Talked to the family yesterday, life has apparently not been going so well for my siblings. Current shit economy has hit them pretty damn hard
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I would have hoped the state would use it to strong arm companies that can easily afford to give their employees benefits and just won't
*nods nods nods* Most retail/food service jobs don't give benefits. The last place I worked had a union and offered health benefits to full-time employees but you had to be working there full-time for a year. This was back when 38 hours a week was still considered part-time in CT.
Yeah.
And what you said about pre-natal care - yeah, if you're pregnant, and decide to keep it, I know of programs in CT which will bend over backwards for you. Not sure how it is in CA, where I live now. However, if you want to get permanently sterilized to ensure you never have children, it costs a small fortune and is not covered by most public health programs. I see something backwards here. Bringing a child into the world you can't afford = covered. Ensuring that never happens = not covered.
I could rant about that all day but OTOH I'm not prepared to get into a flame war in case someone else who comments here disagrees, nor do I want to hijack your post. ;P
I know Starbucks offers benefits, that's one of the reasons Phil started working there, but there is a waiting period of like six months before it kicks in and since my sister was already pregnant, MassHealth was necessary. Kind of too bad my brother can't get a job there (even if he could, the hours would probably be worse).
I see something backwards here. Bringing a child into the world you can't afford = covered. Ensuring that never happens = not covered.
Very fucking backwards. Especially coming from a bunch of people professing to want to reduce the number of abortions. Not only should it be covered, it should be easier to find a doctor willing to do it in the first place.
(I know its a touchy issue, but I doubt there would be anyone here violently opposed; I'd imagine the babies are awesome everyone should have one crowd would steer clear from someone that so openly hates children. I appreciate the gesture though :-)).
*nods nods nods* Most retail/food service jobs don't give benefits. The last place I worked had a union and offered health benefits to full-time employees but you had to be working there full-time for a year. This was back when 38 hours a week was still considered part-time in CT.
Yeah.
And what you said about pre-natal care - yeah, if you're pregnant, and decide to keep it, I know of programs in CT which will bend over backwards for you. Not sure how it is in CA, where I live now. However, if you want to get permanently sterilized to ensure you never have children, it costs a small fortune and is not covered by most public health programs. I see something backwards here. Bringing a child into the world you can't afford = covered. Ensuring that never happens = not covered.
I could rant about that all day but OTOH I'm not prepared to get into a flame war in case someone else who comments here disagrees, nor do I want to hijack your post. ;P
I am hoping the economy turns around.
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I see something backwards here. Bringing a child into the world you can't afford = covered. Ensuring that never happens = not covered.
Very fucking backwards. Especially coming from a bunch of people professing to want to reduce the number of abortions. Not only should it be covered, it should be easier to find a doctor willing to do it in the first place.
(I know its a touchy issue, but I doubt there would be anyone here violently opposed; I'd imagine the babies are awesome everyone should have one crowd would steer clear from someone that so openly hates children. I appreciate the gesture though :-)).
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