How Medicaid Work Requirements Will Harm Low-Wage Workers

autisticadvocacy:

“Contrary to a common misconception, [taking away Medicaid coverage from people who don’t work a specified number of hours each month] won’t just hurt non-working enrollees; it also will likely cause many working people to lose coverage.”

Also, some enrollees who meet work requirements may still lose coverage because they get tripped up by red tape and paperwork.

A bigger part of the whole point than has tended to get discussed much.

The more bureaucratic obstacles they throw up in the way, the fewer people will be able to successfully navigate them. (And if course the more paperwork agencies have to “lose”.) As part of a longer term strategy to pay out as little as possible.

How Medicaid Work Requirements Will Harm Low-Wage Workers

chiaroxoscuro:

wilfulwayfarer:

pabitas:

This is disgusting. The white “person” undermines the foreign guys ability to speak English in every tweet in this thread. He literally said “the last thing I want to do is high five a guy who barely speaks my language.” Was the foreigner as hostile due to the supposed language barrier that was most likely exaggerated? And who’s getting props for realizing they’re a self absorbed piece of shit after they see that they would benefit from being friendly with a foreigner? Fuck this post lol.

Right?! Some people are so dense. Thomas is a blatant racist. What if the guy saving his seat was not saving his seat, what if he just thought Thomas wasn’t coming in and decided to put his papers elsewhere Thomas made it a race issue by bring race into it and he is getting praise. Cancel this post.

I’d not considered this all at first but yeah… yeah this smacks of racism. To be honest this reads like the internal perspective of the kind of racists who simply make an exception for the people they get involved with, but don’t really lose their racist viewpoints.

Source: positive-memes

cutekittensarefun:

Roar!

fartgallery:

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Type your url with your chin: hello, i am chin. i have been trapped on this man for 21 years with no means of escape. this is my first chance being able to communicate with the world, please send help. i dont know how much longer i have to t—

npr-slut:

so I was lamenting my Transgenderedness today and I go “ugh why am I so bad at gender” and without missing a beat my boyfriend replied “I mean yeah you got an F the first time” and honesty I may never recover

chronic-illness-support:

lavenderautistic:

lavenderautistic:

lavenderautistic:

my SNAP and cash assistance were supposed to come today, but apparently they were cancelled with no prior warning. the past week I’ve barely eaten (soup on like 3 days & ate a potato last night) bc no money & bc I’ve been really sick since being in the hospital last Friday. I’ve been waiting for today to buy groceries & medications. I’ll reapply for SNAP, but it will take at least a month to be approved. I have extreme food allergies due to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, meaning my diet is extremely strict & I have to cook everything at home. I can’t eat at restaurants and I can’t food banks.

to follow tumblr format: I’m an autistic disabled gay nonbinary person, and I’ve been unable to work for a long time due to chronic pain & severe airborne allergies. I’ve applied for SSI many times & have been denied. I’m currently waiting on a decision for my most recent application – my case worker thinks I will get it this time, but I wouldn’t receive a check until June-July at the earliest. I have no income other than the $200/mo I was receiving in cash assistance. I live with someone for free, and they can’t afford to cover all my other expenses too. since my diet is so restricted, I spend much more on groceries than most people. there’s nothing cheap & easy I can eat like ramen, oatmeal, mac n cheese, etc.

I know everyone is struggling, so please don’t donate if you’re in a similar position or soon to be. for the folks who are able to spare a little $, it would mean a great deal to me. I hate asking for help, but without other people’s support I wouldn’t be here. donations will go only toward food and medication. I’ll post my links below, and thank you for reading ✨

https://cash.me/$autistpsyche

https://www.paypal.me/autistpsyche

update (3/28/18): I stopped circulating this post bc people were generous & I thought I’d be back to having at least some income again, but that’s not the case and I’m again in need of help. I had my DDS evaluation 2 days ago and my caseworker is expecting them to make a decision about SSI very soon, but I need some help in the meantime. everyone I’m close to is also broke & struggling with their own issues, so I don’t have friends that can help me. I don’t want to go into details about my family, but they’re also unable to help me financially at this time. I’m down to my last couple rolls of toilet paper, my last trash bag, and I’ve got a 3-5 more meals before I run out of food. due to my severe food allergies I can’t eat the food offered at my local food bank. I’m very hopeful that I will be approved for SSI soon & will be able to be financially independent for the most part, but right now I’m afraid I still need some help. the links above should still work & I have google wallet but I don’t want to post a link with my legal name, but feel free to ask for my email if you’d like to donate that way. if you’re in a similar position (struggling to find enough $ to eat, etc. please don’t donate – I don’t want someone putting themselves through hell in order to spare $5. if you do choose to donate thank you so much for literally helping me survive. I can’t say thank you enough to you all.

(4/19) I’ve now had my Medicaid cancelled too. I’ve reapplied for that & for EBT but in the meantime, my bank account is in the negative & im completely out of food. I’ve been in so much pain I’ve barely been able to leave my bed, and I haven’t eaten in about 3 days. I really need food, OTC meds, $ to do laundry, and $ for cat food. I’m also past due on my utilities and owe ~$50. if anyone’s able to help, I sure could use it.

I just spoke with my pharmacy & my medications (just the two most important) are $200 out of pocket for the month. Every time I’ve tried to stop taking Prozac cold turkey I’ve tried to kill myself, and I could also go into minor withdrawals from not having anything for pain. I’m not expecting to raise all $200, but I’m really close to giving up here, please help.

continuants:

raejin99:

tinysaurus-rex:

samandriel:

samandriel:

samandriel:

samandriel:

I have a chicken named Noodle and she’s a bit under the weather and all she ever wants to do is cuddle. It’s past chicken bedtime and she was having trouble sleeping alone, so I took her out for a snuggle and she fell asleep with her head laying on my chest and she made the softest snores and I love her

Sadly Noodle’s prognosis is not looking good and she may not make it through this. My little bearded friend has showered me with love and affection since the day I got her. I chose Noodle because she was the chubbiest, happiest little chick in the bunch. I’m so happy I got to raise this smart little goof ball. She’s such a weirdo but she’s so full of love. Below is a picture of the day I brought her home and earlier today.

Love you Chicken Noodle

GOOD NEWS

THE VET WAS VERY WRONG

MY NOODLE BIRD IS DOING FINE

She’s feeling so much better and is just loving all the personalized attention

Miss Noodle is going to remain a house chicken for a couple more days just until we’re absolutely sure she’s out of the woods and she’s honestly so thrilled about it because it means never ending snuggles

Here she is with her boyfriend Pharaoh who helped keep her calm when she was feeling really bad

Her boyfriend doesn’t even look real. he has a doll face. he was perfectly sculpted by the chicken gods.

Noodle deserves no less.

ilu noodle