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WCDT strips 4190-4194 (3rd - 7th February 2020)
flondrix:
Well, I still don't know who Princess Spookyspell is, but now I have discovered https://jephjacques.soup.io/
St.Clair:
Winslow's chassis is not scorpion-tight, let alone water-tight, so he wouldn't remain buoyant for long.
awkwardness:
--- Quote from: Tova on 06 Feb 2020, 00:52 ---
--- Quote from: awkwardness on 05 Feb 2020, 21:19 ---Point of order from a resident: it's only a requirement that you HAVE it, not that you GET it. It's not "everyone is covered" as is believed, it's a requirement that you have it or you can't get your state taxes back. That's it. It's intended to get you to be covered, but doesn't provide for everyone in the state. The state is a master of manipulating the truth, she might not be eligible for free care(MassHealth) due to her making too much and she might not be able to afford to buy it. So she actually might not have ANY health insurance and what she might get from the state in taxes is a fraction of what she'd have to shell out for health insurance costs.
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I won't lie. I did not understand a word of this.
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OK...basically, it's not universal coverage as is believed and the legislators and media tried to make it out to be. Not by a long shot. What it does is require you to show proof of coverage to get your state income tax returned to you while at the same time it sets heavy standards for access to people at a lower than normal cost than previously was happening. It's just a requirement that you are covered and allows you to get cheaper coverage, but it doesn't provide it unless you qualify for MassHealth(our Medicaid plan).
It's entirely possible that she didn't make enough money to buy health insurance and made too much to qualify from MassHealth...thus, no coverage. The state withholds her state income taxes until she proves that she has coverage, so if she doesn't have it because either she can't afford it or chooses not to buy it then she doesn't get her money.
Again, it was never intended to cover everyone, just get better access at a lower cost than previously. If she doesn't have it, it's either because she lost it when the bar burned down or she's working under the table or she can't afford it. Either way, Jeph is probably trying to make another political statement there.
awkwardness:
Re: Winslow...
at least he's trying to do something that'll have an impact immediately. Even if only one AI is helped directly, it's still sending shockwaves through the system as people try to cover their asses and do something to look like they are doing something- that reaction is the key and what really helps them in the long run!
Drunken Old Man:
--- Quote from: Tyr on 06 Feb 2020, 18:19 ---
--- Quote from: Drunken Old Man on 06 Feb 2020, 10:41 ---The answer to the poll...the only POSSIBLE answer...is Boo-Boo.
https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=763
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Why not Princess Spookyspell?
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She couldn't be reached for comment.
Apparently.
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