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  • [vanity] Is there any reality behind these Medicare "prepaid spending cards"?

    11/30/2024 9:42:08 AM PST · by Attention Surplus Disorder · 30 replies
    http://self.com ^ | 11/30/2024 | Self
    I've finally come to FR for help understanding this total conundrum. I'll admit, I am completely baffled. This is in regard to these "senior spending cards", or "Medicare allowance cards"."Prepaid food allowance cards". You cannot go 5 minutes on the net (and 2 minutes on my phone) without seeing an ad for one or more variations of these cards. Supposedly, they are prepaid cards which allow you to buy retail stuff. Groceries, OTC meds, consumables, etc; "All seniors over the age of XX are eligible" [this is 100% false] "It pains me to know that many seniors are missing out...
  • Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes

    11/29/2024 1:09:18 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 31 replies
    Associated Press ^ | November 29, 2024 | Fatima Hussein
    At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson and Jahana Hayes all reported being the subject of such threats. Police who responded said they found no evidence of explosives on the lawmakers’ properties. There was no immediate word whether Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the fifth Democratic House member from the state, and Connecticut’s other Democratic senator received threats. The bomb threats against Democrats happened a day after a number of President-elect Donald Trump ’s...