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> I'm sure they'll get more than enough How sure are you? Would you be sure enough to bet your child's health care on it?
by _jal 6y ago
> I'm sure they'll get more than enough
How sure are you? Would you be sure enough to bet your child's health care on it?
- AsyncAwait 6y agoAs an aside, the fact that in the U.S. your healthcare is tied to your employer is absolutely nuts.
- zettadam 6y agoIn other countries your health insurance payments are deducted automatically from your paycheck before you get it. Is it not the same or very similar?
- AsyncAwait 6y ago> In other countries your health insurance payments are deducted automatically from your paycheck before you get it. Is it not the same or very similar? Not at all, In places with national single insurer system, (medicare for all), like the UK where am based, the way it works is that you do contribute to National Insurance effectively as part of your taxes, (usually less than you'd pay in the U.S.), BUT if you switch employers or even are unemployed, you still have that healthcare available to you. Also, all the doctors, hospitals etc. are technically always "in network".
- wolco 6y agoHealth insurance? Sounds like a scam. It comes from income taxes and other revenue in Canada.
- iaml 6y agoCompanies can contribute too, you know. I'm sure there are some that would be negatively impacted by firefox going down. And besides, it is possible to measure the interest before committing.
- jhatemyjob 6y agoI would be shocked if it surpassed $2M/y. And that only pays for 10 engineers