Subj : Re: Chinese Scientists Cr
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Thu Feb 20 2025 09:00:00

>  MP> I hate to tell you this, but if you work at Tim Horton's in a US city (or
>  MP> IHOP or McDonald's or wherever), you probably are not going to be able to
>  MP> afford the cheapest home in your own city, either.  Certainly not one
>  MP> that is not in a run-down, likely crime-ridden part of town.

> Some states have expensive housing throughout, like Maryland and West Virginia
> But in New York there are cities with very affordable housing.

Kentucky (outside of Louisville and Lexington) has one of the lowest costs
of living.  You are not going to buy a good home in a good area on a fast
food "salary" here.

>  MP> > health care.

>  MP> I am not so sure it is really free, at least not for citizens.

> I've had low income for most of my life, so I've been on Medicaid for most of
> my life. When my income reached a certain threshold, I paid for private health
> insurance while at a few jobs. Income limits for Medicaid vary from state to
> state. When I lived in New Mexico, and I made $10/hr, that was too much money
> to qualify for that state's Medicaid at the time, so I had to buy it through m
> job (and was overcharged bigtime.)

Interesting.  I have never dealt with Medicaid.  I was thinking of the
HBE/ObamaCare, which I believe does cost some money.

Mike


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