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2naSalit

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16. I had
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 01:04 PM
Aug 2018

some rather prophetic dreams prior to the situation that led up to it. Part of it was that I needed to stop working before I became incapacitated by working. I had had an injury but w/o insurance (pre ACA), I couldn't even get diagnosed due to rural clinic w/crook operating it. The WC agency in my state is there to make sure nobody is made to accommodate you if you get hurt on the job so I had to keep working until I was able to get MRIs on my own through our state's newly adopted Medicaid expansion. Then I had to apply for disability and actually stop working. I also relocated during this time and ended up not having a reserve to live on, all I had was my SUV and a storage unit to warehouse from. Fortunately I got into housing and was able to get disability in a very short time w/ no courts or lawyers. I am very thankful for that, now I'm trying to heal up a little but this whole political mess is distracting me. Now that I am dependent on the government, I am hoping that they won't start up the death panels.

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Mostly around the Civic Center/City Hall ghostsinthemachine Aug 2018 #1
Ahhh! The famous public toilets of Paris, France. Sophia4 Aug 2018 #2
Except the public toilets like this SoCalNative Aug 2018 #6
Even homeless people can afford that just from the hand-outs they get. Sophia4 Aug 2018 #7
People should be able to use a bathroom anytime they need one MichMan Aug 2018 #3
No business or homeowner Codeine Aug 2018 #4
No question about it. It's an enormous problem. MineralMan Aug 2018 #5
Yes. We need to deal with the underlying reasons why people are homeless, and then Sophia4 Aug 2018 #8
I agree. It is a public health crisis & needs to be treated as such. Hekate Aug 2018 #18
I'd give it a week Revanchist Aug 2018 #13
You first Hekate Aug 2018 #22
We don't have people pooping all over the streets here MichMan Aug 2018 #23
I was 2naSalit Aug 2018 #9
Wow, I'm so sorry that happened treestar Aug 2018 #10
Lately I have been Skidmore Aug 2018 #14
I had 2naSalit Aug 2018 #16
Fully Staffed "Public Assistance Centers." MineralMan Aug 2018 #11
Best idea I've heard of peabody Aug 2018 #15
good one heaven05 Aug 2018 #17
Fort Worth has places just like that. MicaelS Aug 2018 #19
The Twin Cities has similar things. MineralMan Aug 2018 #20
Makes a lot of sense, both morally and fiscally. The LA Times runs an intermittent series... Hekate Aug 2018 #21
How about a cyanide capsule instead of a bus ticket? Anon-C Aug 2018 #12
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