>> The disaster that is the US health care system > Doesn't affect engineers in the US. It affects engineers who care about people other than themselves. It

>> The disaster that is the US health care system > Doesn't affect engineers in the US. It affects engineers who care about people other than themselves. It also affects engineers who get sick. And engineers who have a baby born with a medical issue and can't get coverage because the complex birth cost $0.5M. And engineers who can't change job or start a business because they have an existing condition and can't get new insurance. So, yes, for engineers who stay lucky and don't care about their neighbors, it's not a problem. [edit: Don't get me wrong, I love lots of things about the US, but the healthcare system is insane.]