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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Family caregivers seek relief from stimulus package

Family members who care for their sick or disabled relatives make up a sizable unpaid workforce, but they’re far from an organized political voice. That may be about to change. The National Alliance for Caregiving and Caring.com are seeking up to 1% of the economic stimulus package to support the 50 million family caregivers who often dig into their own pockets to care for a loved one in need.

Many hope incoming President Barack Obama will be the nation’s first caregiver-in-chief, a leader who pushes for new support because he knows firsthand the struggles of worrying about a loved one’s care while raising a family and holding down a demanding job. Read full article

 

2 comments:

  1. The woman who wrote the article should have read this blog and she would have known that caregivers already get tax relief.
    Earl Johnson
    Baltimore

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  2. Requiring states to fund family leave sounds great and for a person working and providing care it could be a God-send, however,how will this stimulate the economy?

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