Non-IT News Thread
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Wow this is cool and kind of terrifying at the same time.
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
Wow this is cool and kind of terrifying at the same time.
Yeah I seen that on Flipboard a couple days ago with pictures.... When you imagine it happening it will send chills down your spine.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
I'm actually impressed. When they get enough of the charging stations up and running, it'll even work well for OTR. Realistically, the farthest a driver can get in the 11 hours of driving time is 650 miles in a day (assuming they spend all day in states with a 70mph speed limit or higher.) A half-hour break to get a quick boost charge would be less time that it takes to eat lunch/dinner, and trust me, you don't want to be sitting all day anyway.
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@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
I'm actually impressed. When they get enough of the charging stations up and running, it'll even work well for OTR. Realistically, the farthest a driver can get in the 11 hours of driving time is 650 miles in a day (assuming they spend all day in states with a 70mph speed limit or higher.) A half-hour break to get a quick boost charge would be less time that it takes to eat lunch/dinner, and trust me, you don't want to be sitting all day anyway.
Wouldn't want that, would be like working in IT!
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So this year my Health insurance plan costs me $818 per month.
Just went through Healthcare.gov to see how screwed I am this year.
The plan on the left is the "same" as my plan this year was.
The plan on the right is the lowest premium cost plan of all 25 plans available to me.
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On exactly what planet is this considered affordable?
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@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
On exactly what planet is this considered affordable?
Saturn. Average income there is super high.
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Estimated Tax penalty for not having insurance is $2085.
So assuming a yearly premium of $12,000 for that lowest cost plan, I save $10,000 by not buying insurance.
I'll be speaking with the pediatrician's office on Monday to see what they will change for a routine checkup if we pay cash.
Then for everything else we will use cash at urgent care facilities. Those generally only cost $150 a visit.
Obviously the risk is something like a broken bone.
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@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Estimated Tax penalty for not having insurance is $2085.
So assuming a yearly premium of $12,000 for that lowest cost plan, I save $10,000 by not buying insurance.
I'll be speaking with the pediatrician's office on Monday to see what they will change for a routine checkup if we pay cash.
Then for everything else we will use cash at urgent care facilities. Those generally only cost $150 a visit.
Obviously the risk is something like a broken bone.
That's what we are doing.
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@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
So this year my Health insurance plan costs me $818 per month.
Just went through Healthcare.gov to see how screwed I am this year.
The plan on the left is the "same" as my plan this year was.
The plan on the right is the lowest premium cost plan of all 25 plans available to me.
That's quite a chunk of a salary. I'd rather pay higher taxes in Europe, you get more for your money.
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and on top of those costs, do you still have to pay 10 or 20 dollars for a doctor visit and something for prescriptions?
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@tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:
and on top of those costs, do you still have to pay 10 or 20 dollars for a doctor visit and something for prescriptions?
Actually, with the lower cost plan there, you still pay everything. not a co-pay, until after your deductable.
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@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Estimated Tax penalty for not having insurance is $2085.
So assuming a yearly premium of $12,000 for that lowest cost plan, I save $10,000 by not buying insurance.
I'll be speaking with the pediatrician's office on Monday to see what they will change for a routine checkup if we pay cash.
Then for everything else we will use cash at urgent care facilities. Those generally only cost $150 a visit.
Obviously the risk is something like a broken bone.
Wasn't there talk of an executive order that would forego the uninsured penalty? Or is that locked up in the courts?
