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>What was the logic that the state decided to use pre-tax and not post tax salary?

Just about every tax-related rule is (ultimately) based on your adjusted gross income, not your "post tax" income

So for example, you pay federal taxes on the money witheld or that you're going to have to send in to use to pay those very taxes

You qualify for various refundable and non-refundable credits based on your AGI

In the year-end version, this is, too - MA may be using raw income for advance (montly) subsidy calculation but at the end of the year you can calculate if you're due additional reimbursement from the IRS, and that's based on your AGI relatively to the federal poverty level (up to several times it)

Your real beef should be with this employer that's only offering a sub-standard plan.

Mansfield has access to both 95 and 495, you can look along either of those for housing options. 495 is generally lighter traffic with the exception of southbound cape bound traffic on Fridays in the summer. The intersection of 495 and 95 can be a shitshow so try to avoid it if possible.

Flying Saucer in Salem is fantastic. Their pepperoni and hot honey pie is near perfection.

honestly, you're better off looking outside of fitchburg. you either end up at a townie bar, the 99, or some other equally unattractive option. fitchburg just isn't there yet, I'm sorry to say.

This. All the dollar figures tossed around here are pocket change compared to what you can run up in the blink of an eye with an accident.

Have you ever had a pie from Guido’s? I swear this is a secret that no one knows about

1.1 billion net profit for the MA state lottery

Pizza Shoppe East longmeadow

Red Rose Downtown SPFLD

This.

It is ridulous. Both my husband and I are in our early 60s and have health issues that just go untreated.

80 is a pretty fair limit imo. I’ve hit 80-85 driving up to Maine/NH and it really feels “too fast” while 70-75 is perfect speed.

I also would get slices that just didn't exist elsewhere (black bean avocado, tortellini pesto, salad pizza, etc). There were times I would have it for lunch and dinner. I could eat there every day for a week and never have a repeat slice.

I realize it's not for everyone, but if I were to be limited to eating from one restaurant for the rest of my existence, it would be Antonio's.

I had it a few times when I drove Uber around there. It isn't bad, but it is kind of baseline.

Greek style is definitely a nightmare, which is most of the stuff near me. I always liked Florence Pizza because they use an arrabiata sauce which adds some zest.

They're sublime for sure

yeah i am 47 now so i will get insurance

For sure and open windows if possible

For maintenance meds like the Metformin and Eliquis, have you tried a mail order pharmacy? The CVS near us (outside of Lowell) is a pain in the butt, not so much filling prescriptions inaccurately, but long lines and constantly pissed off staff and customers. Anything I take regularly I get in the mail from ExpressScripts and have had no problems. They can auto ship so you don't forget/run out.

OP don’t do it. I know insurance sucks in the US, but the point of low premium insurance is to cover you for catastrophic expenses. In the US any of us could get into a car accident or have some unexpected illness, and bam just like that million dollar ICU stay. I’ve already been in two (thankfully minor car accidents), but literally, you could be completely healthy and still go bankrupt from a hospital stay. If you have no assets and your fine with that risk, sure, but it’s not worth it.

If it makes you feel better I live in PA these days, we pay 14k premium for a plan with a 12k deductible and 22k out of pocket maximum. I hate the healthcare system in this country. Literally think about leaving every year. Canada express entry my man. With what we all pay in the US, we could just increase federal taxes 5-10%, and then put all of the health insurance companies on a big rocket and fire it off into the sun so they can turn into hot ionized plasma. It should be a matter of national policy to have these companies bankrupt by the end of the 2020s.

Went to UMASS Amherst and lived off this pizza. It's possible that it doesn't stand up to some other pizza places that exist now. But back in the day, there was nothing that even compared. It was either New England Greek-style pizza with sweet sauce (which is a nightmare), or nothing.

Every time I visit the happy valley, I have to get a couple of slices. It could be just nostalgia, but I absolutely love it.

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Spray some bleach on it and relax. Mold is everywhere. Most of it is harmless.

Controversial opinion here: Antonio's is kind of meh.

Florence Pizza, the zesty sauce they use really makes the pizza.