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Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by mildtrepidation »

vezzy-fnord wrote: post #70
CamperBob2 wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nobody's denigrating his faith, as much as his transparent attempt to leverage it for social credibility by advertising his piety on Hacker News while (evidently) doing nothing actually helpful. If that's not worthy of denigration, take it up with Jesus himself, who said pretty much the same thing.

Relevant verse: "When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you…" Matthew 6:5-6

Not all prayers are offered to that particular god, and not all interpretations of that particular god adhere to that particular book.

There's just so much assumption and ill will in this subthread. Get a grip, people.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by markdown »

Markinhos wrote: post #30

I am really sad for this guy... Can someone explain to me why is he asking for donations? Doesn't the insurances cover with these expenses in USA?

I'm curious about why he would even need insurance. Someone of his skill, who has presumably received a six figure salary for decade(s?).

He would be in the wealthiest 1% of the entire world population, yet needs donations. What does that mean for the billions of others?

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by jtreminio »

wtbob wrote: post #75
bestham wrote: post #9

It's so sad that the country where Richard lived, worked and paid taxes for about 30 years can't provide for him. I'm glad to be able to help. But what happens to those that don't reach the front page of HN? No one enduring the stress of a terminal cancer should have to stress about getting ends to meet during their last months alive. EVER

> It's so sad that the country where Richard lived, worked and paid taxes for about 30 years can't provide for him. I'm not sure why your first instinct is to think that he should rely on his country rather than on his family and friends.

Because he paid taxes to his government, not his friends.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by piyush_soni »

markdown wrote: post #74
piyush_soni wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In USA it's still much better. In many countries including India for example, people pay taxes for their whole life but if they lack money in the end, there's no health/food/shelter security - you are basically on your own. Legislative Bills are there, but they are just that - dormant bills. Nothing exists in reality.

Here in Fiji we've always had universal healthcare. When people need surgery/treatment they can't get here, the government sends them to India (Used to be Australia/New Zealand, but not any more).

Yeah. Thanks to India's affordable health care, we don't have to be dependent on this national scam called health insurance. We just go to doctors, they give us treatment, we pay money, that's it. I remember how here in US I had to go to a doctor to be told "You don't have any disease, that happens to everybody" (no diagnosis) and charged $400. Insurance paid $300, I paid $100.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by grecy »

jcromartie wrote: post #69
bestham wrote: post #9

It's so sad that the country where Richard lived, worked and paid taxes for about 30 years can't provide for him. I'm glad to be able to help. But what happens to those that don't reach the front page of HN? No one enduring the stress of a terminal cancer should have to stress about getting ends to meet during their last months alive. EVER

There are homeless people out there with cancer who will die alone and without a hope in the world.

Not in almost all developed countries, they won't.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by primitivesuave »

joshmn wrote: post #65
bestham wrote: post #9

It's so sad that the country where Richard lived, worked and paid taxes for about 30 years can't provide for him. I'm glad to be able to help. But what happens to those that don't reach the front page of HN? No one enduring the stress of a terminal cancer should have to stress about getting ends to meet during their last months alive. EVER

My family is one of them (stressing about getting ends to meet). My momma, 55, otherwise ridiculously healthy, has terminal brain cancer among other things. She was diagnosed five days before her 55th birthday (10/25) this year -- [seemingly] out of the blue. While her and my father have insurance (through United Health Group), there's no smooth sailing because her treatments are so "specialized". I, at 22, cleaned o…

That's so beautiful and inspiring, thanks for sharing.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by Markinhos »

incision wrote: post #66
Markinhos wrote: post #30

I am really sad for this guy... Can someone explain to me why is he asking for donations? Doesn't the insurances cover with these expenses in USA?

>"Doesn't the insurances cover with these expenses in USA?" Insurance companies are like ISPs. You're fine until your usage pattern significantly exceeds the average. At that point, the insurer will do any and everything in their power to drop your coverage and/or hasten your demise by denying or delaying treatment. On a related note, this is why some of the people who are unable to keep their misleadingly cheap plan…

Still confused...this is a terrible reputation for the insurance of this fellow. Aren't any insurance provider covering these kind of things? If so, why anyone would take a insurance that doesn't?

Sorry, but I cannot understand how a high skilled worker in a high income country has to beg for money because medical problems.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by incision »

joshmn wrote: post #65
bestham wrote: post #9

It's so sad that the country where Richard lived, worked and paid taxes for about 30 years can't provide for him. I'm glad to be able to help. But what happens to those that don't reach the front page of HN? No one enduring the stress of a terminal cancer should have to stress about getting ends to meet during their last months alive. EVER

My family is one of them (stressing about getting ends to meet). My momma, 55, otherwise ridiculously healthy, has terminal brain cancer among other things. She was diagnosed five days before her 55th birthday (10/25) this year -- [seemingly] out of the blue. While her and my father have insurance (through United Health Group), there's no smooth sailing because her treatments are so "specialized". I, at 22, cleaned o…

Coincidentally, I had the same experience at the same age.

Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

A great doctor bought us three good years - far longer than anyone expected.

I always say, if I can give anyone one piece of advice it's "Don't wait!". There's no telling how long any of us have left.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by eropple »

Markinhos wrote: post #87
incision wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>"Doesn't the insurances cover with these expenses in USA?" Insurance companies are like ISPs. You're fine until your usage pattern significantly exceeds the average. At that point, the insurer will do any and everything in their power to drop your coverage and/or hasten your demise by denying or delaying treatment. On a related note, this is why some of the people who are unable to keep their misleadingly cheap plan…

Still confused...this is a terrible reputation for the insurance of this fellow. Aren't any insurance provider covering these kind of things? If so, why anyone would take a insurance that doesn't? Sorry, but I cannot understand how a high skilled worker in a high income country has to beg for money because medical problems.

Due to a couple of historical accidents, most Americans have health insurance through their employer--which means they get their employer's choice of insurer. And employers are not incentivized to pick an insurer based on how well the insurer works with cases like this.

It's pretty messed up.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by halfdan »

piyush_soni wrote: post #84
markdown wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here in Fiji we've always had universal healthcare. When people need surgery/treatment they can't get here, the government sends them to India (Used to be Australia/New Zealand, but not any more).

Yeah. Thanks to India's affordable health care, we don't have to be dependent on this national scam called health insurance. We just go to doctors, they give us treatment, we pay money, that's it. I remember how here in US I had to go to a doctor to be told "You don't have any disease, that happens to everybody" (no diagnosis) and charged $400. Insurance paid $300, I paid $100.

Right.. That "national scam" is working great all over Europe. It's cool when you can pay your treatments, but cancer treatments are in the 6 figure range - enjoy paying that from you bank account.
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