Your retirement plans . . .

[Spekkio]

I’m trying to build empathy for people who work long hours, have whatever’s open at 5am or 2am as options, or don’t have wheels to go to the supermarket. And just want a meal and a cig after a long day’s work without some nerd’s moralizing.

You can't work full time and qualify for Medicaid.

Your perception of what a typical low income earner is doesn't match reality.

 

[mmx1]

For someone who talks a big talk about intelligence you consistently have no clue.

https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/01/06/amazon-is-the-top-employer-of-nevada-medicaid-recipients-and-its-not-even-close/

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services each year analyzes the number of Medicaid recipients working full time at businesses with 50 or more employees. Many interpret the list as a who’s who of the corporations that are not paying workers enough, since Medicaid eligibility is largely dependent on income.

Also GAO: based on numbers as of Feb 2020 and before

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-21-45.pdf

 

[mmx1]

On a lighter note my spouse used to do 12 hour shifts in a hospital and those folks eat like raccoons. Sure, there’s the one exception who trains for a marathon on their lunch break but they are folks that definitely understand nutrition but are also stressed the fuck out and overworked. Our system blows.

 

[MIDNJAC]

On a lighter note my spouse used to do 12 hour shifts in a hospital and those folks eat like raccoons. Sure, there’s the one exception who trains for a marathon on their lunch break but they are folks that definitely understand nutrition but are also stressed the fuck out and overworked. Our system blows.

I'd say the two people who take the worst care of themselves of anyone in my or my wife's friend group, are a couple who are ER staff. They literally do nothing outside of work other than kid activities, and I believe she doesn't actually eat any meals all day, and then just binges fast food at the end of shift.