This is getting ridiculous now. Where have I said that the government should protect these people from financial decisions? I would think we should all applaud these people for trying to pay for the care of this child on their own. If they had put the child in foster care the government would be paying for it.
And why would you accuse these people of making “idiotic financial decisions”? Are you privvy to their financial affairs? Sounds to me like they were doing o.k. until their daughter became an unfit mother and they stepped up to the plate to take care of their granddaughter. God bless them for being loving grandparents.
I believe I have stated my opinion on this subject quite clearly. These people did not know when they bought their retirement home that they would find themselves having to take on the burden of raising their grandchild. But it happened. I find it odd that you think “conservative” means being unreasonably cruel to others who are trying to do for themselves and their family.