wut nao?

[maevele]

So Im hearing shtrly deliberately keeps his on paper income low so as not to pay taxes, but then gets assistance from the state, and took help from the uninsured writers fund? Can anyone verify? This whole thing gets more and more fucked up, and I'm wondering more and more wtf is up with him.

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[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

WHAT?!?!!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?

[naomikritzer]

There's a fund that SFWA administers that gives no-interest loans to uninsured writers facing unexpected medical costs.

At some point years ago, Emma suffered an injury (I just looked this up and according to Shtrly's blog it was two broken elbows -- I'd remembered it as a broken arm or wrist, so I wasn't too far off). They were uninsured at the time. They got a loan from the SFWA Emergency Medical Fund to pay for it.

I am really disgusted by Shtrly's behavior currently, but that doesn't mean I begrudge Emma the loan. I wouldn't begrudge Shtrly the loan either, if he had been the one with the injury. The fund is there for writers in need -- not for writers I like in need, or even writers who don't piss me the hell off on a regular basis in need.

[rhipowered.livejournal.com]

I have no confirmation, but hell, it doesn't surprise me so there may be some truth there. If I didn't think he had a srsly twisted concept of reality and 'progressive politics' already, this would do the trick.

Anyone reminded of Hotblack Desiato, who spent a year dead for tax reasons?

[ktempest.livejournal.com]

Nick told me that the stuff about WS keeping himself poor on purpose to not have to pay taxes, etc., came directly from WS. As in, he said it to Nick.

Now, Nick can be a bit of an ass sometimes and a huge ass at other times, but I've never known him to lie about someone or falsely represent what someone said to them. So, for what it's worth, I believe him.