Edmund McMillen is sick/no insurance
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Edmund McMillan, the creator of Gish, Aether, Coil, Super Meat Boy, Time Fkuc, et al. just had surgery, and has no insurance. I figured I would do my best to get the word out. You can check on updates here:
http://twitter.com/supermeatboy
You can donate here:
http://bit.ly/D7i5b
Here's wishing him a speedy recovery.
http://twitter.com/supermeatboy
You can donate here:
http://bit.ly/D7i5b
Here's wishing him a speedy recovery.
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LOLOLOLOL!
Getting sick is not very funny, no matter if you are insured or not.
If you guys don't know who Ed is, or don't like his games, fine. You don't need to post your retarded mumbling in here.
If you want to support people who are trying to make a living by making the games they want to make without compromises then maybe you would be interested in helping him out.
That said, I hope he gets well and things work out for him. We're in tough times.
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=99464
Because it is the one he listed on his Twitter feed in the first link. Also, for the stated reasons in the first post.
I am not so much upset as I am annoyed that people are posting off-topic stuff in my thread.
Actually, I was thinking it made sense to donate money to a person whose free software you enjoyed, so that they could make more of it. I donated to Jogshy because xNormal is fucking awesome and I donated to Ed too because his games are fucking awesome. It is not that complicated.
Pre-existing conditions.
400 a month or so for a decent single plan?
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2009-09-15-insurance-costs_N.htm
"The average cost of a family policy offered by employers was $13,375 this year"
Double that if you are having to pay for that with no help from your employer.
My deductible is $1,000-- ie, even though I have insurance, if anything serious happens I still have to pay a hefty chunk of change.
minimum wage yearly income in the US = $15,080 before taxes
(Off Topic as it may be)
Also, in the link to the Nintendo site, it seems that he's home, and resting up.
At any rate, It would be super if I had money to give to this most noble cause (I don't) so all i'm able to do is hope that other people with thicker wallets are willing to throw some cash his way.
And yeah, it really is a shitty situation.
(on the subject of pre-existing conditions..)
Did you know that Domestic Abuse is often considered one? Fucked up.
In the US if you're not sucking the corporate cock ( the way I do, 9-5 mon-fri) then you're absolutely fucked. It's not a little accident, it's been carefully arranged to do this to people, as a lesson to everyone else: Quit your 9-5, and you'll die penniless on the street after your first medical problem.
He took a risk, and the worst happened. I'll be donating.
AETNA's basic plan would cost me something like $900 a month here in NY, i was like "uh.... thats really expensive. i want the basic plan"..."yes, that is the basic plan, sir"...*click*
I wonder why he wouldn't take out a plan when he isn't connected to a company with benefits. Isn't personal insurance tax-deductible in the US?
You can list it as a "deduction" if you are self-employed, which means about nothing. Maybe it will save you a couple hundred off your taxes.
To put this in perspective, my guess for a single plan without employer help based on what I am paying was about $800, and thatnumpty says $900. That is more than the sum total of ALL my other expenses combined when I was living in Oklahoma (rent, car, internet, food). It really doesn't matter how much you can get back on taxes if there is no possible way you can pay for it in the first place.
It isn't Ed's fault he doesn't have the money to pay. He is in between game releases. A lot of people don't have the money, and it isn't the point of this thread.
good call. Didn't mean to get political in here. I donated, I think others should. that's it.
All I can send Edmund at the moment is love and respect, for doing what he does and having the guts to do it. Inflamed bladders are usually caused by greasy hi-fat diets, so I hope he takes care better care of his body and has a long, healthy career as an indie.
I have been in that situation too Vassago-- it sucks. Hope you get better!
Edit: That was of course back when I lived in the states, I realize it might have confused people with my location saying Montreal
Nothing says cheap labor, like forced labor.
But serioulsy I hope he heals up and keeps moving forward.
Only two hundred thousand dollars? That IS cheap!