Oh, so Hertz has gotten wise to... every online platform that exists: Outsourcing all responsibility for their user-hostile bullshit to some vague "system" that cannot be held accountable.
I'm so sorry but the advertised cost has doubled because... Computer says so! No, sir, there's nothing I can do, sir, you see it's the system.
And you can't go anywhere else, because everyone else is doing it (or soon will be) too!
I wanted to print a copy, and I went looking for the highest-res copy I could find. I couldn't access the larger image in the dc.com article you linked, but in case anyone else is interested, I found two at 2750 x 3778:
Not to mention that qualifying for Medicaid requires that your income doesn't exceed a certain amount, and that said amount is very low. Make a penny over, and there goes your "benefit."
I struggle to imagine how one could legally collect Medicaid and do more than sleep or play games.
There are few greater antipoles to me and "my whole thing" than my dad, but... He taught me the value of being cautious, and to take time to extensively evaluate pros and cons before I made important decisions. I took that ball and ran with it, and now I am routinely praised by my peers for my ability to foresee potential pitfalls and preemptively negate them, and reflexively I think of my dad who would suggest that it was just common sense.
Of course it's not just "common sense" -- but rather a curious mindset and an intentional thought process -- and you instilled that in me, Dad. Thank you.
My grandfather used to say this all the time. He was such a humble man, too, so it always got a good "dad joke" chuckle. Glad to see it's still out there.
