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Except that most "peons" get their healthcare from their work and pay little to oftentimes no premiums. Yet, being self employed I pay full retail price ($500 a
by nodesocket 10y ago
Except that most "peons" get their healthcare from their work and pay little to oftentimes no premiums. Yet, being self employed I pay full retail price ($500 a month) because I'm susbsizing others.
- vtlynch 10y agoYou're right, the peons have it so good. I heard Mayer is getting out of the executive life to become a call center drone.
- delecti 10y agoIt's less that you're subsidizing others and more that a) you aren't yourself being subsidized, and b) you've (in a sense) opted-out of an economy of scale. Though if you're reasonably young and healthy you are in fact subsidizing others, but not because you're self-employed.