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That sounds absurdly idiotic and almost vindictive.

jabroni_salad 2y ago
This distinction and overlap also comes into play for the medicaid "asset spend down." If you share any financial assets with your parents, be sure to separate entirely 5 years before they apply for medicaid or you will need to either count it as gone or buy it out at FMV.
LorenPechtel 2y ago
Don't know why you're being downvoted. I can see why the rule exists, it's simpler to simply decree this than it is to sort out whether you're simply managing money that is not yours. Doesn't make it the right answer, though.
- therobots927 2y ago
  Because this forum is full of libertarians lol. That’s why.
  - snakeyjake 2y ago
    One day a federal research grant will fund a project that determines the specific form of brain damage that leads to libertarianism.
    - therobots927 2y ago
      I don’t think their attitude is indicative of some sort of brain damage. It’s likely that their opinions come from deep in the lizard brain and played a role in human survival at some point. It’s possible that libertarians have certain personality traits in common with conservatives like low openness and low conscientiousness. It also wouldn’t surprise me if they’re statistically more likely to have low empathy - they also have very “small” minds - they don’t think about the big picture. I don’t even necessarily think that these traits are hard wired, it’s just that they’ve fed into their own attitudes and in general it’s hard to move someone from low openness to high openness especially (unless you give them psychedelics). There’s also an entire propaganda machine in the US owned and operated by some very rich and powerful people that’s designed to feed into all of the personality / thinking styles I listed above to get these people to vote against their own self interests and the interests of others. Sad situation all around, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t deeply resent them, even if they are brainwashed and operating from a place of ignorance and fear.

This distinction and overlap also comes into play for the medicaid "asset spend down." If you share any financial assets with your parents, be sure to separate entirely 5 years before they apply for medicaid or you will need to either count it as gone or buy it out at FMV.

LorenPechtel 2y ago

Don't know why you're being downvoted. I can see why the rule exists, it's simpler to simply decree this than it is to sort out whether you're simply managing money that is not yours. Doesn't make it the right answer, though.

therobots927 2y ago
Because this forum is full of libertarians lol. That’s why.
- snakeyjake 2y ago
  One day a federal research grant will fund a project that determines the specific form of brain damage that leads to libertarianism.
  - therobots927 2y ago
    I don’t think their attitude is indicative of some sort of brain damage. It’s likely that their opinions come from deep in the lizard brain and played a role in human survival at some point. It’s possible that libertarians have certain personality traits in common with conservatives like low openness and low conscientiousness. It also wouldn’t surprise me if they’re statistically more likely to have low empathy - they also have very “small” minds - they don’t think about the big picture. I don’t even necessarily think that these traits are hard wired, it’s just that they’ve fed into their own attitudes and in general it’s hard to move someone from low openness to high openness especially (unless you give them psychedelics). There’s also an entire propaganda machine in the US owned and operated by some very rich and powerful people that’s designed to feed into all of the personality / thinking styles I listed above to get these people to vote against their own self interests and the interests of others. Sad situation all around, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t deeply resent them, even if they are brainwashed and operating from a place of ignorance and fear.