In part four of the Dateline NBC series, Krystal can’t afford to pay for her health insurance and is forced to put her daughters on Medicaid. Whitley is accepted to her dream college, UGA, but Krystal has to tell her they don’t have the money to pay for it. Sandy is shocked when she loses her job again and realizes that this time it will be very hard to find another one.
Georgia has been hit hard by the recession. Harder than most states.
To highlight the personal impact of the economic collapse, Dateline NBC recently profiled three residents of Millen, Ga. The stories are powerful enough to share.
Below is part four of a six part series.
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View the entire series:
The town that jobs forgot: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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