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- Comment on You hear him howling around your kitchen door You better not let him in… 1 week ago:
Solid dad joke.
- Comment on please rate my costume 2 weeks ago:
Purrrerfect
- Comment on Why hasn't Kamala Harris's record of keeping nonviolent offenders in prison, despite SCOTUS ruling, while California AG been brought up much this election? 2 weeks ago:
Touche!
- Comment on Why hasn't Kamala Harris's record of keeping nonviolent offenders in prison, despite SCOTUS ruling, while California AG been brought up much this election? 2 weeks ago:
Because there are more important topics to cover, such as the fascist leanings of the other key candidate.
- Comment on Missed Connection 5 weeks ago:
I think the cyber truck is a fascinating piece of antiart. It looks like something Homer Simpson would design.
- Comment on Grind or something 1 month ago:
Inspiration at its finest.
- Comment on [USA] How can sales tax brackets affect purchasing behavior when prices are pre-tax? 1 month ago:
I think the tax (including what is taxed and number of brackets) is state dependent. But generally speaking the idea is to not penalize people for buying necessities. But you are right, it is super confusing especially if not noted on the receipt. Check out Washington state’s rules if you want your brain to hurt: dor.wa.gov/education/…/retail-sales-tax#:~:text=S….
- Comment on The recent events will probably be the first time that Gen Z and Gen alpha are hearing about 'Pagers'. 1 month ago:
I wondered about this as a tactic. Like doesn’t a pager really limit the age group / demographic you can target?
- Comment on How did people poop before smartphones were invented? 1 month ago:
Like animals.
- Comment on That explains it. 1 month ago:
That is a rough looking 40.
- Comment on Don’t you DARE come home with the artificial variety! 2 months ago:
- Comment on . . . 2 months ago:
Is this about my husband? 😉
- Comment on Moms, I you were struggling with your child in public and a man offered to help, would you let him and why? 3 months ago:
Mom here. Depends on the situation. My dog once got off leash while I was pushing my kid in a stroller. She wouldn’t come near the stroller. A man watched the stroller while I got the dog. But I wasn’t far from my kid (10 feet, maybe) and the park was full of people. I likely wouldn’t accept help if my kid was just misbehaving.
- Comment on What is the actual point of a bra? 3 months ago:
Yes, all of those things. Also it makes exercising more comfortable.
- Comment on In your career, have you found a drama free workplace? 3 months ago:
There are some places that have a crazy office politics environment (2007 Microsoft, I’m looking at you). If that is the case, I would just change jobs.
However, if you just have annoying coworkers who are off topic, I would just steer the conversation back to work items (“oh, before I forget, can you tell me about [work related item]?”), then leave the conversation. Other tactics that work for me: look really awkward during personal conversation, never ask how someone is doing, wear headphones.
Someone once told me it’s important to care, but not that much. This has also helped me.
Beat of luck to you!!
- Comment on They say your body is the only instrument that doesn't require any lessons 6 months ago:
Why?!?
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
Probably would be - age plays into it as well. My kids are pretty impacted - minimal language, safety issues, etc. I suspect it can vary widely.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
My kids don’t have full language capabilities, they struggle with fixations (which means learning has to be customized to their fixations or it won’t happen), and they don’t have enough situational awareness to be safe.
So, therapies are helpful in getting them enough language to have basic needs met (and minimize behavior issues), practicing doing things they don’t prefer for short bursts and learning things like how to behave in a parking lot. We may never get to productivity or self sufficiency - we are focused on staying alive.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
Thanks for saying that. 🙂
I would tear off my right arm to have a robust enough safety net to take care of my kids adequately (and thanks to UHC in that situation, I would live thru it!). The cost is so high, and there is such a fear of people abusing the system, I struggle to see how it would practically work out - and worry that my kids would be able to navigate complex government programs after I’m gone. I’d vote for UHC every time and willing pay into the program - but I am resigned to knowing it won’t improve my kids’ lives.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
Nothing, back of the napkin math for discussion purposes based on the 2 diagnosisea and doc recommendations we’ve gotten. Totally can adjust if you have a more accurate number.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
So, you totally hit the nail on the head. I couldn’t agree more: It is about maximizing resources for overall good. It is just that some groups may not see a qualitative difference in care.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
Fair, take that piece out of the equation. Our docs still advised us on 20+ hours of therapy, all of which is costly.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
20+ hours of anything is costly if you are paying the therapists appropriately. The issue is that their work is 1:1 and doesn’t scale easily.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
You are right, which is why I used 15%, instead of 82%.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
No, it is from unfortunate personal experience. Special needs families get the short end of the stick in a lot of ways - ours included. Feel free to IM me about it if you want specific anecdotes. After killing myself to get my kids what they need (navigating insurance denials, waiting lists for specialists, underfunded and confusing government programs, lack of childcare, hitting out of pocket maximums year after year, and taking jobs that leave me exhausted and with little family time to pay for it all), I have a huge defense mechanism for anything that sounds like it can quickly and easily solve this kind of situation - because I’ve been repeatedly shown it is a pipe dream. It doesn’t mean UHC isn’t a noble cause or the right way to go. But the reality is that it probably won’t be much of a qualitative change for families like ours. And it is hard to hear that our experiences are not valid.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
I just estimated that 15% need care. So that would leave a huge number that don’t - you are right.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
My kids are real life examples demonstrating that huge investment, while good for the individuals, does not reduce the cost or burden of them to society later in their life. And that very concept could risk society’s willingness to pay for any disabled person’s full care under universal healthcare.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
Man, I wish the hundreds of thousands of dollars of care we got positioned my kids into the workforce. Our reality is that all that while the care did help and make their lives much better - it won’t translate into productivity or self sufficiency. 🙁 I am super worried that will practically mean a universal healthcare system in the US limits disability care because it isn’t deemed as having a good enough ROI.
- Comment on If everyone had access to healthcare the net benefit of treating the mental illness and other disabilities holding them back would easily cover the cost of the healthcare itself. 6 months ago:
I don’t know because I’m in the US, but does universal healthcare in other countries cover autism-related therapies and care such as ABA, occupational and speech at the rates recommend by docs (our docs recommended 20+ hours/week - or roughly the cost of $100k/year)? And is that factored into the equation?
I haven’t seen the official modeling, just assumptions around the internet. But back of the napkin math suggests that appropriate autism care alone could be quite high: 1/36 of the 341,500,000 American residents have autism. Assuming 15% need care in the range of $100k, would be somewhere around $138b/year for just autism care. Does that seem in line with what you are thinking? Either way, are you able to point me to some of the modeling you have found? I’d love to learn more about how it tactically works.
- Comment on Boeing is changing their brand name 6 months ago:
A true Seattlite calls them “Boeings.” The s at the end makes you sound smarter. 😉
