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I used to vaguely know this illegal alien sushi chef who had two kids. Nice enough guy, made good sushi, liked life in California; probably still works in the s

I used to vaguely know this illegal alien sushi chef who had two kids. Nice enough guy, made good sushi, liked life in California; probably still works in the same place in Mountain View. I was always confused as to how he afforded two kids living in Mountain View. Well, it turns out, in California, the state apparently pays for it. I mean, he was a nice guy, and family formation should be a priority for any sane government, but the idea that you get subsidized if you break the rules and penalized if you don't kind of rankles.

triceratops 6y ago
> Well, it turns out, in California, the state apparently pays for it. Pays for what? His sushi chef salary? His kids' medical bills? Housing?
- scottlocklin 6y ago
  California paid for all the hospital bills for childbirth, all the subsequent doctors bills for the kids. I have no idea how he paid his rent; probably by making sushi. Only reason I knew about the kids thing was by asking. He was kind of surprised that wasn't available for everyone, like, you know, citizens and people like above who was worried making a baby would bankrupt him and his fiancee. I assume it was ordinary Calmed and his job was off the books; didn't pry into details.
  - learc83 6y ago
    >you know, citizens It has nothing to do with immigration status. Medicaid is available in California for people making below a certain income.
    - scottlocklin 6y ago
      I kind of said that. Meanwhile, legally employed OP above fears bankruptcy for putting a baby in his fiancee. Good job America.
      - learc83 6y ago
        >He was kind of surprised that wasn't available for everyone, like, you know, citizens... It is available for citizens. Citizens who make below a certain amount. If the OP's fiancee lost her job and didn't have medical coverage, she would qualify for the same insurance your sushi chef did.
      - jschwartzi 6y ago
        Although I think it should be available to everyone regardless of income. The sushi chef should have access to the same level of care that I do regardless of their income. The solution to this specific problem can't be to eliminate health care for the sushi chef.
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  - triceratops 6y ago
    > California paid for all the hospital bills for childbirth, all the subsequent doctors bills for the kids. > that wasn't available for everyone, like, you know, citizens The kids are citizens though... And as learc pointed out, it's available to anyone below a certain income. In other words, the California taxpayer is subsidizing that sushi restaurant and paid for part of your meal.
claudiulodro 6y ago
Yeah people making poverty wages qualify for subsidized insurance in some (all?) states. It's cheaper for the state than having them use the ER for everything.

triceratops 6y ago

> Well, it turns out, in California, the state apparently pays for it. Pays for what? His sushi chef salary? His kids' medical bills? Housing?

scottlocklin 6y ago
California paid for all the hospital bills for childbirth, all the subsequent doctors bills for the kids. I have no idea how he paid his rent; probably by making sushi. Only reason I knew about the kids thing was by asking. He was kind of surprised that wasn't available for everyone, like, you know, citizens and people like above who was worried making a baby would bankrupt him and his fiancee. I assume it was ordinary Calmed and his job was off the books; didn't pry into details.
- learc83 6y ago
  >you know, citizens It has nothing to do with immigration status. Medicaid is available in California for people making below a certain income.
  - scottlocklin 6y ago
    I kind of said that. Meanwhile, legally employed OP above fears bankruptcy for putting a baby in his fiancee. Good job America.
    - learc83 6y ago
      >He was kind of surprised that wasn't available for everyone, like, you know, citizens... It is available for citizens. Citizens who make below a certain amount. If the OP's fiancee lost her job and didn't have medical coverage, she would qualify for the same insurance your sushi chef did.
    - jschwartzi 6y ago
      Although I think it should be available to everyone regardless of income. The sushi chef should have access to the same level of care that I do regardless of their income. The solution to this specific problem can't be to eliminate health care for the sushi chef.
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- triceratops 6y ago
  > California paid for all the hospital bills for childbirth, all the subsequent doctors bills for the kids. > that wasn't available for everyone, like, you know, citizens The kids are citizens though... And as learc pointed out, it's available to anyone below a certain income. In other words, the California taxpayer is subsidizing that sushi restaurant and paid for part of your meal.

claudiulodro 6y ago

Yeah people making poverty wages qualify for subsidized insurance in some (all?) states. It's cheaper for the state than having them use the ER for everything.