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I hadn't thought of it specifically in terms of our broken employer-based healthcare system. That's a really good point. I quit my job Feb 7, before all this u
by __blockcipher__ 6y ago
I hadn't thought of it specifically in terms of our broken employer-based healthcare system. That's a really good point.
I quit my job Feb 7, before all this unfolded. And COBRA costs me $612.54 per month.
For the same reason I was able to quit my job, I will be totally fine. I have over 5 years of living expenses in liquid assets, so I will be fine.
But for someone who was living paycheck to paycheck and lost their job because it's not the type of job that can work from home, how the hell could they possible afford healthcare?
Along those lines, I do really think that part of the reason so many people don't see the harm in locking down for the next several months is because, like me, they work in the tech industry and really have not been affected by this as far as employment goes.
- guscost 6y agohttps://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/21/behind-protests-two-americas-one-unemployed-and-one-gets-paychecks-column/5167453002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/21/behind-pro...