Project for Shruggers and Strikers

Posted by $ TimCutler 10 years, 6 months ago to Government
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This month's project for Shruggers and Strikers is to register your pets and ancestors at HealthCare.gov

You will need fresh email addresses, but that only takes a few moments at GMail or Yahoo. Write them down, so you can go back and make changes when you have nothing else to do. Change the birthdate, change the address, change the secret questions, sign up for coverage, change your plan. Give the website a good workout and find out what kind of subsidies your pets and ancestors are entitled to.

Comment with your accomplishments and advice.

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  • Posted by $ Mimi 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    What? It’s your idea. I wouldn’t dare dream rob you of the change to strike first. Me? As I stated before in the Gulch, I will not go near any dot-gov-site till this president is gone.
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  • Posted by $ TimCutler 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    No, I didn't do a million. But if one thousand Strikers sign up ten pets each, that will keep lots of techs busy and employed.
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  • Posted by $ Mimi 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    J/K. The website has already had quite a few bogus application. I guess similar to spam? It was mentioned during the hearings that it was necessary for the techs to go in and delete the accounts. I’m think they said a million bogus applications but that might just be wishful thinking. [EG]
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    lol. so they aren't asking for personal identifying info? it's like a test drive to check what you qualify for?
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    there's fine print, I assure you. let's break out the 3800 pages and pore over them ;)
    You are asked to provide identifying information, correct?
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I was going to say, wouldn't that be a felony? At the very least, if/when it's detected, you're going to be very bright on the gov't radar screen...
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  • Posted by $ TimCutler 10 years, 6 months ago
    As far as I'm concerned, it's just like setting up an account at Amazon or Travelocity. Frankly, I want to see what kind of junk email I start receiving.
    Signed up George Washington and Abraham Lincoln a few minutes ago.
    I decided not to sign up members of congress with their real email addresses, as this might actually be considered identity theft.
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  • Posted by $ Mimi 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Actually, no money changes hands, sooo who is being defrauded? There are no laws about aliases on the internet that I know of.
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years, 6 months ago
    that would be fraud. I wouldn't recommend it tim, but it's funny to contemplate
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