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CA Will Soon Be Paying $1,250 To People Who Test Positive For Virus
Posted on 8/10/20 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 8/10/20 at 2:56 pm
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Always looking for ways to one-up its own failed welfare state and run the Covid score up on President Trump, California has now approved a pilot plan to pay $1,250 to anyone who tests positive for coronavirus to encourage them to "stay at home and self isolate".
Alameda County's Board of Supervisors has set aside $10 million for the program, which will allow payments to 7,500 people, according to the Daily Mail. The program was approved as the county hit a new high in daily coronavirus cases and as California continues to "struggle" to contain the outbreak in its state.
The program is being "welcomed" by local healthcare providers, who say it'll help those in working class areas stay at home and not spread the virus by leaving the house.
Andrea Schwab-Galindo, CEO of Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center in Hayward commented: "Literally every single person that we have spoken to through our contract tracing program, they have all asked for either food, help with rent, or access to be enrolled in healthcare. Most people that test positive are usually the members that are out there working and able to do that."
She continued: "You know, they are construction workers, they are grocery workers, so they are more exposed compared to some of the other family members they are trying to support, including their children."
Resident Robert Mangrobang also embraced the program, stating: "Yeah, whatever makes it a lot easier for people to deal with this pandemic would be great. Twelve hundred dollars or even more would be ideal for comforting a lot of families."
In order to qualify for the assistance, people who test positive must not be receiving unemployment or sick leave. Approval for the program will require a referral from one of the five approved clinics in the county. The board hopes the program will assist independent contractors, "people who are paid under the table" and "undocumented workers".
Alameda County saw a large spike in cases on Wednesday, with 321 new cases reported. This was a new daily record for the county.
The area has a 28% positivity testing rate. For some reason, we bet that number rises.
Always looking for ways to one-up its own failed welfare state and run the Covid score up on President Trump, California has now approved a pilot plan to pay $1,250 to anyone who tests positive for coronavirus to encourage them to "stay at home and self isolate".
Alameda County's Board of Supervisors has set aside $10 million for the program, which will allow payments to 7,500 people, according to the Daily Mail. The program was approved as the county hit a new high in daily coronavirus cases and as California continues to "struggle" to contain the outbreak in its state.
The program is being "welcomed" by local healthcare providers, who say it'll help those in working class areas stay at home and not spread the virus by leaving the house.
Andrea Schwab-Galindo, CEO of Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center in Hayward commented: "Literally every single person that we have spoken to through our contract tracing program, they have all asked for either food, help with rent, or access to be enrolled in healthcare. Most people that test positive are usually the members that are out there working and able to do that."
She continued: "You know, they are construction workers, they are grocery workers, so they are more exposed compared to some of the other family members they are trying to support, including their children."
Resident Robert Mangrobang also embraced the program, stating: "Yeah, whatever makes it a lot easier for people to deal with this pandemic would be great. Twelve hundred dollars or even more would be ideal for comforting a lot of families."
In order to qualify for the assistance, people who test positive must not be receiving unemployment or sick leave. Approval for the program will require a referral from one of the five approved clinics in the county. The board hopes the program will assist independent contractors, "people who are paid under the table" and "undocumented workers".
Alameda County saw a large spike in cases on Wednesday, with 321 new cases reported. This was a new daily record for the county.
The area has a 28% positivity testing rate. For some reason, we bet that number rises.
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Posted on 8/10/20 at 2:57 pm to Crimson Wraith
Like winning the lottery?
Posted on 8/10/20 at 2:58 pm to Crimson Wraith
What could go wrong? 
Posted on 8/10/20 at 2:59 pm to Crimson Wraith
Yeah. THIS will encourage Social Distancing.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:00 pm to Crimson Wraith
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:01 pm to Crimson Wraith
And they're going to want the Feds to reimburse them that money.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:02 pm to Crimson Wraith
Those SALT deductions would’ve been nice
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:02 pm to Crimson Wraith
Well this is crazier than those covid lotteries college idiots are having.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:04 pm to Crimson Wraith
Dumbasery to end all dumbassery.
Cali bout to be on perm shutdown.
Cali bout to be on perm shutdown.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:04 pm to Crimson Wraith
And in today’s news, for some strange reason California Covid positive cases have skyrocketed to 5x the previous daily record.
More after the break.
More after the break.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:10 pm to Crimson Wraith
Member when kids were having “Covid parties” where the sick kid gets the pot?
California just institutionalized it.
California just institutionalized it.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:12 pm to Crimson Wraith
quote:
California has now approved a pilot plan to pay $1,250 to anyone who tests positive for coronavirus to encourage them to
....get their cousin who works at the clinic to hook you up with a positive.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:14 pm to Crimson Wraith
WTF is $1200.00 actually going to do for anyone living in California?
So you can eat out at Red Robin like 4 times for a family of four.
That's nice...
So you can eat out at Red Robin like 4 times for a family of four.
That's nice...
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:32 pm to Crimson Wraith
I would love to hear Thomas Sowell's take on this.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:54 pm to Crimson Wraith
Nah, people won't get it on purpose for the free money and 99.97% survival rate...
Posted on 8/10/20 at 3:59 pm to Crimson Wraith
so unemployed folks will be going out licking door handles trying to get corona to get some extra money. California keeps on California-ing
Posted on 8/10/20 at 4:00 pm to Crimson Wraith
This is NorCal not SoCal or even Cali
It's why the state needs to be split
Why this board thinks it would be 3 D Senators is crazy
It's why the state needs to be split
Why this board thinks it would be 3 D Senators is crazy
Posted on 8/10/20 at 4:02 pm to Crimson Wraith
This is going to incentivize people to try and get the virus even though they have no intention of quarantining. What a dumb frickin move, 
Posted on 8/10/20 at 4:14 pm to Crimson Wraith
CA will be paying for a lot else when some of those prime defense contracts go to Texas and the Gulf Coast contractors instead. Wait until they start losing seats in the house, they really can't believe it will happen, 2020 Census ....to other states like Texas, Florida, if you think they are melting down right now just wait....
Posted on 8/10/20 at 4:19 pm to DavidTheGnome
How can we sign up for this? All they can do is say no.
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