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bucolic_frolic

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8. Asset tests will become more common for many types of benefits

Thu May 29, 2025, 08:08 PM

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It only makes sense to be poor, or very rich. If you penny pinch to be solvent in your old age, you will pay for what the government would otherwise pay for until you are broke. At least under current rules. Starve your life so the state can feed off what you save. Die broke wins. Hate to admit it. Of course with the current mood and party in charge they may stop paying for everything at any point in time.

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'I'm really scared': Elderly and disabled Californians with more than $2,000 could lose Medi-Cal [View all] demmiblue Thursday OP

That $2000 rule is bullshit! FirstLight Thursday #1

i agee. AllaN01Bear Thursday #3

It probably looked generous when it was enacted Warpy Thursday #20

All social spending should be indexed. slightlv Thursday #38

$2K is barely a month's rent Retrograde Saturday #62

Newsom is a Democrat? Ocelot II Thursday #2

Well, he says he is Bettie Thursday #11

Think most states have a cruel/criminal $2000 or so cap. Unfortunately, if she loses Medicaid, that $8000 will be Silent Type Thursday #4

How could anyone think that.having $2000 enables a person to pay medical bills. madaboutharry Thursday #5

please note : i am on medi cal and that $ 2000 t limit on assets has been on the books for years . AllaN01Bear Thursday #6

I think most states have the same limit. But as to why it's being regurgitated: marybourg Thursday #12

thanks. AllaN01Bear Thursday #14

That's not true at all. choie Thursday #36

You're right. I should have said most states. NY is an outlier. marybourg Thursday #43

It was till 2022 then it was at first relaxed dsc Thursday #16

my male heath caare worker was on medical until a whle ago and was cut off because he AllaN01Bear Thursday #24

That's just cruel The Blue Flower Thursday #7

Asset tests will become more common for many types of benefits bucolic_frolic Thursday #8

Someome can be considered choie Thursday #34

One day in the hospital would use up that $2,000 and more. n/t totodeinhere Thursday #9

They are on Medicaid (MediCal). You are paying their hospital bill. marybourg Thursday #17

oh for fuck's sake. choie Thursday #33

Until everybody can depend on marybourg Friday #46

The problem is your taxes don't cover.we are upside down. It's paid with loans. Melon Friday #57

When people are this concerned about the taxes we pay for defense choie Friday #60

When my mother in Washington State was leftyladyfrommo Friday #55

Yes, hospice is Medicare. No income or asset test. Everyone on Medicare is eligible marybourg Friday #56

My neice works in a care center. She said leftyladyfrommo Friday #59

SSI recipients have been under the $2,,000 asset wanderer54 Thursday #10

Exactly BeerBarrelPolka Thursday #19

And? choie Thursday #35

Stop! BeerBarrelPolka Thursday #40

The poster is wrong to equate SSI asset tests choie Thursday #41

It's time for us to demand a "Single Payer" multigraincracker Thursday #13

Two Grand Is Stupid Low ProfessorGAC Thursday #15

That's pretty much how Medicaid works in the rest of the country. marybourg Thursday #18

Not in New York choie Thursday #32

And designed to be more idiotic with the passage of time not fooled Thursday #25

When Newsom hits the disabled Figarosmom Thursday #21

Looked into this futher CountAllVotes Saturday #64

Just watched an excellent program on PBS. llmart Thursday #22

Can a Trust be legally set up to allow disabled to Ilsa Thursday #23

I manage the affairs of a childhood friend who moonscape Thursday #44

Pretty much, just slightly different name. Ilsa Friday #45

tax everyone and give tax benefits to everyone. Let God sort them out. Tetrachloride Thursday #26

It's similar to the rule for receiving SSI. valleyrogue Thursday #27

Yes it should. choie Thursday #31

This is BS, The Real Discussion Needs to be "WHEN DO WE GET UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE?" groundloop Thursday #28

Clearly Newsom is auditioning for a seat on Trump's cabinet. flashman13 Thursday #29

That is despicable. choie Thursday #30

Well that didn't last very long CountAllVotes Thursday #37

WTF is wrong with Gavin Newsom? soldierant Thursday #39

Newsom is fucking the disabled over real good w/this CountAllVotes Thursday #42

Yeah EndlessWire Friday #48

he would - is she running? Katie definitely is. soldierant Friday #54

It's like that around here. Hugin Friday #47

a.m. kick CountAllVotes Friday #49

It's just sad Johnny2X2X Friday #50

It is bullshit. What they need to do to get around this is transfer assets to a reliable relative or close friend so JohnSJ Friday #51

a reliable relative or close friend CountAllVotes Friday #53

Google "lookback period". marybourg Saturday #61

$2000 in 2025 is ridiculous. Brainfodder Friday #52

K and R KentuckyWoman Friday #58

K&R CountAllVotes Saturday #63