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Grasswire2

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47. not everyone has insurance.

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 02:40 PM

Jan 2022

Honestly, we need to step outside our bubbles of comfort and look at this like DEMOCRATS should.

Who really needs these tests? People who can't afford them!!

And yet the distribution program seems designed to exclude precisely those people. Large families. The unhoused, sharing space as they can find it. And so on.

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Please note. If you share a mailing address w/others, only one party will get the 4 Covid tests [View all] Grasswire2 Jan 2022 OP

Some people in apartment buildings experiencing a problem. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #1

I'd just heard...... (NO confirmation....) MyOwnPeace Jan 2022 #2

I wasn't able to order them LoveMyCali Jan 2022 #8

I didn't have a problem. inthewind21 Jan 2022 #44

As I posted earlier, I had no problem left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #3

I just live in a duplex. Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #4

Guess I got lucky left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #6

regarding addresses deRien Jan 2022 #5

I used to share a mailbox with my landlord. We added "1/2" to the street address to alert FuzzyRabbit Jan 2022 #7

A bigger problem with this scheme to hand out covid tests: FuzzyRabbit Jan 2022 #9

"scheme?" but you're probably right about the lack of availability of the internet nt orleans Jan 2022 #11

I could have used a better word than scheme, I guess. FuzzyRabbit Jan 2022 #15

i wonder if people can order the tests for a friend or neighbor or relative who is without orleans Jan 2022 #20

Good question Meowmee Jan 2022 #38

Yes. A woman who was interviewed on ABC last night was doing just that. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #41

Yes you can inthewind21 Jan 2022 #45

Which is why they're working to add a phone number for tests. herding cats Jan 2022 #13

No disrespect intended. I wrote my comment in haste. FuzzyRabbit Jan 2022 #16

We're fine. So, you saw on TV where an activist was mentioning this issue. herding cats Jan 2022 #19

Scheme is frequently used in the UK . BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #21

Cool. herding cats Jan 2022 #22

Well, if you want to think something bad, have at it. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #23

Ok, fine. herding cats Jan 2022 #26

There is also a phone number and specific community outreach. W_HAMILTON Jan 2022 #14

Anyone can get internet at a library. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #24

Or a phone with data and internet access madville Jan 2022 #27

people without mailing addresses, as well Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #46

Another issue Meowmee Jan 2022 #10

Let's be honest here. herding cats Jan 2022 #17

These thing all may be true Meowmee Jan 2022 #37

Family of 6 on my block. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #25

Ah, I see the angle here now. herding cats Jan 2022 #29

Wow, really itching for an argument, aren't you? BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #30

No, I'm not. herding cats Jan 2022 #31

Yeah. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #32

I don't even know what that means? herding cats Jan 2022 #33

Yes but at least they can get 4 free tests. Meowmee Jan 2022 #36

Their insurance covers 8 free tests/month, if I understand things correctly. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #42

not everyone has insurance. Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #47

Yes, I know that. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #48

It's unconscionable, IMO. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #54

Agree Meowmee Jan 2022 #56

that's a huge problem. nt orleans Jan 2022 #12

It's brand new and buggy. herding cats Jan 2022 #18

Be the first one to have some sent to your work address madville Jan 2022 #28

So cheating the process?? Brilliant!! USALiberal Jan 2022 #40

Why is it that other countries are managing to get free rapid tests to their citizens? Spider Jerusalem Jan 2022 #34

Yes, had no idea they got that many Meowmee Jan 2022 #39

Maybe because it's easier to distribute to 67 million people occupying an area GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #43

Or maybe it's easier if you have a national health system instead of hundreds of private companies.. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2022 #50

Yep, there's that, too. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #51

This Meowmee Jan 2022 #57

Because our leaders put all their chips on vaccines, when we need masks and tests, too. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #55

Is there only 1 mailbox? KentuckyWoman Jan 2022 #35

one mailbox Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #49

I lived in a duplex years ago. It had a different address than the other. LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #52

This is being done thru the Post Office. I would say it is their fault. LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #53

Its stunning how badly they are running the free test kits. SYFROYH Jan 2022 #58