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Susan's avatar

Hey, JD. I'm originally from Iowa and following your careers (baseball & politics) from afar. If you are an Iowa State Employee you could easily get screwed by the state's employee life insurance provider! The Standard has a clause that if, as a state employee, you become disabled before you die, your beneficiaries will not receive any life insurance benefit! Example: my sister in Iowa City was diagnosed with cancer 4/21. She passed in 5/22. Beginning 2/22 she could no longer work due to the cancer and chemo and was designated as disabled. Therefore her daughters received NO death benefit. According to our estate attorney, other insurance companies do not always have this clause, mentioning The Hartford as an example. If a person dies fast (accident) they pay. If a person dies slowly (cancer) The Standard does not provide any benefit. Do you get a life insurance policy as a House member? You might want to check into it....

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Mike's avatar

You're probably getting screwed by lobbyists, The public / private revolving door, Campaign financing, Horse race election coverage, Emotionally manipulative news, The failure to recuse due to conflicts of interest, Insider trading by public servants, Emolument abuse,

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