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SWPenn t1_jcjvcqf wrote

I had Pennie for a couple years and it was great. I also found that the customer service is really helpful. When you call you talk to a real person who can answer all your questions. Made it easy, and the website gives you all the plan options and prices, including your subsidy. So glad we live in PA, because a lot of states don't offer this many plans.

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213737isPrime t1_jcj2nu1 wrote

Bikes in the city are as fast or faster than the average car. (especially e-bikes).
It's been tested quite a bit.
Cars have more horsepower but the constraints of the environment prevent that power from being used.
I literally beat a McLaren down Wilkins one day (yeah, the driver probably didn't even know it was a competition;). Sure, that's essentially a race car, but on a dirt road it could be beat by a donkey cart. Same in the city. Bikes are optimized for city surface streets, cars for highways and rural travel.

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GargantuanWitch t1_jcit0uk wrote

I don't know why, to this day, we still use them. Everyone has a mobile phone. The siren conveys zero information to anyone, other than LOUD NOISE HAPPENING EVERYONE.

It could be the Pens scoring, it could be an actual fire, it could be a curfew, it could be Lawrenceville mounting some sort of attack from the river, but no, we use a machine to make a screaming noise.

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B0bb3r7 t1_jcino0v wrote

There used to be a penalty tax in certain circumstances if you did not carry health insurance. There were accommodations for those who could not afford coverage and it was goofy to figure out, something like if the premiums for the second most expensive silver plan on the marketplace was more than 9% of your income, you were not expected to carry coverage. Regardless, there is no longer a penalty assessed if you do not carry coverage.

You and she should take a look at Pennie's site for authoritative information. It is also the only place that you can purchase subsidized coverage. There are income limits for the subsidy. There are no work requirements.

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