is only purple on the side that faces the rest of the country.

      At state government level, it’s a special breed of the worst aspects of both parties.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      3 months ago

      That’s not the same.

      Maybe I’m misunderstanding, but I read that as if a person in poverty is receiving public assistance, parents or children may be responsible for some of that cost.

      Not the same as inheriting debt

      • socphoenix@midwest.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        3 months ago

        That’s still owing money for something I would have never had a say in so call it whatever you want but it meets the definition of debt.

        • AA5B@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          3 months ago

          It’s similar to child support. In many states, if a child is in poverty and receiving services, the state claims the right to collect from parents, regardless of circumstances or prior judgements. It doesn’t seem entirely fair but there is a similar connection here, and it is explicitly for care while alive that you owe while they are alive. It does not cover debt incurred nor is it inheriting: you owed it all along