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How is this a win when it is coupled with the changes to healthcare that could adversely affect millions? Once again it looks as if super wealthy America is out
by bryanl 9y ago
How is this a win when it is coupled with the changes to healthcare that could adversely affect millions? Once again it looks as if super wealthy America is out of touch with the masses.
- dsr_ 9y agoNegative changes in healthcare don't just affect the people who get worse healthcare. Pretend you are solely concerned with the success of your business venture and nothing else. Reducing general healthcare drives up your labor costs both directly and indirectly. Fewer vaccinations, longer infectious periods, reduced herd immunity, less work, more expensive. Most people in the US don't have RSUs. Everybody needs healthcare.
- RickJWagner 9y agoHealthcare is a different issue. It's in a messy state right now, it has been since an unsustainable system was put in place. Please don't conflate issues.
- mikeash 9y agoIt’s not a separate issue when Congress adds a repeal of the individual mandate to their “tax” bill.
- optimuspaul 9y agoWe didn't conflate the issues, congress did.
- FLUX-YOU 9y ago@NVCA looks like a lobbying firm for VCs, so it's a win to them because they lobbied for something on a major, controversial bill. They are certainly out of touch by calling the bill a "net positive for startups". https://twitter.com/nvca https://twitter.com/nvca
- w0m 9y ago'a win' - most of the readers here will be better off. Screw the poor and infirm, top 1% baby.
- s73ver_ 9y agoI really don't think so. Sure, the thing about options and vesting becomes a win. But, in order to realize that win, you have to join an early, early stage startup, and slog through it for a number of years, hoping it succeeds. All the while, your early stage startup is either not offering insurance, or they're just getting started with it, which means that month to month you're having a loss.
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