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    Comment #13623262

    See the means test here: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/medical_cards_an... Sounds comprehensive to you? The income threshold is so low that only unemployed people qua…

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    Comment #13622735

    Ok I'm going to give you the country, it's Ireland. Some medical card for the destitute exists but if you're working you don't qualify. The whole medical system is a nightmare, but…

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    Comment #13622708

    Call me overly cynical, but the future is looking even worse with ever increasing automation. There will most likely be a small elite of technocrats and wealthy while everybody els…

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    Comment #13622506

    I don't want to dox myself, but you can probably guess which western European country doesn't. Healthcare isn't US level expensive there where you'll go bankrupt with any minor iss…

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    Comment #13622480

    >I wonder why they do this. The $$$ savings for the lesser hours are peanuts given the low wages. Managers and supervisors always work for achievements, which are usually made on t…

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    Comment #13622367

    An unskilled operational role. I worked for outsourcers before as well doing support type jobs. Bad pay, ever increasing performance pressure, no benefits (no sick pay or health in…

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    Comment #13622324

    He made 2k a month with tips. I was not protected by any labor laws as I was a contractor and not an employee (their way to get around benefits and employee related regulations). I…

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    Comment #13622282

    Newsflash: Life sucks anywhere when you're poor and uneducated. I worked as an independent Google contractor before for less than $11 an hour with very stringent rules, ever increa…

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    What Software / SaaS do you use that you don't feel you utilize 100%?

    I'm looking to nerd out on some Software / SaaS products and create paid training courses. Are you using any that you don't feel you fully utilize and would pay at least 50 bucks f…